Description: <p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"><strong>These layers detail the progress of the LRS Status Returns for the 2026 Status Year. These public-facing layers are updated on a weekly basis.</strong></span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><br> </p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Status returns are documentation from counties and cities (sent to MnDOT on a yearly basis) that contain information about changes to their roadway networks. MnDOT uses this information to make changes to their LRS (Linear Referencing System). The LRS is maintained by the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/index.html"><span style="color:#00619B; font-size:medium;">Roadway Data and Support section</span></a><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"> within the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/index.html"><span style="color:#00619B; font-size:medium;">Transportation Data and Analysis program </span></a><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">in the Office of Transportation System Management.</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><br> </p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">The routes within the LRS can be seen through another MnDOT application called </span><a target="_blank" href="https://mndotgis.dot.state.mn.us/emma/"><span style="color:#00619B; font-size:medium;">EMMA</span><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"> </span></a><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"> (which is updated weekly).</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><br> </p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Contact: Lauren Hansen</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Phone: (651)-366-3879</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Email: </span><a href="mailto:linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium;">linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us</span></a></p>
Copyright Text: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Description: <p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"><strong>This layer details the progress of the LRS County Status Returns for the 2026 Status Year. This public-facing layer is updated on a weekly basis.</strong></span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><br> </p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Status returns are documentation from counties and cities (sent to MnDOT on a yearly basis) that contain information about changes to their roadway networks. MnDOT uses this information to make changes to their LRS (Linear Referencing System). The LRS is maintained by the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/index.html"><span style="color:#00619B; font-size:medium;">Roadway Data and Support section</span></a><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"> within the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.dot.state.mn.us/tda/index.html"><span style="color:#00619B; font-size:medium;">Transportation Data and Analysis program </span></a><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">in the Office of Transportation System Management.</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><br> </p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">The routes within the LRS can be seen through another MnDOT application called </span><a target="_blank" href="https://mndotgis.dot.state.mn.us/emma/"><span style="color:#00619B; font-size:medium;">EMMA</span><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"> </span></a><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;"> (which is updated weekly).</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><br> </p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Contact: Lauren Hansen</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Phone: (651)-366-3879</span></p><p style="background-attachment:initial; background-clip:initial; background-image:initial; background-origin:initial; background-position:initial; background-repeat:initial; background-size:initial; line-height:normal; margin:0in;"><span style="color:black; font-size:medium;">Email: </span><a href="mailto:linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium;">linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us</span></a></p>
Copyright Text: Minnesota Department of Transportation