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Increasing the transparency of how we select highway construction projects

Non-National Highway System bridge projects

MnDOT District 3

Scoring criteria for non-national highway system bridge projects. Out of 100 possible points, 50 points are based on the condition of the bridge, 20 points are based on the risk of service interruption, 20 points are based on the remaining service life of the bridge deck, and 10 points are based on the size of the bridge.

Learn more about how MnDOT evaluates and selects bridge and culvert projects

MnDOT scores bridge condition needs when selecting projects to include in the 10-year Capital Highway Investment Plan. Bridges that carry roads on the National Highway System (NHS) are scored and selected separately from bridge needs off the system. MnDOT’s approach to managing bridge condition follows the guidance and targets in the Transportation Asset Management Plan and the planned outcomes in MnSHIP.

Non-NHS bridges are scored statewide, but prioritized within each district. The selection of bridge projects is informed by district staff, experts from MnDOT’s bridge office and the Bridge Replacement and Improvement Management System (BRIM).

Once selected, MnDOT then identifies and evaluates alternatives and other needs, legal requirements, issues and opportunities in coordination with local partners, and considers public input. In the process, non-bridge work may be added to a bridge project or a bridge project may be combined with a nearby pavement project. The department follows a context-sensitive complete streets approach, which considers the needs of all users. The final project may address a substantial number of needs beyond the bridge need that precipitated the project. Projects may move years based on local coordination, project delivery, timing of other nearby construction projects, and funding shifts.

What’s been selected?

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How the projects scored

The construction costs shown on this list represent a very rough estimate based on limited information available at the time selection decisions were made. Actual construction and delivery costs will change over time as projects go from a concept through the project development process and are eventually constructed. View more detailed scores (Excel).

Last updated October 2021

Total score Bridge Number Route Key Intersection or Closest Landmark Work Type Year planned  High level cost estimate for planning purposes  Comments
805545 MN 55 North Fork Crow River Replace2028  $3,700,000
8073813 Stearns County Road 11 I 94 Redeck with new Beams2026  $1,600,000
7073873 I 94  MN 15 Overlay2030  $700,000
7073019 Stearns County Road 137 MN 15 Overlay and Pier Infilling2025  $800,000
555907 MN 27 Mississippi Rover Replace2031  $11,600,000
556737 MN 27 STREAM Replace2025  $960,000
5586815 120th St NE I 94 Overlay2030  $800,000
359099 MN 25 BNSF Railroad Replace2023  $2,700,000
8073818 I 94 I 94 Overlay 2029  $1,000,000
7077802 Todd County Road 46 I 94 Overlay 2030  $800,000
7073816 Stearns County Road 186 I 94 Overlay 2029  $650,000
4048001 MN 95 Rum river Overlay2026  $700,000
105441 MN 55 CP Railroad Overlay Not Selected  $300,000 Received new overlay in 2019

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