Corridors of Commerce
2018 project selection
The following projects were awarded for funding through the 2018 Corridors of Commerce program:
| Geographic region | Highway | Project description | Corridors of Commerce funding amount |
Current status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Minnesota | I-94 | From St. Michael (Hwy 241) to Albertville (County Road 37), add an auxiliary lane. | $60,000,000 | Project was let on March 20, 2019. Construction from 2019-2021. |
| Greater Minnesota | Hwy 14 | Expand Hwy 14 from to lanes to four lanes between Owatonna and Dodge Center, completing a continuous four-lane roadway between I-35 and Rochester. | $138,000,000 | Project was let on Aug. 21, 2019. Construction from spring 2020 to 2022. |
| Greater Minnesota | Hwy 23 (North Gap) | "North" Gap Project - Paynesville to Richmond -- to create a continuous four-lane roadway from Willmar to St. Cloud. | $53,000,000 | Environmental Assessment Worksheet completed in September 2017. Design progressing for a Fall of 2021 letting. Construction to follow. |
| Metro Area | I-494 | From France Avenue to Hwy 77, add portions of MnPASS lanes in both directions and I-494/I-35W turbine interchange. | $204,000,000 | Preliminary engineering and environmental reviews ongoing. Planning for a 2022 letting. Construction to follow. |
| Greater Minnesota | Hwy 169 | In Elk River, from Hwy 101 to 197th Avenue, convert to a freeway. | $158,000,000 | Environmental process complete. Spring of 2020, a construction management contractor and final design team was hired. Construction anticipated in 2022. |
| Greater Minnesota | Hwy 23 (South Gap) | "South" Gap Project - New London to Paynesville - -to create a continuous four-lane roadway from Willmar to St. Cloud. | $41,000,000 | Environmental Assessment Worksheet completed in April 2016. Design progressing for a Winter of 2022 letting. Construction to follow. |
| Metro Area | Hwy 252/I-94 | Convert to a freeway and add MnPASS lanes from Dowling Avenue to Hwy 610. | $119,000,000 | Environmental Impact Statement process initiated in 2020. Final Design and R/W are still needed. Planning for a late 2024 letting. |