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Increasing the transparency of how we select highway construction projects

Non-National Highway System culverts

MnDOT District 7

Scoring criteria for standalone non-national highway system culvert projects. Out of 100 possible points, 50 points are based on the structural condition of the culvert, 20 points are based on the load rating, 15 points are based on the condition of the waterway and channel, and 15 points are based traffic volume.

Learn more about how MnDOT evaluates and selects bridge and culvert projects

MnDOT replaces or rehabilitates most culverts (greater than 10 feet) in conjunction with other projects. However, MnDOT will occasionally select a culvert for a standalone rehabilitation or replacement project.

MnDOT scores culvert condition needs when selecting projects to include in the 10-year Capital Highway Investment Plan. Culverts that carry roads on the National Highway System (NHS) are scored and selected separately from culvert needs off the system. MnDOT’s approach to managing culvert condition follows the guidance and targets in the Transportation Asset Management Plan and the planned outcomes in MnSHIP.

Non-NHS culverts are scored statewide, but prioritized within each district. The selection of standalone culvert projects is informed by district staff, experts from MnDOT’s bridge office and the Bridge Replacement and Improvement Management System (BRIM).

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-culvert work may be added to a culvert project or a culvert project may be combined with a nearby pavement 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

Total score Bridge number Route Key Intersection or Closest Landmark Work Type Year planned High Level cost estimate for planning purposes Comments
75 91422 MN 19 Under 4th St Near Winthrop 2022 Replace  $200,000
74 8360 US 75 North of 171st St near Luverne 2028 Replace  $100,000
71 8851 MN 19 Sand Creek 2029 Replace  $300,000
59 8993 MN 68 Morgan Creek 2029 Replace  $500,000
49 8361 US 75 North of 171st St near Luverne 2028 Replace  $100,000
48 8098 MN 19 Judicial ditch #2 near LeSueur  2029 Replace  $100,000
48 8741 MN 19 Ditch near Union Hill 2029 Replace  $100,000
48 8742 MN 19 Raven Stream 2029 Replace  $100,000
45 1575 MN 30 Perch Creek 2030 Replace  $200,000
40 6475 MN 13 White Water Creek 2028 Replace  $300,000
38 6357 MN 68 Minneopa Creek 2029 Replace  $400,000
37 6354 MN 13 Little Cannon River 2028 Replace  $400,000
37 6355 MN 13 Big Cannon River 2028 Replace  $400,000
37 8557 MN 68 South of Judson Fort Rd NE near Lake Crystal 2029 Replace  $100,000
35 6356 MN 22 Brush Creek 2027 Replace  $200,000
22 8356 US 75 South of 61st St near Luverne 2028 Replace  $100,000
16 8947 MN 99 East of Town Lane near LeCenter 2029 Replace  $100,000
15 6244 US 75 Saters Creek 2028 Replace  $400,000
15 8358 US 75 South of 141st St near Luverne  2028 Replace  $200,000
14 1590 MN 13 Waterville Creek 2027 Replace  $300,000
13 6243 US 75 South of 85th St near Luverne 2028 Replace  $300,000
13 8357 US 75 North of County Road 15 near Luverne Township 2028 Replace  $200,000
12 5902 MN 22 Foster Creek 2026 Replace  $200,000
12 6242 US 75 Ash Creek 2028 Replace  $200,000
11 6341 MN 22 Blue Earth River 2027 Replace  $200,000
10 1576 MN 30 West of 473rd St near Lewisville 2030 Replace  $200,000
5 8713 MN 19 Raven Stream 2029 Replace  $200,000
3 8852 MN 4 Judicial Ditch #30 near Sleepy Eye 2023 Replace  $200,000
2 8567 MN 4 Cedar Run 2023 Replace  $200,000
2 6982 MN 68 Stream 2029 Replace  $300,000
1 8814 MN 4 Cottonwood River 2023 Replace  $200,000
0 8805 MN 30 West of 499th Ave near Amboy 2030 Replace  $200,000

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