In August 2009, Minnesota Department of Transportation selected Cofiroute USA and its MnPASS partners were as the preferred bidder for a 5-year contract to operate and maintain the MnPASS network in Minnesota. The network now includes the ten-mile segment on I-394, west of Minneapolis and the sixteen-mile I-35W segment, south of Minneapolis. When fully operational in 2010, the MnPASS network will have 40,000 transponders under management by Cofiroute USA. The new 5-year term begins April 1, 2010.