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National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 2

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
84 US2 Resurface the eastbound lanes of Hwy 2 between East Grand Forks and Fisher  $5,700,000 2030 6001-1038994 Scored in 2019
80 US2 Resurface westbound lanes of Hwy 2 between Fosston and Bagley  $7,700,000 2030 1502-1039094 Scored in 2019
80 MN371 Recondition Hwy 371 between Hackensack and Hwy 200  $6,500,000 Not Selected  Coordinating funding with another district
80 US2 Resurface westbound lanes of Hwy 2 between Fosston and Bagley  $900,000 2030 1502-1039094 Scored in 2019
77 US59 Resurface Hwy 59 between Hwy 2 and Brooks  $5,500,000 2031 6009-1073503 Scored in 2019
77 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 between Bemidji and Wilton  $3,100,000 2029 0406-1038659 Scored in 2019
75 US2 Resurface westbound lanes of Hwy 2 between Fosston and Hwy 59  $4,800,000 2028 6005-1038567 Scored in 2019
75 US2 Resurface westbound lanes of Hwy 2 between Polk County Road 44 and Hwy 32  $3,600,000 Not Selected  2020 Construction. Not a district priority, will continue to monitor pavement performance 
75 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between MN/ND border and Karlstad  $9,700,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
74 US71 Resurface five miles of Hwy 71 between Beltrami County Rd 15 and County Rd 22  $3,700,000 2028 0410-1038874 Scored in 2019
71 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 between the Cass CO line and Itasca County Road 18  $6,800,000 Not Selected  2020 Construction Not a district priority, will continue to monitor pavement performance 
70 US71 Resurface Hwy 71 between Beltrami County Rd 22 and Blackduck  $6,000,000 2026 0410-51 Scored in 2019
70 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 between Cass Lake and Cass County Road 10  $2,400,000 2022 SP 1102-69 Selected prior to adoption of scoring policy 
70 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 between Hwy 75 and Groveland Ave in Crookston  $1,900,000 2029 6001-1089603
70 US2 Resurface eastbound lanes of Hwy 2 between Fosston and Bagley  $5,900,000 2028 6005-1038233 Scored in 2019
69 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Warroad and Roosevelt  $5,700,000 2028 6804-1038988
68 MN371 Resurface Hwy 371 between Walker and Cass Lake  $6,800,000 2031 1120-1073343 Scored in 2020
68 MN32 Resurface Hwy 32 between Middle River and Greenbush; replace four box culverts near Strathcona  $10,700,000 2025 SP 4504-19
67 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 between Hwy 9 and Hwy 32  $4,400,000 2022 SP 6003-36 Selected prior to the adoption of the scoring policy
67 US2 Resurface westbound lanes of Hwy 2 between Fisher and Hwy 75  $4,200,000 Not Selected  6001-67 Project being developed for future construction.
66 US71 Resurface Hwy 71 and intersection improvements between Hwy 197 Beltrami County Road 59  $5,200,000 2022 0410-50
66 US71 Resurface Hwy 71 between Itasca County line and Koochiching County Road 50  $3,200,000 2029 3610-1089743
65 MN34 Resurface Hwy 34 between Hubbard County Road 4 and Akeley  $5,200,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
64 MN11 Recondition Hwy 11 between Williams and Lake of the Woods County Road 166  $7,000,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority, will continue to monitor pavement performance 
64 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Lake of the Woods County Road 166 and Baudette  $2,700,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
64 US59 Resurface Hwy 59 between Brooks and Thief River Falls  $8,200,000 2023 SP 5705-61/63 Scored in 2019
64 MN371 Resurface Hwy 371 between Hwy 200 and Walker  $1,700,000 2028 SP 1119-42 Scored in 2020
62 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Kittson Co line and Greenbush  $3,600,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
62 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Roseau CO line and Williams  $2,000,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
58 MN34 Resurface Hwy 34 between Akeley and Walker  $5,100,000 2031 SP 1105-10
57 MN34 Resurface and widen shoulders from Hubbard County Road 26/County Road 47 to Park Rapids. Funded by District 2 and District 4  $2,100,000 2024 SP 2901-21 Tied to a rural pavement project
49 MN11 Reconstruct Hwy 11 between Roseau and Warroad   $12,700,000 2027 SP 6803-43
40 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Roseau County Road 111 and Roseau County Road 15  $4,300,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
39 MN32 Resurface Hwy 32 between Thief River Falls and Middle River  $7,300,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
37 US2 Reconstruct Hwy 2 between Hwy 59 and Fosston  $27,000,000 2022 SP 6005-68 Selected prior to the adoption of the scoring policy
36 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Roseau County Road 15 and Roseau  $1,000,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
34 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 between Itasca County Road 18 and Deer River  $1,800,000 Not Selected  Coordinating funding with another district
33 US71 Resurface Hwy 71 between Margie and Big Falls  $1,900,000 2029 3611-1089723
33 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Hwy 32 and Roseau County Road 111  $2,400,000 Not Selected  District does not expect pavement segment to deteriorate as fast as model predicts 
31 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 between Karlstad and east Kittson County line  $2,800,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority, will continue to monitor pavement performance 
28 US71 Resurface Hwy 71 between Lake George and Kabekona  $8,200,000 2031 2906-1073383 Scored in 2020. RQI forecast does not match on the ground conditions
24 US2 Resurface Hwy 2 westbound lanes between East Grand Forks and Fisher  $8,800,000 2022 SP 6001-61 Selected prior to the adoption of the scoring policy.

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