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Non-National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 3

Scoring criteria for non-national highway system pavement projects. Out of 100 possible points, 60 points are based on the timing of the improvement, 10 points are based on traffic volume, 10 points are based on truck volume, 10 points are based on other infrastructure needs, 5 points are based on the potential to transfer jurisdiction of the road to a city or county, and 5 points are based on the miles covered by the project.

Learn more about how MnDOT evaluates and selects pavement projects

MnDOT scores stretches of highway based on a pavement need when selecting projects to include in the 10-year Capital Highway Investment Plan. Pavement needs on the National Highway System (NHS) are scored and selected separately from pavement needs off the system. MnDOT’s approach to managing pavements follows the guidance and targets in the Transportation Asset Management Plan and the planned outcomes in MnSHIP.

Pavement projects are scored and selected within each district. Potential pavement projects are identified by the Highway Pavement Management Application (HPMA) and by MnDOT District staff.

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-pavement work may be added to a pavement project or a pavement project may be combined with a nearby bridge 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 pavement need that precipitated the project. Projects may move years based on local coordination, project delivery, timing of other nearby construction projects, and funding shifts.

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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

Score Route  Description High-Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes Year Planned (FY) Comments
95 MN95 Medium mill and overlay from Mille Lacs County Line to Isanti County Road 15  $6,000,000 2029  
93 MN95 Medium mill and overlay from Isanti County Road 2 to Isanti/Chisago County Line   $4,700,000 2027  
90 MN95 Medium mill and overlay from MN23 to Mille Lacs County Line  $7,250,000 2028  
89 MN25 Medium mill and overlay from Crow Wing County Line to MN210  $7,225,000 2030  
85 MN64 Medium mill and overlay from MN210 to MN87  $12,250,000 2029  
83 MN200 Medium mill and overlay from MN84 to MN6  $7,200,000 Not selected New Project
82 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from US10 to MN25  $4,150,000 2026  
81 MN6 Medium mill and overlay from Roosevelt Lake to MN200  $6,600,000 2026  
81 MN238 Medium mill and overlay from 3rd Ave to MN27  $5,900,000 2025  
78 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from 9th St to 15th St SW  $12,400,000 2030  
78 MN115 Medium mill and overlay from US10 to Camp Ripley entrance  $2,700,000 2024  
77 MN70 Medium mill and overlay from MN65 to MN107  $3,000,000 2028  
76 MN6 Medium mill and overlay from Lake Ave to Mississippi River bridge  $2,100,000 Not selected New Project
76 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from US169 to MN65  $9,650,000 2031
74 MN107 Medium mill and overlay from MN65 to Isanti/Kanabec County line  $3,000,000 2027 Cost includes urban portion
74 MN87 Medium mill and overlay from MN64 to MN371  $5,700,000 Not selected New Project
73 MN27 Reclaim and overlay from I94 to US71  $23,825,000 2022  
73 MN28 Medium mill and overlay from US71 to MN27  $10,500,000 2028  
73 MN107 Medium mill and overlay from Isanti/Kanabec county line to MN23  $2,600,000 2027 The cost listed is only D3 funding, part of project is D1 funding.
72 MN25 Thick mill and overlay from Skunk River to Crow Wing County Line  $8,900,000 2025  
71 MN18 Cold in place recycling from US169 to MN47/MN18 Right turn  $5,700,000 2025  
71 MN200 Medium mill and overlay from MN6 to US169  $3,300,000 2027 The cost listed is only D3 funding, part of project is D1 funding. Listed as two projects
70 MN22 Thin mill and overlay from Hutchenson Ave to MN23  $3,600,000 2029  
70 MN47 Thin mill and overlay from MN27 to Mille Lacs/Aitkin County line  $6,300,000 2023  
70 MN237 Medium mill and overlay from Stearns County Road 30 to I94  $1,400,000 Not selected New Project
69 MN47 Medium mill and overlay from Anoka/Isanti County Line to Isanti County Road 1  $4,900,000 Not selected New Project
67 MN87 Medium mill and overlay from MN371 to MN84  $4,000,000 Not selected New Project
60 MN47 Medium mill and overlay from Isanti County Road 1 to MN95  $1,800,000 Not selected New Project
55 MN65 Reclaim and overlay from Isanti County Road 30 to MN107  $8,500,000 2026  
48 MN95 Thin mill and overlay  from Isanti County Road 14 to Isanti County Road 2  $1,700,000 Not selected New Project
46 MN25 Medium mill and overlay from US 10 to MN95  $7,480,000 2031
41 MN55 Medium mill and overlay from MN15 to Wright County Road 5  $5,100,000 2023  
35 MN115 Medium mill and overlay from Camp Ripley Entrance to MN115  $650,000 2030  
33 MN301 Reclaim and overlay from US10 to Sherburne County Road 8  $1,900,000 2022 Turnback

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