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National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 4

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
85 I94 Reconstruction from Minnesota State line to MN366  $60,400,000 2030  
85 US10 Thin mill and overlay from Otter Tail County Road 10 to Railroad bridge  $9,600,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
83 US75 Major concrete pavement rehabilitation and diamond grinding from 30th Ave S to 24th Ave S  $1,000,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
79 US10 Medium mill and overlay from Becker County Road 54 to Otter Tail County Road 10  $8,100,000 2028  
78 US10 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay eastbound lanes from MN106 to Otter Tail County Road 75  $3,500,000 2027  
78 US59 Medium mill and overlay from Willow St Roundabout entrance to MN34  $900,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
78 US59 Medium mill and overlay from Swift/Stevens County Line to MN28  $7,100,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
78 MN210 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay from MN75 to Wilkin County Line  $8,200,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
78 MN210 Medium mill and overlay from MN 29 to US71  $4,300,000 2025  
78 MN336 Major concrete pavement rehabilitation and diamond grinding from I-94 to US10  $3,800,000 2031
77 US59 Medium mill and overlay from I-94 to 4th Ave SE  $7,200,000 2027  
77 MN210 Medium mill and overlay from I-94 to MN78  $9,900,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
74 US59 Medium mill and overlay from the end of Elbow Lake curb and gutter to I-94  $8,000,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
74 US59 Major Concrete pavement rehabilitation and diamond grinding from Stevens/Grant County Line to MN55  $8,900,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
73 MN7 Medium mill and overlay from MN75 to US59  $7,200,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
71 US12 Thin mill and overlay from 15th Ave to Swift/Kandiyohi County Line  $6,600,000 Not Selected  
70 US75 Unbonded overlay from .1 miles south of MN210 to .1 miles north of MN 210 and from MN State line to US75  $2,000,000 Not Selected  
68 US59 Reconstruction from .3 miles south of Becker County road 22 to .2 miles north of Becker County Road 22  $1,800,000 Not Selected  
67 US12 Medium mill and overlay from Minnesota State line to MN7  $500,000 Not Selected  
67 MN34 Medium mill and overlay from Becker County Road 25 to Becker County Road 29  $2,000,000 Not Selected  
66 MN34 Reclaim and overlay from Becker County Road 29 to MN225  $11,800,000 2023  
65 MN28 Reclaim and overlay from Pomme de Terre river bridge to John St  $10,100,000 2025  
58 MN34 Reclaim and overlay from Becker County Road 26 to Becker/Hubbard County Line  $2,900,000 2024 District disagrees with RQI predictions
56 I94 Unbonded overlay from Wilkin County Road 11 to US59  $18,500,000 2025 District disagrees with RQI predictions
53 MN210 Medium mill and overlay from US71 to Crow Wing River Bridge   $200,000 Not Selected  
52 US10 Unbonded overlay from Clay County Road 31 to Becker County Road 5  $18,400,000 2031
52 MN55 Reclaim and overlay from Central Ave to Park St  $3,600,000 2022 Increased maintenance costs
51 US10 Unbonded overlay from Becker County Road 5 to Airport Rd  $17,300,000 2030 District disagrees with RQI predictions
47 US10 Unbonded overlay from 7th St to Foundation Ave  $16,000,000 2029 District disagrees with RQI predictions
45 I94 Major concrete pavement rehabilitation and diamond grinding from MN114 to MN29  $4,000,000 2023 Increased Maintenance Costs
41 US59 Unbonded overlay from Ernster St to MN 200  $42,100,000 Not Selected  
38 I94 Unbonded overlay from MN29 to Douglass/Todd County Line  $16,700,000 2024 Increased Maintenance Costs & Disagree With RQI Trends
36 I94 Unbonded overlay from Otter Tail/Grant County Line to MN79  $16,700,000 2026 Increased Maintenance Costs

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