Freeport; Interstate Highway 94 new interchange funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

HF 959 appropriates $6 million from state bonds to fund a new interchange at the intersection of Interstate Highway 94 and 1st Avenue in Freeport, Minnesota. The bill covers all project costs including design, engineering, demolition of an existing bridge, construction of the new interchange, and related infrastructure like pedestrian safety features and stormwater management. The state will issue bonds up to $6 million under Minnesota Statutes to finance this project, which is exempt from standard appropriation rules. This funding directly supports Freeport's infrastructure improvements on a major highway corridor.