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Intelligent Transportation Systems

Scoring criteria for the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program. A total of 100 points is available spread equally between seven criteria: deliverability, maintenance and operations, technology risk, plan consistency, warrants, need and financial match.

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program funds the installation of new or upgrade of existing electronics, communications, or information processing systems or services to improve the efficiency and safety of the state highway system.

Potential projects are identified by MnDOT district staff, who provide project requests to the MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering.

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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.

Last updated June 2025

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Total weighted score District Description Year  Amount requested Amount awarded  Other comments
87.6 MnDOT District 3 Districtwide DMS Installations (Scalable) FY 2030  $1,000,000  $850,000 Awarded funding for first two phases out of three.
81.3 Central Office Road Weather Information System RPU Upgrades FY 2030  $1,404,792  $400,000 Project is purchasing equipment for life cycle replacement and is scalable based on funding availibility. 
80.7 MnDOT District 2 Districtwide DMS Installations FY 2030  $600,000  $600,000 NA
79.7 MnDOT District 6 Rochester Fiber Installation, Cameras, and NID FY 2030  $575,000 None NA
76.5 MnDOT District 4 Detroit Lakes Fiber Installation and Cameras FY 2030  $575,000 None NA
76.4 MnDOT District 7 I-90 Road Closed Systems FY 2030  $1,000,000 None NA
74 MnDOT District 7 TH 60 Road Closed Systems FY 2030  $875,000 None NA
48.3 MnDOT District 8 NIRCO Replacements (Scalable) FY 2030  $1,000,000 None NA

Score District Description Amount Requested Amount Awarded Year Comments
93.2 3 I-94 Phase 2 ITS, St. Joe to Albany – Parts A, B, C (Scalable)  $2,000,000  $2,000,000 FY 2029 None
89.7 CO Road Weather Information System RPU Upgrades  $1,798,134  $1,000,000 FY 2029 None
72.2 7 I-90 Road Closed Systems  $1,500,000  N/A  FY 2026 (2029) Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2026 project as requested.
71 4 Detroit Lakes Fiber Installation and Cameras  $525,000  N/A  FY 2029 Not Selected
71 7 Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems  $600,000  N/A  FY 2027 (2029) Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2027 project as requested.

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Score District Description Amount Requested Amount Awarded Year Comments
83 D3 Along I-94 from Stearns CSAH 75 to CSAH 2 $750,000 $750,000 FY 2028 None
77.2 D6 I-35 from N Jct Hwy 65 to S Jct Hwy 65 in the Albert Lea area $650,000 $650,000 FY 2028 None
70.6 D4 Hwy 29 from I-94 to 8th Ave (RP 76.85 to RP 79.80) $515,000 $515,000 FY 2028 None
78.9 D3 Along I-94 from Stearns CSAH 2 to CSAH 9 $750,000 N/A FY 2028 Not Selected - one project per district
72.2 D3 Along Hwy 25 from 7th St. in Monticello to Hwy 55 in Buffalo $750,000 N/A FY 2028 Not Selected - one project per district
75.4 D7 Hwy 14, Hwy 60, Hwy 169 (Mankato Area) $750,000 N/A FY 2028 Not Selected
66.2 D7 Hwy 14 from Hwy 111 to CSAH 17 (R.P. 118.0 to R.P. 124.0) in Nicollet County $750,000 N/A FY 2028 Not Selected
58 metro Hwy 47 from Bunker Lake Blvd. to Alpine Dr. $200,000 N/A FY 2028 Not Selected

Score District Description Amount Requested Amount Awarded Year Comments
90.8 D1 Duluth I-35 CCTV and Fiber Extension $600,000 $600,000 FY 2027 None
84 D7 Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems $750,000 $150,000 FY 2027 None
81.6 D4 Interstate Operations in Moorhead – fiber communications and cameras $450,000 $90,000 FY 2027 None
75.2 D3 Hwy 25 ITS, Monticello to Buffalo $750,000 N/A FY 2027 Not Selected
74 D3 Hwy 25 ITS, Big Lake to Monticello, Monticello Truck Station $340,000 N/A FY 2027 Not Selected
69.4 D7 Hwy 14 Fiber and ITS Expansion $750,000 N/A FY 2027 Not Selected
68.4 D2 Dynamic Message Signing $600,000 N/A FY 2027 Not Selected
68.6 D2 Emergency Vehicle Preemption $375,000 N/A FY 2027 Not Selected
.0 D6 I-35 Freeborn County – Albert Lea $1,300,000 N/A FY 2027 This application was not considered because it did not meet all the eligibility requirements.

Score District Description Amount Requested Amount Awarded Year Comments
15.6 7 I-90 West Road Closed Systems  $750,000  $750,000 FY 2026 None
15.2 7 I-90 East Road Closed Systems  $675,000  $675,000 FY 2026 None
15 1 QUAD Cities Fiber Extension and Camera Installation (Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Mt. Iron)  $275,000  $275,000 FY 2026 None
14.6 7 Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems  $550,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
14.6 RTMC Northwest Metro FMS System  $700,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
14 Metro Fiber Optic Extension and CCTV installation  $450,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
13.8 3 Hwy 23 Fiber interconnect & cameras  $290,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
13.4 6 D6 I-35 Phase VI  $750,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
13.2 3 Hwy 55 Fiber interconnect & cameras  $350,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
13.2 4 Interstate Operations in Moorhead – fiber communications and cameras  $400,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
11.4 3 Hwy 25 Fiber trunk line  $600,000  $-   FY 2026 Not selected
0 3 US Hwy 10 Fiber trunk line extension, cameras, & NID  $100,000  $-   FY 2026 Project withdrawn. Funded by CAV office
93.2 3 I-94 Phase 2 ITS, St. Joe to Albany – Parts A, B, C (Scalable)  $2,000,000  $2,000,000 FY 2029 N/A
89.7 CO Road Weather Information System RPU Upgrades  $1,798,134  $1,000,000 FY 2029 Project withdrawn. Funded by CAV office
72.7 7 I-90 Road Closed Systems  $1,500,000  $-   FY 2026 (2029) Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2026 project as requested.
71 4 Detroit Lakes Fiber Installation and Cameras  $525,000  $-   FY 2029 Not Selected
71 7 Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems  $600,000  $-   FY 2027 (2029) Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2027 project as requested.

Score District Description Amount Requested Amount Awarded Year Comments
16.5 RTMC Freeway Management System on I-35 from County Road 70 to Metro/District 6 border $1,000,000 $1,000,000 2025 None
16.3 D3 Expansion of Traffic Management Systems on I-94 from West of Clearwater to Sauk Centre (CCTV) $500,000 $225,000 2025 None
15.9 D6 Phase V I-35 from Steele\Freeborn Co Line to North Junction US 65 in Albert Lea $1,250,000 $1,250,000 2024 None
15.9 D7 ITS and CAV Infrastructure on US Hwy 14 from New Ulm to Nicollet $1,900,000 $1,900,000 2022 Recent funding swap with another project.
15.8 D3 Fiber signal/camera communications on MN 210 in Brainerd $145,000 $150,000 2025 None
15.6 D3 Expansion of Traffic Management Systems on I-94 from Clearwater to Sauk Centre (DMS) $200,000 $275,000 2025 None
15.6 D7 Fiber, Vehicle Detection and PTZ Cameras on US Hwy 14 from North Mankato to Nicollet $1,260,000 $850,000 2024-2025 District agreed to split to fit the funding.  FY24 fiber only.   FY25 devices.
15.3 RTMC Freeway Management System on US 10 from Armstron Blvd to junction of MN 101/US169 $500,000 $-   Not selected None
15.0 METRO Fiber Optic Extension, Ethernet IP Cameras, and RTMC Equipment Project on US Hwy 101 affecting Various Signals from I-94 to CR 39 $120,000 $95,000 2023 Metro was able to scale the funding to fit what is available for FY 2023.
14.8 D1 QUAD Cities Fiber Extension in Virginia/Mt. Iron and Eveleth $275,000 $-   Not selected None
14.8 D7 Road Closed for Flooding System on MN 19 near Henderson MN $100,000 $-   Not selected None
14.6 D7 Road Closed Systems Replacement and equipment Retrofit on I-90 and MN60 $1,740,000 $-   Not selected None
14.5 D1 ITS Fiber Extension on I-35 from County Road 61 to Thompson Hill $550,000 $-   Not selected None
13.8 D6 TMS Phase II on Hwy 63 from south of I-90 to N Branch Root River in Stewartville $310,000 $-   Not selected None
12.2 D6 TMS Shelter Replacement - Rochester, US Hwy 52 at Apache, Hwy 14 at Broadway $340,000 $-   Not selected None
11.9 D8 Installation of Dynamic Message Boards (DMB), Hwy 23 at Marshall and Hwy 7 at Hutchinson $200,000 $-   Not selected None
10.6 D4 District 4 Dynamic Message Signs on I-94 and US Hwy 10 $600,000 $-   Not selected None

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Score District Description Amount Requested Amount Awarded Year Comments
20 7 District fiber optic network, vehicle detection and pan, tilt and zoom cameras--part 1 $1,875,000 $1,875,000 2022 None
20 6 Highway 14 traffic management system phase 3 $980,000 $980,000 2023 None
20 Metro Highway 169 freeway management system $800,000 $800,000 2023 None
20 6 I-35 traffic management system phase 4 $1,120,000 $0 Not selected Skipped for geographic balance
20 7 District fiber optic network, vehicle detection and pan, tilt and zoom cameras--part 2 $1,875,000 $0 Not selected Skipped for geographic balance
19 1 Districtwide signal communications and pan, tilt and zoom cameras $405,000 $405,000 2021 None
19 3 I-94 cameras and dynamic message system $880,000 $260,000 2021 None
19 Metro Highway 610 freeway management system completion $700,000 $0 Not selected Skipped for geographic balance
19 Metro I-35 freeway management system $700,000 $0 Not selected Skipped for geographic balance
18 2 Dynamic message signing $500,000 $0 Not selected None
18 6 Highway 14 "Beltline" traffic management system enhancements $234,000 $0 Not selected None
18 Metro Fiber optic extension and cameras $480,000 $0 Not selected None
18 Metro Fiber optic extension and cameras $520,000 $0 Not selected None
18 Metro Internet protocol version 6 enhancements $750,000 $0 Not selected None
17 6 Highway 52 South traffic management system $520,000 $0 Not selected None
16 Metro Ramp meter controller upgrade $250,000 $0 Not selected None
15 6 Highway 63 traffic management system phase 2 $285,000 $0 Not selected None
14 6 Active warning system for icy conditions $250,000 $0 Not selected None