Find out about studies and plans for possible future projects. Some projects on this list are already scheduled and work will begin in the near future. Get involved in public hearings and the planning process. Learn about the planning process before a highway is built.
Description: Study by Carver County, the cities of Victoria and Waconia and MnDOT to identify possible future improvements.
Status: Study completed in 2008
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy5carver/
Description: A landscaping to improve aesthetics of the Hwy 5 corridor that was resurfaced in Summer 2012
Status: Scheduled for Summer 2014
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy5victoria/
Description: Upgrade to a freeway system
Status: Not programmed; study funded by the city of Elk River
Contact: Jim Hallgren, project manager
More information: mndot.gov/d3/hwy10er/
Description: Intersection Improvements
Status: Preliminary Interchange Design and Environmental Assessment
Contact: Mark Lindeberg
More information: Ramsey County website
Description: Resurfacing, signal, drainage, pedestrian and trail improvements
Status: Tentatively scheduled for Summer 2015
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy13mendota/
Description: Corridor study to identify needs
Status: Study complete April 2013
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy13study/
Description: Four lane expansion
Status: Hwy 14 between North Mankato and Nicollet will be expanded to four lanes beginning in 2017 or 2018. In the meantime, MnDOT has taken steps to address the safety issues between now and 2017.
Contact: Zachary Tess
More information: mndot.gov/d7/projects/14newulmtomankato/
Description: Expansion
Status: Dependent on funding
Contact: Heather Lukes
More information mndot/gov/d6/projects/hwy14/
Description: Replace bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad
Status: Work begins 2015
Contact: Christopher Bower
More information: mndot.gov/d7/projects/hwy19henderson/
Description: Improvements
Status: Not programmed
Contact: Lowell Flaten
More information: mndot.gov/d8/projects/hwy23and71/
Description: Replace the Mississippi River bridge
Status: Construction begins 2015-2016
Contact: Claudia Dumont
More information: mndot.gov/d3/hwy24/
Description: Bridge replacement, roadway widening, access improvements, ADA improvements, county highway realignment, turn lane construction, culvert replacement, signals/lighting replacement
Status: Work begins 2015-2016
Contact: Jerimiah Moerke
More information: mndot.gov/d4/projects/alexi94hwy29/
Description: Managed Lanes Study to identify preferred managed lane concepts as well as improvement strategies at locations along the I-35W North corridor
Status: Study completed April 2013
Contact: William Goff
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/i35wstudy/
Description: Interchange Improvements
Status: Construction to be determined
Contact: April Crockett
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/494and35wrichfield/
Description: Study
Status: Study completed in 2005
More information: mndot.gov/projects/brt/
Description: Transit Improvements near Lake Street
Status: To view the Request For Qualifications, go to the Hennepin County website
Description: New bridge and trails connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin
Status: Work on bridge begins 2014; work on Hwy 36 approach begins 2013
Contact: Mary McFarland
More information: mndot.gov/stcroixcrossing/
Description: Connect Hwy 169 and new Hwy 212 near Hwy 41
Status: Awaiting funding
Contact: Diane Langenbach
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy41bridge/
Description: Determine capital improvements that will minimize roadway closures and/or add capacity during floods. Potential improvements will likely focus on elevating roadway profiles at Hwy 41 and Hwy 101 and adding capacity at Hwy 169. The study’s findings will be used to pursue flood mitigation funding.
Status: Study completed 2011
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/floodstudy/
Description: Bridge replacement
Status: Work begins 2015
Contact: Kristin Kammueller
More information: mndot.gov/d6/projects/winonabridge/
Description: Multi-modal study
Status: Study complete
Contact: William Goff
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/snellingstudy/
Description: Northern Rochester Transportation Study (City of Rochester)
Status: Study complete
Contact: Jeff Bunch
More information: City of Rochester website
Description: Study to identify a recommended alternative
Status: Study complete; no timetable for implementation has been set
Contact: Heather Lukes
More information: mndot.gov/d6/projects/hwy52accessstudy/
Description: Relocation of the highway
Status: Environmental work is now needed to select a preferred alignment alternative. Public input will be solicited during future scoping meetings to assist in identifying alternatives.
Contact: Roberta Dwyer
More information: mndot.gov/d1/projects/hwy53relocation/
Description: Expansion
Status: Currently developing the Environmental Assessment and layout concepts. Construction of this expansion is not in MnDOT's 10-year plan; however, planning for right of way preservation needs to occur now.
Contact: Claudia Dumont
More information: mndot.gov/d3/projects/hwy55/
Description: Lane expansion
Status: Construction of this expansion is not in MnDOT’s 20-year plan; however, planning for right of way preservation needs to occur now.
Contact: James Grube
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy55plymouthtorockford/
Description: Rehabilitate existing bridges, identify a preferred alternative for a bridge crossing between Red Wing, Minn. and Wisconsin
Status: Preliminary design
Contact: Kristin Kammueller
More information: mndot.gov/d6/projects/redwing-bridge/
Description: Bridge replacement
Status: Work begins 2014
Contact: Ron Rauchle
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy65mpls/
Description: Hwy 65 resurfacing project
Status: Work begins summer 2014
Contact: Denise Workcuff
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy65springlake/
Description: Improvements
Status: Not programmed
Contact: Lowell Flaten
More information: mndot.gov/d8/projects/hwy23and71/
Description: Replace bridge over the West Fork of the Des Moines River
Status: Work begins 2015
Contact: Christopher Bower
More information: mndot.gov/d7/projects/hwy71jackson/
Description: Study to find ways to relieve congestion
Status: Study completed 2010; options now being evaluated during preliminary engineering
Contact: Jon Solberg
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy77managedlanes/
Description: Proposed freeway connection
Status: Unscheduled
Contact: Claudia Dumont
More information: mndot.gov/d3/projects/interregionalconnection/
Description: Rebuild the I-94/Hwy 29 interchange and expand Hwy 29 to four lanes south of I-94
Status: Work begins 2015-2016
Contact: Jerimiah Moerke
More information: mndot.gov/d4/projects/alexi94hwy29/
Description: Interchange reconstruction
Status: Work tentatively begins 2014
Contact: April Crockett
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy100slp/
Description: Interchange reconstruction
Status: Proposed project
Contact: Ramankutty Kannankutty
More information: City of Rogers website
Description: Flood mitigation project.- Hwy 101 between existing Minnesota River bridge in Shakopee and Hwy 61/Flying Cloud Drive in Chanhassen
Interchange reconstruction
Status: Construction 2014-2015
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy101river/
Description: Belle Plaine Area Plan
Status: Study completed 2003
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy169belleplaine/
Description: Connect Hwy 169 and new Hwy 212 near Hwy 41
Status: Awaiting Funding
Contact: Diane Langenbach
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy41bridge/
Description: Determine capital improvements that will minimize roadway closures and/or add capacity during floods. Potential improvements will likely focus on elevating roadway profiles at Hwy 41 and Hwy 101 and adding capacity at Hwy 169. The study’s findings will be used to pursue flood mitigation funding.
Status: Study completed 2011
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/floodstudy/
Description: Assessed range of reasonable alternatives to corridor improvements
Status: Study complete, no funding identified for construction; study funded by the city of Elk River. Contact: Jim Hallgren
More information: mndot.gov/d3/projects/169elkriver/
Description: Transportation Planning Study
Status: Study completed 2004
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy212cologne/
Description: Examines traffic through the City of Hastings and the effects of providing a new roadway along the southern edge of the city. This new road would allow through traffic to bypass the existing segment of Hwy 316, which runs through a highly developed part of Hastings, and would reorient this traffic along a roadway network better suited for higher volumes.
Status: Study completed 2002
Contact: Kirsten Klein
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/316/bypass/
Description: Four lane expansion
Status: Various communities along the corridor are working with MnDOT to plan and develop final layouts for the future expansion.
Contact: Jim Hallgren
More information: mndot.gov/d3/projects/hwy371/
Description: Rehabilitation
Status: Construction 2014-2015
Contact: Bobbie Dahlke
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/i494plymouth/
Description: Interchange Improvements
Status: Construction to be determined
Contact: April Crockett
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/494and35wrichfield/
Description: Proposal for the extension of Hwy 610
Status: The project is not currently programmed for funding
Contact: Ramankutty Kannankutty
More information: mndot.gov/metro/projects/610west
Description: Roadway and pedestrian safety improvements (City of West St. Paul project)
Status: Work begins 2013
Contact: Matt Saam, city of West St. Paul
More information: City of West St. Paul website