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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

Total Score Route Description High-Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes Year Planned (FY) Comments
85 MN4 Reclaim and overlay from Highway 19 (Fairfax) to Highway 12 (Hector) $9,200,000 2025  
85 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from Canby to Minneota $13,000,000 2030  
83 MN24 Medium overlay Highway 12 (Litchfield) to Highway 15 $8,800,000 Not Selected This section has not been selected because it is a thin whitetopping test section (4-inch bonded concrete overlay in 2015). District will continue to monitor performance for research purposes.
81 US 75 Medium overlay from Murray County Road 3 to Hwy212 $4,000,000 Not Selected Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance. 
81 MN30 Thin mill and overlay from South Dakota/Minnesota State line to 8th St in Pipestone $1,200,000 2029  
80 MN271 Reclaim and overlay from Highway 19 to Minnesota/South Dakota State Line $4,900,000 2023  
80 US75 Medium overlay from Pipestone Creek to Lake Benton $5,400,000 2026  
78 MN40 Medium mill and overlay from Highway 59 (Milan) to Highway 29 $4,000,000 2024  
78 MN22 Medium overlay from Hutchinson to Highway 7 $3,300,000 Not Selected Candidate for reconstruction in 2034
78 MN30 Reclaim and overlay from Hwy59 to Murray/Cottonwood County line $4,900,000 2026  
75 MN19 Reclaim and overlay from Ivanhoe to Lincoln County Road 5 $13,900,000 2029  
75 US 59 Reclaim and overlay from 15th Ave to west junction of Hwy212 $3,800,000 Not Selected  
75 MN22 Thin overlay from Hwy12 to Fredricks Ave  $1,100,000 2026  
74 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from Hwy71 to Hwy 57 in Morgan  $3,900,000 Not Selected  
74 MN40 Reclaim and overlay Old Highway 277 to Kandiyohi County Road 5 (Willmar) $12,700,000 2026  
74 MN55 Medium overlay from Stearns/Meeker County Line to Eden Valley $3,000,000 Not Selected Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2024
73 MN30 Medium overlay from Hwy75 to Ravine St in Lake Wilson $4,300,000 Not Selected  
71 MN119 Medium mill and overlay from Highway 212 (Dawson) to Highway 40 $2,700,000 Not Selected Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2021
71 MN67 Thin mill and overlay from MN23 to Upper Sioux Agency State Park $1,000,000 2027 Project was selected because a thin mill & overlay is a low cost treatment with a large performance benefit for this segment (as indicated by low levels of cracking)
69 MN4 Reclaim and overlay from Hector to Cosmos $10,100,000 Not Selected Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2021
67 MN68 Thin mill and overlay from Redwood County Road 6 in Wabasso to south junction with Hwy71 $1,100,000 2029 Project was selected because a thin mill & overlay is a low cost treatment with a large performance benefit for this segment (as indicated by low levels of cracking)
65 MN40 Medium mill from Highway 119 to Highway 59 (Milan) $3,600,000 2025 Coordinated with other projects
65 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from Redwood County Road 3 (Morgan) to Redwood/Brown County Line $3,100,000 Not Selected Candidate for reconstruction in 2030
65 MN7 Reclaim and overlay Highway 71 to Highway 4 (Cosmos) $13,000,000 Not Selected  
65 MN7 Reclaim and overlay from Highway 4 (Cosmos) to Highway 22 $7,400,000 Not Selected Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2025
64 MN4 Reclaim and overlay from Cosmos to  Meeker County Road 23 $5,400,000 2023 This section has been prioritized due to maintenance patching losing effectiveness because of the level of deterioration. 
64 MN267 Reclaim and overlay from Iona to Highway 30 $4,000,000 Not Selected  
63 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from South Dakota/Minnesota State Line to Canby $6,400,000 Not Selected  
62 MN29 Medium mill and overlay from west junction of Highway 40 to east junction Highway 40 and additional locations on Highway 40 $5,200,000 2024 Coordinated with projects on Highway 40
62 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Redwood Falls to Fergus Ave. (Morgan) $8,600,000 Not Selected  
62 MN29 Reclaim and overlay from Airport Trail to Hwy 40 $3,700,000 Not Selected  
61 MN274 Reclaim and overlay from Wood Lake to Highway 23 $6,500,000 Not Selected  
59 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Travers Ln. to Highway 19 $12,300,000 Not Selected  
58 MN68 Reclaim and overlay Highway 71 to Redwood County Road 3 (Morgan) $7,700,000 Not Selected  
58 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Hwy 75 to Hwy59 near Clarkfield $7,200,000 Not Selected  
54 US59 Reclaim and overlay from Yellow Medicine County Road 3 to Clarkfield $4,100,000 Not Selected  
42 MN22 Thin overlay from .1 miles east of Hwy 7 to .2 miles west of Hwy 7 $100,000 Not Selected  
40 MN67 Thin mill and overlay Highway 23 (Granite Falls) to Travers Ln.  $2,100,000 Not Selected  
39 MN269 Thin overlay from South Dakota/Minnesota State Line to Highway 23 (Jasper) $600,000 Not Selected  
37 MN9 Thin overlay from Kandiyohi County Road 7 to Kandiyohi/Swift County line $100,000 Not Selected  
36 US75 Thin overlay from 4th St. N. (Pipestone) to Pipestone County Road 22 $100,000 Not Selected  
32 MN29 Thin overlay from Hwy 40 to Chippewa/Swift County Line $400,000 Not Selected  
31 MN68 Thin overlay on from Highway 19 to Redwood County Road 32 (Milroy) $700,000 Not Selected  
29 MN19 Thin overlay from Reference pt 003 to Reference pt 004 $200,000 Not Selected  
6 MN330 Thin overlay from Highway 14 to University of Minnesota SW Research and Outreach Center $500,000 Not Selected  
6 MN22 Thin overlay from Sibley/McLeod County line to Hwy212 $200,000 Not Selected  
3 MN104 Thin mill and overlay Highway 9 to Kandiyohi/Pope County Line $1,400,000 Not Selected  

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