National Highway System pavement projects
MnDOT District 1
How the projects scored in 2019
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 December 2019
| Score | Route | Description | High level construction cost estimate for planning purposes | Year Planned (FY) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | I-35 | Mill and overlay from bridge over DM&IR Railroad to south end of bridge over Highway 23 | $16,000,000 | 2022 | |
| 95 | I-35 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 23 to 50th Ave W Bridge | $300,000 | 2027 | Part of 2027 bridge project |
| 92 | US169 | Medium mill and overlay from Pokegama Lake bridge to Elizabeth Ave | $17,000,000 | 2028 | |
| 91 | US2 | Medium mill and overlay from Itasca County Highway 62 to Highway 169 | $15,000,000 | 2027 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 91 | I-35 | Unbonded overlay from south of Pine-Carlton County line to 2.6 miles south of County Road 4 | $23,000,000 | Not Selected | Project is being developed to be ready if additional funding becomes available |
| 89 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from 28th Ave E to 40th Ave E | $5,400,000 | 2026 | Also listed as an Urban Pavement project |
| 88 | I-35 | Major concrete pavement rehabilitation/diamond grinding from under Lake Ave to Highway 61 | $6,900,000 | 2024 | |
| 87 | US2 | Major concrete pavement rehabilitation/diamond grinding from Reference point 260 to I35 | $800,000 | Not Selected | Waiting to avoid multiple detours in same area. |
| 86 | I-35 | Medium mill and overlay from under 5th Ave bridge to under Lake Ave bridge | $900,000 | 2027 | |
| 84 | MN194 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 53 to Mesaba Ave | $19,000,000 | 2027 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 83 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 37 to Bourgin Dr | $3,200,000 | 2029 | |
| 82 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Knife River to Duluth Missabe Illinois Railroad Bridge | $7,600,000 | 2022 | |
| 82 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from McQuade Road to Knife River | $5,900,000 | 2024 | Northbound and southbound limits differ |
| 82 | US169 | Meduim mill and overlay from St. Louis County Road 67 to St Louis County Road 109 | $16,000,000 | 2024 | |
| 82 | I-35 | Full mill and replace from Bridge number 9790 over BNSF railroad to one mile north of bridge number 9790 | $900,000 | Not Selected | Waiting to coordinate with another project |
| 81 | MN73 | Medium mill and overlay from Moose Horn River to Highway 27 | $300,000 | Not Selected | District anticipates the pavement condition will not deteriorate as fast as the model is projecting |
| 81 | US2 | Medium mill and overlay from 0.4 miles east of bridge over Prairie River to Highway 200 | $22,000,000 | 2021 | |
| 81 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from 40th Ave E to 60th Ave E | $6,700,000 | 2027 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 81 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from wayside rest to Rice River bridge | $13,000,000 | Not Selected | Schedule preventive maintenance |
| 81 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from Little Fork River Bridge to St. Louis County Road 901 | $9,400,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority, continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 81 | I-35 | Medium mill and overlay from south of Carlton County Highway 4 to Bridge over Highway 210 | $11,000,000 | 2028 | |
| 80 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from 2.6 miles north of Cook County Highway 6 to 0.9 miles south of Onion River | $10,000,000 | 2023 | |
| 80 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from St. Louis County Highway 52 to Paleface River | $2,900,000 | 2028 | |
| 80 | US169 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 65 to old Highway 169 | $6,800,000 | Not Selected | Schedule preventive maintenance |
| 79 | MN194 | Reconstruction from Anderson Rd to Arlington Ave | $9,500,000 | 2027 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 78 | MN210 | Medium mill and overlay from west of Highway 65 to Highway 73 | $17,000,000 | 2029 | |
| 78 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from Paleface River to St. Louis County Highway 16 | $6,700,000 | Not Selected | Project is being developed to be ready if additional funding becomes available |
| 77 | MN61 | Reclaim and overlay from Cook County Highway 14 to Reservation River Road | $16,000,000 | 2024 | |
| 77 | US53 | Resurface on Highway 53 in multiple locations | $12,000,000 | 2020 | |
| 76 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from Piedmont Ave to Highway 194 | $2,600,000 | 2027 | |
| 76 | US53 | Reclaim and overlay from Saint Louis County Rd 109 to Kinmount Creek bridge | $25,000,000 | Not Selected | Project is being developed to be ready if additional funding becomes available |
| 75 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Superior St to McQuade Rd | $5,600,000 | 2023 | |
| 74 | MN11 | Reconstruction from Highway 332 to 6th Ave W | $8,600,000 | 2027 | Also listed as Urbam Pavement project |
| 74 | US2 | Medium mill and overlay from US169 to 0.4 miles East of Railroad bridge | $2,500,000 | 2024 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 74 | MN33 | Medium mill and overlay from I-35 to Doddridge Ave | $2,200,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority, continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 74 | US53 | Major concrete pavement rehabilitation/Edge Drain from 2nd Ave NW to Wayside Rest | $11,000,000 | 2027 | |
| 73 | US2 | Reclaim and overlay from Highway 194 to E Boundary Ave | $13,000,000 | 2025 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP), Also listed as an Urban Pavement project |
| 73 | MN23 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 107 (district boundary) to I-35 | $6,700,000 | 2028 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 73 | MN23 | Medium mill and overlay from Hulett Ave to I-35 | $3,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 73 | MN210 | Unbonded overlay from Aitkin County Road 81 to Highway 169 | $12,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 73 | US169 | Medium mill and overlay from Pokegama Lake Bridge to 0.2 miles south of the bridge | $400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 71 | US2 | Thick overlay from 1st St to Deer River | $500,000 | Not Selected | |
| 71 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Railroad bridge to 5th Street crossings | $8,700,000 | 2025 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP), Also listed as an Urban Pavement project |
| 71 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from 60th Ave to North Superior St | $910,000 | 2028 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 71 | MN33 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 2 to north end of the railroad bridge | $4,800,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 71 | MN210 | Major concrete pavement repair from Crow Wing/Aitkin County line to Highway 169 | $2,200,000 | 2022 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 71 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 33 to bridge 69031 | $3,800,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 71 | US169 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 200 in Hill City | $12,000,000 | Not selected | |
| 70 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Lake County Highway 22 to Mary St | $1,800,000 | 2028 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 70 | MN61 | Reconstruction from Reference point 30 to Silver Creek Tunnel | $3,700,000 | 2021 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 70 | MN210 | Medium mill and overlay from east of Highway 73 to 0.4 miles east of I-35 | $15,000,000 | 2029 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 69 | MN210 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 169 to Ripple River Bridge | $1,400,000 | 2028 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP), also listed as an Urban Pavement project |
| 69 | US169 | Unbonded overlay from Highway 210 to Mississippi River Bridge | $5,200,000 | Not selected | |
| 68 | US169 | Medium mill and overlay from Aitkin County line to Aitkin County Road 76 | $7,500,000 | Not selected | |
| 67 | US71 | Thick mill and overlay from the junction of Highways 11 and 71 to Highway 53 | $100,000 | Not selected | |
| 67 | MN210 | Unbonded overlay from Ripple River to Aitkin County Road | $1,400,000 | Not selected | |
| 67 | US169 | Medium mill and overlay from Aitkin County Road 76 to Highway 210 | $2,200,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 66 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Cook County Highway 7 to Cutface Creek | $1,000,000 | Not selected | |
| 66 | US169 | Major Concrete pavement repair from County Road 5 to County Road 75 | $1,100,000 | Not selected | |
| 65 | MN61 | Major concrete pavement rehabilitation/diamond grinding from Lake County Highway 1 to Gooseberry River | $500,000 | 2024 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 65 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Mary St to Beaver Bay | $400,000 | Not selected | |
| 65 | MN210 | Medium mill and overlay from East of Carlton County Road 53 to the end of Railroad bridge | $600,000 | Not selected | |
| 65 | US169 | Reclaim and overlay from Itasca County Highway 67 to County Road 437 | $4,400,000 | 2026 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 65 | US169 | Reclaim and overlay from Aitkin/Itasca County line to Aitkin County Highway 67 | $4,200,000 | Not selected | |
| 64 | US2 | Medium mill and overlay from Pinchberry Road to Itasca County Highway 62 | $4,200,000 | 2028 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 64 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Split Rock Entrance to Lake County Highway 22 | $500,000 | Not Selected | |
| 64 | MN210 | Full mill and replace from Highway 65 to 1.5 miles west of Highway 65 | $1,300,000 | Not Selected | |
| 63 | US71 | Reconstruction from Itasca/Koochiching County line to Highway 1 | $17,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 63 | MN61 | Major concrete pavement rehabilitation/diamond grinding within Silver Creek tunnel | $1,000,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 62 | MN61 | Reclaim and overlay from Reservation Bay Road to US/Canadian Border | $15,000,000 | 2020 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 61 | US2 | Thick overlay from Highway 46 to Highway 6 | $900,000 | Not Selected | |
| 61 | MN33 | Medium mill and overlay from Cloquet Ave to St. Louis Bridge | $700,000 | 2025 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 61 | MN6 | Medium mill and overlay from Big Fork River Bridge to Highway 1 | $4,800,000 | 2028 | Ongoing maintenance concerns |
| 59 | MN73 | Medium mill and overlay from 3rd Ave to Carlton County Road 129 | $4,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 59 | US2 | Reclaim and overlay from Floodwood to St. Louis County Road 845 | $9,100,000 | Not selected | |
| 59 | MN61 | Medium mill and overlay from Gooseberry River to Split Rock River | $1,100,000 | 2028 | Ongoing maintenance concerns |
| 59 | MN33 | Medium mill and overlay from St Louis River to Carlton County Rd 116 | $1,800,000 | Not selected | |
| 59 | US2 | Reclaim and overlay from Highway 200 to Floodwood | $11,000,000 | 2028 | District anticipates the pavement condition will deteriorate faster than the model is projecting |
| 58 | I-535 | Major Concrete rehabilitation from Blatnik Bridge to NW end of Railroad Bridge | $400,000 | 2020 | Part of Twin Ports Interchange project |
| 57 | US53 | Medium mill and overlay from Cook to Little Fork River | $700,000 | Not Selected | |
| 56 | US2 | Medium mill and overlay from St. Louis County Road 874 to Highway 194 | $4,000,000 | 2023 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 56 | MN33 | Reclaim and overlay from Doddridge Ave to Cloquet Ave | $1,500,000 | 2025 | Also listed as an Urban Pavement project |
| 54 | US2 | Medium mill and overlay from Bridge 5760 to Itasca County Highway 18 | $2,300,000 | 2022 | Ongoing maintenance concerns |
| 52 | MN61 | Reclaim and overlay from 1.3 miles South of Cutface Creek to 1.8 miles north of Cutface Creek | $3,200,000 | 2028 | District anticipates the pavement condition will deteriorate faster than the model is projecting |
| 49 | MN210 | Urban Reconstruction from Highway 73 to Cromwell | $2,000,000 | 2020 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 47 | I-35 | Reclaim and overlay from Highway 210 to St. Louis River Bridge | $7,600,000 | 2025 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 44 | US53 | Reclaim and overlay northbound lanes from 1.3 miles north of Swan Lake Road to .1 miles south of Cemetery Road and bridge repair work. | $10,000,000 | 2023 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 44 | US53 | Diamond Grinding from Highway 169 to Highway 33 | $1,600,000 | Not Selected | |
| 39 | MN33 | Medium mill and overlay from St. Louis County Rd 116 to Highway 2 | $5,300,000 | Not Selected | |
| 38 | MN33 | Medium mill and overlay from Railroad bridge to Highway 53 | $11,000,000 | 2028 | Inadequate funding for reclaim/reconstruction which scores higher |
| 35 | MN73 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 169 to 4th St | $600,000 | 2025 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 34 | US169 | Diamond Grinding from St. Louis County Road 109 to Highway 53 | $300,000 | Not Selected | |
| 33 | MN73 | Medium mill and overlay from Highway 73 to 13th St | $100,000 | 2026 | Also listed as Urban Pavement project |
| 32 | US169 | Full mill and replace from Highway 47 to Highway 210 | $400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 30 | US169 | Reclaim and overlay from St. Louis County Road 5 to Highway 73 | $1,400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 29 | MN73 | Major concrete pavement rehabilitation from 4th St to Highway 73 | $800,000 | 2026 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP), Also listed as an Urban Pavement project |
| 28 | MN61 | Minor concrete rehabilitation from 26th Ave to 28th Ave | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 19 | US53 | Diamond Grinding from 4th St to Piedmont Ave | $300,000 | 2020 | Part of Twin Ports Interchange project |
| 17 | US53 | Minor concrete rehabilitation from I-35 to 4th St | $200,000 | 2020 | Part of Twin Ports Interchange project |