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Non-National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 4

Scoring criteria for non-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 the potential to transfer jurisdiction of the road to a city or county, 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
93 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from 3rd St to I-94  $9,300,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
82 MN28 Medium mill and overlay from State line to MN7  $4,800,000 Not Selected Not a district priority, will continue to monitor pavement performance
82 MN104 Medium mill and overlay from MN9 to 8th Ave SE  $12,800,000 2031
81 MN108 Medium mill and overlay from US59 to MN78  $11,100,000 2026  
80 MN9 Medium mill and overlay from Chippewa River bridge to Stevens County Road 22  $12,000,000 Not Selected Disagree with RQI trends, will continue to monitor pavement condition
80 MN32 Thin mill and overlay from US10 to Clay/Norman County Line  $6,400,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
79 US75 Thin mill and overlay from 2nd Ave to Clay/Norman County Line  $6,500,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
79 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from Grant County road 11 to MN55  $8,400,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
77 MN78 Thin mill and overlay from I-94 to MN210  $7,100,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
77 MN78 Medium mill and overlay from Wagon Trail to Otter Tail County Road 54  $5,200,000 2030  
76 US75 Thin mill and overlay from 46th Ave S to 30th Ave  $900,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
76 MN9 Thin mill and overlay from US10 to Clay/Norman County Line  $6,400,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
76 MN9 Medium mill and overlay from MN210 to Railroad tracks in Barnesville  $12,400,000 2028  
76 MN7 Medium mill and overlay from Big Stone County Road 53 to Golf Course Road  $5,300,000 2026  
75 US75 Medium mill and overlay from MN210 to 220th St  $6,800,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
75 MN108 Thin mill and overlay from I-94 to US59  $2,800,000 2022  
75 MN113 Medium mill and overlay from Mahnomen County Road 4 to US71  $19,500,000 2027  
75 MN34 Medium mill and overlay from MN9 to US59  $9,700,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
74 US75 Thick mill and overlay from Clay County Road 12 to 46th Ave  $800,000 2027  
74 US75 Medium mill and overlay from 5th Ave to MN55  $6,400,000 2025  
73 US75 Medium mill and overlay from MN9 to Beede Ave  $3,800,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
73 US75 Medium mill and overlay from MN12 to MN28  $9,400,000 2031
73 US75 Medium mill and overlay from MN55 to MN28  $4,900,000 2030  
73 MN113 Medium mill and overlay from US59 to Mahnomen County Road 4  $6,100,000 Not Selected District disagrees with RQI predictions
73 MN114 Medium mill and overlay from MN55 to I-94  $5,200,000 2025  
71 MN114 Medium mill and overlay from 8th St to MN55  $2,400,000 2023  
70 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from MN75 to Grant County Road 7  $7,300,000 2027  
70 MN27 Medium mill and overlay from MN28 to Traverse County Road 6  $6,700,000 Not Selected  
70 MN55 Medium mill and overlay from Church St to US59  $2,500,000 Not Selected  
70 MN7 Medium mill and overlay from 1.57 miles south of Big Stone County Road 68 to Pacific Ave   $5,500,000 2031
68 MN108 Medium mill and overlay from MN78 to 4th St  $5,100,000 2024  
68 MN7 Medium mill and overlay from Big Stone County Road 68 to Pacific Ave  $700,000 Not Selected  
67 MN9 Medium mill and overlay from MN55 to MN75  $6,600,000 Not Selected  
67 MN29 Medium mill and overlay from MN40 to Chippewa/Swift County Line  $1,600,000 Not Selected  
66 MN113 Medium mill and overlay from Norman/Mahnomen County Line to railroad crossing in Waubun  $2,200,000 2023  
66 MN117 Medium mill and overlay from South Dakota/MN state line to MN27  $1,000,000 Not Selected  
66 MN87 Medium mill and overlay from Becker/Wadena County Line to US71  $1,700,000 Not Selected  
64 US75 Medium mill and overlay from MN28 to Traverse County Road 11  $3,900,000 2023  
64 MN55 Reclaim and overlay from North Dakota/MN state line to Grant County Road 11  $11,900,000 2022  
61 US75 Medium mill and overlay within the Clay County Road 12 roundabout  $200,000 Not Selected  
61 MN329 Medium mill and overlay from US59 to eastern boundary of U of M experiment station  $600,000 Not Selected  

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