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National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 3

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
100 I94 Medium mill and overlay from US71 to Melrose $9,820,000 2029  
93 I94 Unbonded overlay from MNROAD facility to Wright County Road 19 $6,850,000 2026  
91 US169 Medium mill and overlay from Sherburne County Road 9 to Mille Lacs County Road 29 $4,300,000 Not Selected  New Project
90 US10 Medium mill and overlay from 1.2 miles east of Morrison County Road 11 to 2.7 miles west of MN 371 $12,400,000 2029  
90 I94 Medium mil and overlay from 2.5 miles east of Freeport to Albany city limits. $6,200,000 2027  
90 I94 Medium mill and overlay from Melrose to 2.5 miles east of Freeport $8,400,000 2029  
89 US10 Medium mill and overlay from west of Oink Joint Rd to Staples western City limits $15,900,000 2031
87 US10 Thick mill and overlay from Morrison County Road 35 to Benton County Road 40 $13,700,000 2027  
86 MN210 Medium mill and overlay from US10 to Cass County Road 1 $4,400,000 2027  
85 US10 Medium mill and overlay from Long Prairie River to 50th Ave $17,100,000 2029  
85 MN15 Medium mill and overlay from Stearns County Road 47 to MN23 $12,000,000 2031 Part of Urban project
84 MN371 Medium mill and overlay from Crow Wing County Road 77 to Hazlewood Dr $15,650,000 2030 The cost includes the urban portion
82 US10 Medium mill and overlay from Benton County Road 40 to Benton County Road 33 $12,700,000 2031
81 US10 Medium mill and overlay from 2.7 miles west of MN371 to Morrison County Road 35 $5,300,000 2025  
81 US12 Medium mill and overlay from 13th Ave to 1.1 miles west of MN25 $3,100,000 2022  
81 US71 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay from Elm Ave to end of Redeye River $9,800,000 2027  
80 MN210 Medium mill and overlay from Crow Wing River to US10 $10,200,000 2026  
79 MN23 Medium mill and overlay from Stearns County Road 12 to end of Bypass $15,025,000 2030  
78 MN23 Medium mill and overlay from 105th Ave to 1.1 miles west of MN47 $5,400,000 2024  
78 US169 Medium mill and overlay from Mississippi River Bridge to MN200 $12,100,000 Not Selected  Part D1 Funding
77 MN23 Medium mill and overlay from 93rd Ave to 10th Ave $9,920,000 2026 The cost includes the urban portion
77 US10 Thick mill and overlay eastbound lanes from 1.2 miles east of MN23 to MN24 $6,500,000 2031
77 MN65 Medium mill and overlay from Ann River to MN23 $4,500,000 2029 Cost includes urban portion
77 US71 Medium mill and overlay from the Todd/Wadena County Line to Franklin Ave $3,000,000 2027  
77 US71 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay from 4th St to 230th St $11,630,000 2029  
76 MN28 Thick mill and overlay from Pope/Stearns County Line to US71 $6,200,000 2031
75 US169 Medium mill and overlay from 1 mile north of Mille Lacs County Road 103 to Ojibwe Dr $13,000,000 2031 Cost includes urban portion
74 US169 Medium mill and overlay from Ojibwe Dr to Garrison $3,500,000 2024  
73 MN23 Medium mill and overlay from D3/D8 border to 1.1 miles east of Stearns County Road 12 $4,600,000 Not Selected  New Project
73 US169 Medium mill and overlay from 2.3 miles south of MN23 to Mike Drew Brook $7,500,000 2030  
70 MN23 Medium mill and overlay from MN23 to bridge 48030 $15,100,000 2022 Cost includes urban portion
68 MN210 Medium mill and overlay from east end of Hospital parking lot to MN6 $2,630,000 2027 This cost includes the urban portion
67 US169 Medium mill and overlay from Mike Drew Brook to Mille Lacs County Road 103 $12,100,000 Not Selected  New Project
66 MN25 Reclaim and overlay from 1.6 miles north of MN55 to Monticello southern city limits $8,100,000 2026 Cost includes urban portion
66 US71 Medium mill and overlay from Redeye River Bridge to Blueberry River Bridge  $7,700,000 2027 The cost includes the urban portion.  This project also includes a segment of TH87.
66 MN371B Medium mill and overlay from Ostrowski st to Joseph St $6,100,000 2022 Also shown on the Urban list, since there is some city work.
60 I94 Reclaim and overlay from Albany eastern City limits to Stearns County Road 159 $14,400,000 2030  
51 US10 Unbonded overlay from Eagle Lake Rd to Joplin St $21,000,000 2028  
51 US169 Medium mill and overlay from Mille Lacs County Road 29 to 2.4 miles south of MN23 $6,100,000 2025  
44 MN371 Medium mill and overlay from US10 to county Road 48 $9,450,000 2031
23 MN210 Crack seal and thick overlay from Pillager to Baxter city limits $5,800,000 2031
9 MN25 Medium mill and overlay from Sherburne County Road 17 to 1.1 miles south east of US10 $4,740,000 2030 Cost includes urban portion

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