Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Construction

2026 construction season

Central Minnesota

State highway and bridge projects

Hwy 27/169 north of Onamia I-94 rest area Hwy 169 Garrison Hwy 24 Clearwater Hwy 25 Buffalo to Monticello Hwy 169 Zimmerman Hwy 6 Outing to Remer Hwy 65 Cambridge to north of Braham Hwy 18 west of Malmo Hwy 210 Brainerd Hwy 10, 29 & 71 Wadena I-94 Gap Albertville to Monticello Hwy 55 Paynesville Hwy 15 at Hwy 10 Sauk Rapids Hwy 95 Cambridge I-94 Sauk Centre to Melrose Hwy 27 Wahkon
Route (Hwy or Interstate) Description Begin date End date Total cost 2026 construction cost Website
Hwy 6 Resurface Hwy 6 from bridge over Roosevelt Lake in Outing to Hwy 200 in Remer, replace underground pipes July 2026 October 2026 $4.4 million $4.4 million mndot.gov/d1/projects/hwy-6-outing-remer
Hwy 10 Expand Hwy 10 to four lanes, resurface and improve Hwy 71 and Hwy 29 in Wadena. May 2025 August 2027 $44.1 million $22 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/wadena
Hwy 15 Replace NB Hwy 15 to WB Hwy 10 bridge in Sauk Rapids (Yr 1 of 2) September 2026 September 2027 $7.7 million $1 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/h15-benton
Hwy 18 Replace the Hwy 18 Marmon Creek box bridge located between 327th Pl and 325th Ave along the northeast shore of Mille Lacs Lake, west of Malmo July 2026 August 2026 $1.3 million $1.3 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/malmo
Hwy 18, Hwy 169 Resurface and improve five miles of Hwy 169 from Crow Wing CR 26 south of Garrison to Pike Ave north of Garrison; includes roundabout at Hwy 18, storm sewer and sidewalk in Garrison May 2026 October 2026 $12.37 million $12.37 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/garrison
Hwy 24 Reconstruct I-94 interchange and bridge between 179th St and Smith St in Clearwater, Wright County; include roundabouts, flow/entrance improvements, sidewalk and trail improvements July 2026 October 2027 $19.7 million $8 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/clearwater
Hwy 25 Resurface Hwy 25 and improve access and safety between Catlin St in Buffalo and Wright CR 106/85th St south of Monticello; includes new turn lanes, roundabouts April 2026 November 2026 $11.36 million $12.1 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/hwy25
Hwy 27 Reconstruct Hwy 27 in Wahkon from east of Chippewa Ave to east of Fourth St W; includes pedestrian updates and new city storm sewer June 2026 October 2026 $2.7 million $2.7 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/wahkon
Hwy 55 Replace Hwy 55 bridge over North Fork Crow River west of Paynesville September 2026 July 2027 $5.4 million $1 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/paynesville
Hwy 65 Resurface and update over 10 miles of Hwy 65 from south of 357th Ave NE at the end of four-lane in Cambridge to south of Kanabec CR 45/120th Ave north of Braham, includes drainage and sidewalks in Grandy; test speed safety cameras as part of pilot project in work zone near Braham April 2026 October 2026 $13 million $13 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/h65cambridge-braham
I-94 Resurface two I-94 bridges and replace two bridges over the Sauk River east of Hwy 71 in Sauk Centre and east of Hwy 4 in Melrose (Yr 1 of 2) April 2026 October 2027 $10.4 million $3 million mndot.gov/d3/i94/sauk-river
I-94 Expand I-94 to three lanes in each direction between Albertville and Monticello; includes drainage and bridges (Yr 3 of 3) May 2024 November 2026 $71.4 million $28 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/i94gap
I-94 Replace and expand parking lot at Enfield Rest Area between Clearwater and Monticello April 2026 August 2026 $2.9 million $3 million None
Hwy 95 Reconstruct Hwy 95 between Fern St and Fillmore St in Cambridge, Isanti County; expand to four lanes from Fillmore St to Ashland St; replace underground city utilities, improve accesses and sidewalks (Yr 1 of 2) April 2026 October 2027 $18 million $9 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/cambridge
Hwy 169 Construct roundabout at Hwy 169 and north junction Hwy 27 in Onamia June 2026 August 2026 $4.9 million $3.3 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/onamia
Hwy 210 Reconstruct and improve the four-lane segment of Washington St from Baxter Dr to Pine Shores Rd in Brainerd, Crow Wing County; includes roundabouts, update signals, upgrades to the Mississippi River bridge and sidewalks April 2026 November 2027 $44.85 million $20 million mndot.gov/d3/projects/brainerd