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District Profile

 

District 3, which encompasses much of central Minnesota, has two full service offices - headquarters is located in Baxter, with the second office in St. Cloud. Twenty truck stations, staffed with experienced transportation specialists, are strategically located throughout the district. This presence helps to provide efficient highway construction and maintenance, which benefits all customers, internal and external.

 

Approximately 360 dedicated employees are skilled in engineering, snow and ice control, traffic, land acquisition, business planning and much more. District 3 is staffed to be a competitive organization. Each person plays an important role in the safety and efficiency of Minnesota’s transportation system.

 

 

Prairie to Pine

 

The district has the largest population base outside the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area. The district’s southern boundary is located adjacent to the metro area and is rapidly becoming part of the greater urbanized area with a strong commuter demand. That demand is currently served by highways, buses and park and ride lots. The central portion of the district wraps around the St. Cloud metropolitan area, which is one of Minnesota’s fastest growing communities. To the north there are hundreds of lakes and resorts surrounded by pine and birch forests. About District 3 printable brochure,

 

 

 

 

District Supports

 

• 1,699 centerline miles (4,366 lane miles) of state, U.S., and interstate highways
  

• 432 bridges
  

• 367 miles of rail line
  

• 110 miles of paved trails
  

• 20 public airports
  

• Ten transit systems

• One commuter rail line service (Northstar)

• 13 Park-and-Ride/Pool lots
  

• Eight public rest areas, including two
  Travel Information Centers
  

• 728 Adopt-A-Highway groups

• One training/conference center

• MnROAD (Minnesota Road Research Project) on Interstate 94

 

District data fact sheet

 

 

Prairie to Pine

 

District 3 is located in the central portion of Minnesota and includes all or parts of the following counties:

 

Aitkin Benton Cass Crow Wing Isanti Kanabec Mille Lacs

Morrison Sherburne Stearns Todd Wright Wadena

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Projects

 

A few of District 3's major projects:

• Highway 15 Sartell/St. Cloud at Stearns CR 120; construct a diverging diamond interchange, 2013
• Highway 10 Rice at Benton CR 2; construct a interchange, 2013-2014
  
• Highway 24 Clearwater, replace the Mississippi River bridge, 2015-2016
• Highway 10 Elk River; replace the Lake Orono/Elk River Bridge, 2017
• Highway 371 Nisswa to Jenkins; expand to four lane, 2018-2019
• Highway 27 Little Falls, replace the Mississippi River bridge, 2020
• Highway 210 Brainerd; replace the Mississippi River Bridge, 2020
  

 

Project dates subject to change

 

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