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How the projects scored in 2020

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 2020

Score Route  Description  High Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes  Year Planned (FY) Comments
95 I35 Resurface I-35 from Hwy 23 to 50th Ave W $300,000 2026  
92 MN 61 Resurface northbound and southbound Hwy 61 from 28th Ave E to 60th Ave E in Duluth $3,100,000 2025  
92 I35 Resurface I-35 from Ramsey Street to Hwy 23 $400,000 2021 Partially covered by TPI project limits
92 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from 10th Ave NE in Grand Rapids to Morrison Ave in Coleraine $8,300,000 2028  
92 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from 13th St SW to Hwy 2 $3,000,000 2030  
91 I535 Resurface I-535 from railroad bridge to Jct I-35/Hwy 53 $600,000 2021 Partially covered by Twin Ports Interchange; remainder under consideration
90 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from Hwy 194 to just east of Boundary Ave in Proctor $10,300,000 2026 Scored as urban pavement
88 I35 Repair concrete pavement on Northbound and Southbound I-35 in Duluth from Lake Ave to south of 21st Ave E $2,400,000 2024  
86 I35 Resurface I-35 under the 5th Ave bridge $700,000 2026  
86 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of wayside rest to the Rice River bridge $14,000,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
85 MN 61 Resurface Highway from Knife River to .3 mi. South Lake  County Highway 61 $6,600,000 2022 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
84 US 169 Resurface North Bound Hwy 169 from .4 miles West of St Louis County Road 67 to St Louis County Road 109 & South Bound Hwy 169 from just North of St Louis County Road 5 to just South of St Louis County Road 109 $14,200,000 2024  
83 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from Hwy 37 to Vermillion Dr $3,000,000 2027  
82 MN 61 Resurface SB Hwy 61 from St Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to Knife River and NB Hwy 61 from St Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to St Louis County Road 42 (Homestead Rd) $6,300,000 2028 Listed as two projects in the CHIP
82 I35 Resurface I-35 from 2.6 miles north of Carlton County Road 4 to Hwy 210 $11,000,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
82 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of bridge 69031 to just north of St Louis Count Road 52 in Cotton $8,100,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
81 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 2.6 miles north Lake County Road 6 to 1.4 Miles south of Cook County Road 79 $4,600,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
81 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from 8th Ave E to just south of St Louis County Road 92 $1,200,000 Not Selected District does not expect pavement segment(s) to deteriorate as fast as model predicts.
81 MN 194 Reconstruct NB and SB Hwy 194 from Hwy 53 (Trinity Rd) to 200 feet north of Mesaba Ave in Duluth $12,800,000 2026 Scored as urban pavement
80 US 53 Resurface NB Hwy 53 from 1.1 miles south of St Louis County Road 52 to Bridge 69019 $2,000,000 2029  
78 MN 11 Resurface Hwy 11 from just west of Koochiching 332 to 6th Ave W $4,000,000 2027 Scored as urban pavement
77 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Floodwood to St. Louis County 845 $4,600,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
77 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Cook County Road 14 to Reservation Bay Rd $13,600,000 2025  
77 MN 61 Mill and overlay Hwy 61 Northbound & Southbound in Duluth 0.3 miles North of Superior St to St Louis County Road 33/McQuade.
$3,700,000 2024  
76 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Hwy 200 to just west of Floodwood $3,400,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
76 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids to just east of La Prairie Ave

$1,900,000 2024 Scored as urban pavement
76 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of Piedmont Ave to just south of Mall Dr $4,200,000 2028  
76 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of St. Louis County Road 7 to Hwy 53 $300,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
75 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Itasca County Road 62 to just west of 10th Ave NW $3,100,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
75 MN 33 Resurface Hwy 33 from 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 to railroad bridge $3,000,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
74 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from 2nd Ave NW to just north of the wayside rest in Virginia and resurface 3 ramps at the Hwy 169/Hwy 53 intersection $7,400,000 2027 Project includes ramps
73 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of 19th Ave NW to Hwy 169 $3,600,000 2029 Scored as urban pavement
73 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 60th Ave E to just north of Superior St $1,100,000 2028 Listed as two projects in the CHIP
73 MN 33 Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Doddridge Ave to Cloquet Ave in Cloquet $1,500,000 2027 Scored as urban pavement
73 MN 33 Resurface Hwy 33 from Cloquet Ave to bridge 09008 in Cloquet $700,000 2027 Scored as urban pavement
73 MN 210 Resurface Hwy 210 from railroad bridge to just east of I-35 $5,200,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
73 MN 23 Resurface Hwy 23 from Hwy 107 to I-35 $4,200,000 2028  
72 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just northeast of old Hwy 169 to Hwy 73 $6,800,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
71 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from Pokegama Lake bridge to 13th St SW $3,000,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
70 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles north of Lake County Road 22 to Mary St $1,700,000 2030  
70 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County 682/691 to the St Louis River bridge $3,200,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance 
69 US 2 Resurface highway from .4 mi. E. Prairie River to 1.97 Mi. East of State Highway 65 $12,500,000 2021 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
69 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from 1st St SW to just east of Deer River $200,000 Not Selected  
69 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Hwy 73 NB ramp to just south of Saint Louis County Road 67 $300,000 Not Selected  
68 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of bridge 91367 to just north of Palisade Creek $1,000,000 Not Selected  
68 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek to just south of Unincorporated Township Road 89  $2,300,000 2030 District anticipates the pavement condition will deteriorate faster than the model is projecting
68 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of the Aitkin/Itasca County line to Itasca County Road  437 $9,400,000 2027 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
68 MN 11 Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 71 to just east of Hwy 71 $100,000 Not Selected  
67 US 2 Reconstruct Hwy 2 from 3rd Ave to the Swan River bridge in Warba $4,000,000 2027 Scored as urban pavement
67 MN 61 Repair concrete pavement on Hwy 61 from just south of Lake County Road 1 to just north of Gooseberry River $2,200,000 2028 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
67 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Split Rock entrance to 1.3 miles north of Lake County Road 22 $300,000 Not Selected  
67 MN 210 Resurface and reconstruct the Highway 210/73 and drainage improvements in Cromwell in Carlton County
$2,100,000 2021 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
66 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Mary St to Beaver Bay bridge  $200,000 Not Selected  
66 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Hwy 33 to Hwy 33 NB $200,000 Not Selected  
66 US 53 Resurface NB Hwy 53  from Saint Louis County Road 13 to 1.6 miles north of Hwy 33 and SB Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County Road 13 to Saint Louis County Road 8 $32,800,000 2030 RQI forecast doesn’t reflect on the ground conditions or expectations; listed as two projects in the CHIP
66 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from Little Fork River bridge just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 $6,900,000 Not Selected  
66 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County road 5 to just south of Saint Louis County Road 5 $2,000,000 Not Selected  
66 MN 194 Resurface Hwy 194 from Superior St to I-35 $400,000 2026 Part of CHIP bridge project 6933-101
66 MN 33 Resurface Hwy 33 from  just north of Carlton County  116 to 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 $3,900,000 Not Selected  
65 US 2 Highway 2 from Highway 65 to Highway 200 Resurface Highway and Junction of Highway 2 and Highway 65 in Swan River, Construct Roundabout, Turn Lanes. Safety Improvements    $8,600,000 2023 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
65 MN 61 Reconstruct Hwy 61 from just north of the DM&IR railway bridge to just east of 5th St $6,600,000 2025 Scored as urban pavement
65 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 to just north of Kinmount Creek bridge $6,400,000 Not Selected  
65 US 71 Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 11 to Hwy 53/2nd Ave W $100,000 Not Selected  
64 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Pincherry Rd to E Bass Lake Rd $3,000,000 2030 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
63 MN 61 Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel $700,000 2027 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
62 MN 61 Resurface highway from Reservation Bay Rd. to US/Canadian border
$17,700,000 2021 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
62 MN 61 Realign and replace the Silver Creek Bridge and approaches in Lake County
$100,000 2021 Bridge project
61 MN 33 Resurface Hwy 33 from railroad bridge to Hwy 53 $10,200,000 Not Selected  
61 US  71/MN  11 Resurface the highway from 1000' south of Koochiching COunty Road 7 (Memorial Dr.) to the junction of 4th Street and from the east junction of Hwy 11 to 300' north of 2nd St. and on Highway 11 from the east junction of Highway 71 to the east junction of Highway 53 in International Falls. $12,500,000 2021 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
59 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.2 miles north of the Gooseberry River to 0.85 miles south of the Split Rock River  $1,000,000 2028 Ongoing maintenance concerns
58 US 2 Resurface Hwy & and construct roundabout at Hwy2/Hwy194
$4,000,000 2023 To coordinate with the timing of MnDOT safety project and a culvert project
58 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from Beaver Bay bridge to just north of bridge 91367 $900,000 Not Selected  
56 US 53 Resurface SB Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County Road 13 to Saint Louis County Road 8 $14,500,000 2029 RQI forecast doesn’t reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
53 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 1 mile north of Crow Creek to just south of Lake County Road 1 $1,400,000 Not Selected  
53 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from south limits of Cook to Little Fork River bridge $400,000 Not Selected  
50 I535 Resurface I-535 from Blatnik bridge to railroad bridge $400,000 Not Selected  
49 I-35/MN 33 Resurface I-35 from Hwy 210 bridge to St Louis River Bridge and Highway 33 from I-35 to I-35 NB $6,600,000 Not Selected  
46 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from north end of grass median to I-35 $100,000 Not Selected  
45 I35 Resurface I-35 from south of CR 138 to south of Carlton County Road 4 $10,800,000 Not Selected  
42 US 2 Resurface Hwy 2 from Saint Louis County Road 845 to just west of Saint Louis County Road 874 $3,000,000 Not Selected  
41 MN 194 Resurface Hwy 194 from just north of Mesaba Ave to Superior St $1,100,000 Not Selected
38 I35 I -35 In Proctor and Duluth. Pavement overlay from Boundary Ave to Central Ave
$3,300,000 2022 To coordinate with the timing of another MnDOT project, reconstruction scheduled for 2028 (scores 96).
25 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from 1.64 miles north of Hwy 33 to 1.1 miles south of Saint Louis County Road 52 $2,600,000 Not Selected  
23 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from 26th Ave E to 28th Ave E in Duluth $100,000 Not Selected  
22 I35 Resurface I-35 from bridge over railroad to 1 mile north of bridge $200,000 Not Selected  
21 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just west of Hwy 65 to just northeast of old Hwy 169 $200,000 Not Selected  
21 MN 210 Resurface Hwy 210 from 1.5 miles east of Hwy 65 to Hwy 73 in Cromwell $200,000 Not Selected  
19 US 53 Resurface Hwy 53 from 4th St to just north of Piedmont Ave $700,000 Not Selected  
17 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of Pokegama Lake bridge to Pokegama Lake bridge $200,000 Not Selected  
16 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just northeast of Cook County Road 24 to just south of Cook County Road 7 $200,000 Not Selected  
11 MN 33 Resurface Hwy 33 from bridge 09008 over St Louis River to just north of Carlton County Road 116 $200,000 Not Selected  
7 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Silver Creek tunnel to 1 mile north of Crow Creek bridge $200,000 Not Selected  
7 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Cook County Road 7 to 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek $200,000 Not Selected  
7 MN 61 Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Silver Creek tunnel to Township Road 89 $200,000 Not Selected  
7 MN 210 Resurface Hwy 210 from Hwy 65 to 1.5 miles east of Hwy 65 $200,000 Not Selected  
6 US 169 Resurface Hwy 169 from Hwy 200 to just south of Aitkin/Itasca County line $200,000 Not Selected  
6 US 71 Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 6 to bridge in Big Falls $200,000 Not Selected  

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