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Urban non-freeway/non-expressway pavement projects

MnDOT District 1

How the projects scored in 2020

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 2020

Score Route  Community Description High-Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes Year Planned (FY) Comments
90 US2 Grand Rapids Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of 19th Ave NW to Hwy 169 $3,600,000 2029  
90 MN 33 Cloquet Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Doddridge Ave to Cloquet Ave in Cloquet $1,600,000 2027  
86 MN 11 International Falls Resurface Hwy 11 from just west of Koochiching County Road 332 to 6th Ave W $4,000,000 2027  
85 MN 61 Duluth Resurface NB and SB Hwy 61 from 28th Ave E to 60th Ave E in Duluth $3,100,000 2025 Scored as NHS pavement (scored 92)
85 MN 61 Two Harbors Reconstruct Hwy 61 from just north of the DM&IR railway bridge to just east of 5th St  $6,600,000 2025  
82 US53 Orr Resurface Hwy 53 from Little Fork River bridge to just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 $4,700,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance.
80 MN 194 Duluth Reconstruct NB and SB Hwy 194 from Hwy 53 (Trinity Rd) to 200 feet north of Mesaba Ave in Duluth $12,800,000 2026  
79 US2 Warba Reconstruct Hwy 2 from 3rd Ave to the Swan River bridge in Warba $4,000,000 2027  
78 US2 Proctor Resurface Hwy 2 from Hwy 194 to just east of Boundary Ave in Proctor $10,900,000 2026  
78 MN 23 Duluth Resurface Hwy 23 from McCuen St to Becks Rd/Saint Louis County Road 3 $3,000,000 2029  
76 US2 La Prairie/Grand Rapids Resurface EB and WB Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids to just east of La Prairie Ave

$1,900,000 2024  
76 US2 Deer River Resurface Hwy 2 from 1st St SW to just east of Deer River $200,000 Not Selected Further analysis needed of issues
75 MN 23 Duluth Resurface Hwy 23 from Boyd St to I-35 in Duluth $3,400,000 Not Selected  
72 MN 33 Cloquet Resurface Hwy 33 from Cloquet Ave to bridge 09008 in Cloquet $700,000 2027  
70 MN 73 Chisholm Resurface Hwy 73 from where Hwy 73 turns left to 13th St NW in Chisholm $1,800,000 2026 Three segments for one project, due to type of pavement
70 MN 18 Finlayson Resurface Hwy 18 in Finlayson to Hwy 23 $1,100,000 Not Selected  
69 MN 73 Chisholm Resurface NB and SB Hwy 73 from just north of Hwy 169 to 4th St in Chisholm $2,200,000 2026 Three segments for one project, due to type of pavement
69 MN 210 Carlton Resurface Hwy 210 from the end of the 4-lane to just south of Vermillion St in Carlton $2,800,000 2028 Scores higher as Non-NHS project
66 MN 1 Ely Resurface Hwy 1 from just west of Saint Louis County Road 21 to Hwy 169 in Ely $400,000 Not Selected  
64 MN 61 Beaver Bay Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Mary St to Beaver Bay bridge  $200,000 Not Selected  
64 MN 1 Effie Resurface Hwy 1 from just west of Hwy 38 to just north of Itasca County Road 38 in Effie $200,000 Not Selected  
61 MN 38 Bigfork Hwy 38 South Limits Bigfork to 0.3 miles South Itasca County Road 14 Resurface roadway sidewalks improve pedestrian access

$2,600,000 2023 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
57 MN 73 Moose Lake Resurface Hwy 73 from just north of Moose Horn River to Hwy 27 in Moose Lake $200,000 Not Selected  
54 MN 73 Kettle River Resurface Hwy 73 from Hwy 27 to 3rd Ave in Kettle River $2,800,000 2028 Coordinated with another project
49 MN 27 Moose Lake Reconstruct Hwy 27 from Kenwood Ave to Carlton County Road 61 in Moose Lake $3,200,000 Not Selected  
49 MN 217 Littlefork Resurface Hwy 217 in Littlefork $2,100,000 2025 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
42 MN 73 Chisholm Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 73 from 4th St in Chisholm to where Hwy 73 turns left $600,000 2026 Three segments for one project, due to type of pavement
39 MN 33 Cloquet Resurface Hwy 33 from bridge 09008 over St Louis River to just north of Carlton County Road 116 in Cloquet $500,000 Not Selected  
30 MN 61 Duluth Resurface Hwy 61 from 26th Ave E to 28th Ave E in Duluth $100,000 Not Selected  

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