Specialty and competitive programs
Minnesota Highway Freight Program
Created to allocate freight funding authorized by the Federal Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the Minnesota Highway Freight Program provides funding to construction projects on public roads that provide measurable freight transportation benefits. The program goals are to improve safety, security, efficiency and resiliency of freight transport on highways in Minnesota.
Current MHFP funded projects were selected through a solicitation in 2020 for three categories of projects: safety, congestion/efficiency improvements, and first/last mile connections.
The allocation between those categories was based on investment direction in the Minnesota State Freight System and Investment Plan. The solicitation was conducted prior to the adoption of MnDOT’s project selection policy. Future project selection may be based on a solicitation or another method. By federal requirements, projects funded by the program must be listed in the Minnesota Statewide Freight System and Investment Plan.
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How the projects scored
Below is the list of scores in the 2020 MHFP solicitation. This solicitation and scoring process was conducted prior to the adoption of MnDOT’s Project Selection Policy in 2018.
Last updated December 2020
Metro
Total Score | Applicant | Name | Freight investment Category | High level cost estimate for planning purposes | Year planned |
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821 | MnDOT Metro District | I-94 Eastbound Lane Improvement Project | Mobility | $8,000,000 | 2023 |
739 | City of Bloomington | I-494/I-35W Interchange Improvements | Mobility | $11,100,000 | 2025 |
674 | Anoka County | US10/169 Ramsey Gateway Project | Safety | $10,000,000 | 2025 |
630 | City of Inver Grove Heights | 117th Street Reconstruction and Modernization | First/Last Mile | $8,000,000 | 2024 |
629 | Carver County | US212 Rural Freight Mobility and Safety Project | Safety | $10,000,000 | Not selected |
600 | City of Blaine | TH65 Grade Separation at 99th Avenue | Mobility | $7,000,000 | Not selected |
597 | Hennepin County | CSAH 5 (Franklin Ave) Reconstruction Project | Safety | $3,300,000 | Not selected |
596 | City of Brooklyn Park | TH 252 / Brookdale Drive Interchange | Mobility | $5,000,000 | Not selected |
555 | City of Minneapolis | Industrial Boulevard NE | First/Last Mile | $4,200,000 | Not selected |
555 | Hennepin County | CSAH 109 (85th Ave) Interchange Project | Mobility | $10,000,000 | Not selected |
533 | City of Burnsville | Cliff Road at I-35W South Ramps Improvement Project | First/Last Mile | $1,300,000 | Not selected |
510 | Hennepin County | CSAH 9 (Rockford Rd) Reconstruction Project | First/Last Mile | $5,900,000 | Not selected |
494 | City of Maple Grove | Highway 610 Extension | Mobility | $6,900,000 | Not selected |
474 | Scott County | US169/TH282 & CSAH9 Freight Mobility Project | Mobility | $10,000,000 | Not selected |
465 | Chisago County | US8 Reconstruction | Mobility | $5,000,000 | Not selected |
457 | Dakota County | Reconstruction of 3.6 Miles of CSAH 86 | Safety | $4,800,000 | Not selected |
444 | Dakota County | CSAH 86 and TH 3 intersection improvements | Safety | $1,400,000 | Not selected |
390 | Scott County | US Highway 169 Overpass Project | Mobility | $6,300,000 | Not selected |
Greater Minnesota
Total Score | Applicant | Name | Freight investment Category | High level cost estimate for planning purposes | Year planned |
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758 | MnDOT CO - Rest Area Program | Burgen Lake Rest Area Truck Parking Expansion | Safety | $1,500,000 | 2024 |
699 | MnDOT District 8 | US212 and Morningside Dr. Roundabout | Safety | $1,600,000 | 2024 |
652 | Rice County | TH19/I35 Safety and Mobility Improvements | Mobility | $1,100,000 | 2023 |
567 | Sherburne County | CSAH33 Reconstruction and Realignment Project | First/Last Mile | $2,500,000 | 2025 |
559 | MnDOT District 4 | Snow Fence Installation on I-94 at Moorhead, Downer and Fergus Falls | Safety | $1,600,000 | 2023 |
546 | MnDOT District 8 | US212 and TH15 Roundabout | Safety | $2,600,000 | 2024 |
501 | MnDOT District 6 | I-90/US 52 Interchange Improvement Project | Mobility | $10,000,000 | 2024 |
498 | Koochiching County | US53 and CSAH332 Roundabout | First/Last Mile | $1,800,000 | 2024 |
404 | MnDOT District 8 | TH23 and CSAH1 (Kandiyohi County) Left Turn Lane | Safety | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
392 | Sherburne County | CR65 and 45th Ave Realignment Project | Safety | $1,200,000 | Not Selected |
360 | Cottonwood County | Cottonwood County CSAH 2 Pavement Enhancement Project | First/Last Mile | $3,100,000 | Not Selected |
325 | MnDOT District 3 and District 1 (Jointly) | US Highway 169 Aitkin County Shoulder Widening/Paving Project | Safety | $16,600,000 | Not Selected |
270 | City of Wabasha | Highway 60 Realignment | Mobility | $4,000,000 | Not Selected |
270 | MnDOT District 8 | TH40 Shoulder Widening | Safety | $4,000,000 | Not Selected |
187 | MnDOT District 8 | TH68 Shoulder Widening | Safety | $4,000,000 | Not Selected |
187 | MnDOT District 8 | US59 Shoulder Widening | Safety | $4,000,000 | Not Selected |