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National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 1

Scoring criteria for 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 network designation, 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
96 I35 Reconstruct I-35 from .5 miles south of Boundary Ave to bridge over Hwy 23  $28,550,000 2029 6982-1072803; interim project in 2021 (6982-318)
95 I35 In Duluth Resurface I-35 under the 5th Ave W bridge & from Highway 23 to 50th  $1,350,000 2028 6982-344
92 MN61 MN 61, NB and SB, in Duluth, from 26 Ave E. To 0.14 mi. N. 60th Avenue East, Const Roundabout at 26th & 40th Ave. E.,  Pavement Resurface, Trail  $833,000 2025 Listed as one project in STIP; 6925-145
92 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from 13th St SW to Hwy 2  $3,000,000 2030 3115-1038336
92 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from 10th Ave NE in Grand Rapids to Morrison Ave in Coleraine  $8,330,000 2028 3115-1037792
91 I535 Resurface I-535 from railroad bridge to Jct I-35/Hwy 53  $730,000 Not Selected Partially covered by Twin Ports Interchange project
88 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of wayside rest to the Rice River bridge  $7,100,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
88 I35 Repair concrete pavement & storm sewer repair on NB and SB I-35 in Duluth from 5th Ave to 0.7 Miles South 21st ave East  $2,600,000 2024 6982-336
87 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from 2nd Ave NW to just north of the wayside rest in Virginia and resurface 7 ramps at the Hwy 169/Hwy 53 intersections  $7,480,000 2027 Project includes ramps; 6918-102/6919-19
85 US169 Resurface North Bound Hwy 169 from .4 miles West of County Road 67 to County Road 109 & South Bound Hwy 169 from just North of County Road 5 to just South of County Road 109  $16,900,000 2024 6935-94
84 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Itasca County Road 62 to just west of 10th Ave NW  $3,000,000 Not Selected Waiting to avoid simultaneous or multiple years of detours in the same area
83 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just northeast of old Hwy 169 to Hwy 73  $6,740,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
83 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from Hwy 37 to Vermillion Dr  $2,950,000 2027 6918-100
82 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from St Louis County Road 682/691 to the St Louis River bridge  $4,580,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
82 MN33 Resurface Hwy 33 from  just north of Carlton County Road 116 to 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2  $5,270,000 Not Selected Preventive maintenance planned for 2022 to improve/extend life until later programming
82 MN61 Resurface NB Hwy 61 from Saint Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to St. Louis County Road 42 (Homestead Rd) and SB Hwy 61 from St. Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to Knife River  $6,090,000 2028 6926-56
81 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 2.6 miles north of Lake County Rd 6 to 1.4 Miles south of Cook County Road 79  $1,020,000 2031 1601-66
81 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of Piedmont Ave to just south of Mall Dr  $4,230,000 2028 6915-1038826
81 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from 8th Ave E to just south of St. Louis County 92  $1,110,000 Not Selected District does not expect pavement segment(s) to deteriorate as fast as model predicts.
81 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 from just west of Koochiching County Road 332 to 6th Ave W in International Falls  $5,120,000 2028 Scored as urban pavement; 3605-43 
80 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of 19th Ave NW to Hwy 169  $3,770,000 2028 Scored as urban pavement; 3103-1037794
80 MN33 Resurface Hwy 33 from 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 to railroad bridge  $2,990,000 Not Selected Preventive maintenance planned for 2022 to improve/extend life until later programming
80 US53 Resurface NB Hwy 53 from 1.1 miles south of Saint Louis County Road 52 to Bridge 69019  $2,070,000 2029 6917-1038383
78 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 60th Ave E to Brighton Beach Rd; Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Brighton Beach Rd to just north of Superior St  $1,060,000 2028 Listed as two projects in the CHIP; 6925-1037834 and 6925-1038655
78 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Cook County Road 14 to Reservation Bay Rd  $14,850,000 2028 1603-54
77 MN61 Resurface roadway from 0.3 miles North of Superior St to St. Louis County Road  33/Mcquade.
 $2,800,000 2024 6925-144
77 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Floodwood to St Louis County Road 845  $9,050,000 Not Selected  
77 I35 Resurface I-35 from north of tunnel to Hwy 61/London Rd  $1,590,000 Not Selected  
76 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Cook to south limits of Cook  $170,000 Not Selected  
75 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from Hwy 194 to just east of Boundary Ave in Proctor  $10,800,000 2026 Scored as urban pavement; 6908-68
75 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from Pokegama Lake bridge to 13th St SW  $3,160,000 Not Selected  
75 I535 Resurface I-535 from Blatnik bridge to railroad bridge  $360,000 Not Selected  
75 MN33 Resurface Hwy 33 from I-35 to roundabout  $250,000 Not Selected  
75 US71 Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 11 to Hwy 53/2nd Ave W  $40,000 Not Selected  
74 MN210 Resurface Hwy 210 from railroad bridge to just east of I-35  $9,770,000 Not Selected  
73 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles north of Lake County Road 22 to Mary St  $1,650,000 2030 3806-1038873
73 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Pincherry Rd to E Bass Lake Rd  $2,690,000 2030 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 3103-1038975
73 US53 Resurface NB Hwy 53  from Saint Louis County Road  13 to 1.6 miles north of Hwy 33   $21,000,000 2031 6916-166
73 MN33 Resurface Hwy 33 from Cloquet Ave to bridge 09008 in Cloquet  $840,000 2029 Scored as urban pavement; 0906-1038528
73 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 from Hwy 107 to I-35  $4,900,000 2030 5801-1039097
72 MN61 Realign and replace the Silver Creek Bridge and approaches in Lake County
 $6,860,000 2022 Bridge project; 3805-79 (tied to 3805-99)
72 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County Road 5 to just south of Saint Louis County Road 5  $1,760,000 Not Selected  
71 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Hwy 200 to just west of Floodwood  $6,670,000 Not Selected  
71 MN194 Reconstruct NB and SB Hwy 194 from Hwy 53 (Trinity Rd) to 200 feet north of Mesaba Ave in Duluth  $14,400,000 2026 Scored as urban pavement; 6933-99
70 MN61 Repair Highway 61 in locations between Two Harbors and just south of Lake County Road 5 in Silver Bay  $1,950,000 2027 3804-1090403  
70 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from Little Fork River bridge just north of Saint Louis County Road  901  $26,530,000 Not Selected  
69 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from 5th St SW to just east of Deer River  $200,000 Not Selected  
69 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County 7 to Hwy 53  $600,000 Not Selected  
68 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of bridge 91367 to just north of Palisade Creek  $1,940,000 Not Selected  
68 US2 Resurface EB and WB Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids to just east of La Prairie Ave

 $3,310,000 2024 Scored as urban pavement; 3104-61
68 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 71 to just east of Hwy 71  $100,000 Not Selected  
68 US169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of the Aitkin/Itasca County line to Itasca County Road 437  $9,480,000 2027 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 3115-128
68 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek to just south of UT 89   $2,360,000 2030 District anticipates the pavement condition will deteriorate faster than the model is projecting 1602-1038215
67 MN61 Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel and from just south of CR 1 to just north of Gooseberry River     $1,060,000 2028 Ongoing maintenance concerns; 3806-1037835
67 US2 Reconstruct Hwy 2 from just west of CR 73 to just west of CR 74 in Warba  $4,000,000 2027 Scored as urban pavement; 3104-63
67 MN61 Repair concrete pavement on Hwy 61 from just south of Lake County Road 1 to just north of Gooseberry River; Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel  $2,130,000 2027 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); previously listed as two projects in CHIP 3805-111
66 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Mary St to Beaver Bay bridge   $400,000 Not Selected  
65 I35 Repair I-35 concrete in locations between north of Hinckley to Hwy 53  $2,500,000 2028 Scores 95 if in 2030 or 2031, funding available in 2029; 5880-1090423  
65 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Hwy 33 to Hwy 33 NB  $100,000 Not Selected  
65 MN194 Resurface Hwy 194 from Superior St to I-35  $220,000 2025 Part of CHIP bridge project 6933-101
63 US61 Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel  $770,000 2027 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 3805-1038872; Previously score 63
62 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from south limits of Cook to Little Fork River bridge  $770,000 Not Selected  
61 MN33 Resurface Hwy 33 from railroad bridge to Hwy 53  $10,160,000 Not Selected  
60 US2 Highway 2 from Highway 65 to Highway 200 Resurface Highway and Junction of Highway 2 and Highway 65 in Swan River, Construct Roundabout, Turn Lanes. Safety Improvements     $6,600,000 2023 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP); 3104-62
60 US2 Hwy 2, 0.1 mile west of Saint Louis County Road 874  to Hwy 194, Resurface Hwy and construct roundabout at Hwy2/Hwy194  $6,500,000 2023 To coordinate with the timing of MnDOT safety project; 6908-61
58 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from Beaver Bay bridge to just north of bridge 91367  $1,780,000 Not Selected  
58 MN33 Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Doddridge Ave to Cloquet Ave in Cloquet  $1,930,000 2029 Scored as urban pavement; 0905-56
50 MN61 MN 61, NB and SB, in Duluth, from 26 Ave E. To 0.14 mi. N. 60th Avenue East, Const Roundabout at 26th & 40th Ave. E.,  Pavement Resurface, Trail  $70,000 Not Selected Included in 6925-145
46 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 from north end of grass median to I-35  $90,000 Not Selected  
46 I35 Resurface NB and SB I-35 from the north end of the Hwy 210 bridge to the north end of the St Louis River bridge  $6,220,000 2029 RQI forecast doesn’t reflect on the ground conditions or expectations; 0980-1038133
41 MN194 Resurface Hwy 194 from just north of Mesaba Ave to Superior St  $1,240,000 Not Selected  
41 MN33 Repair Hwy 33 concrete pavement from roundabout to just north of Doddridge Ave  $690,000 Not Selected  
39 US53 Resurface SB Hwy 53 from just north of Hwy 169 to Rice River bridge  $6,340,000 2031 6920-57; Scores higher with earlier project, so good candidate to move up if budget becomes available.  
35 MN61 Reconstruct Hwy 61 from just north of the DM&IR railway bridge to just east of 5th St  $6,400,000 2025 Scored as urban pavement; 3804-62
30 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from 1.64 miles north of Hwy 33 to 1.1 miles south of St. Louis County Road 52  $2,560,000 Not Selected  
27 MN61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1 mile north of Crow Creek to just south of Lake County Road 1  $2,070,000 Not Selected  
25 US53 Resurface Hwy 53 from 4th St to just north of Piedmonth Ave  $580,000 Not Selected  

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