Program history
In 2013, the initial funding for the program was from $300 million in trunk highway bonds, which MnDOT supplemented with funds from other state and federal sources. In the 2014 legislative session, the Legislature provided trunk highway funds totaling $31.5 million for FY 2014 and FY 2015. The program did not receive funding as part of the 2016-2017 transportation budget, so there was not a 2016 solicitation and project selection round. During the 2017 legislative session, additional funding was provided to the program. A total of $300 million in trunk highway bonds and $25 million in cash/year was added for Corridors of Commerce which resulted in a total of $425 M of funding available from 2017. In the 2018 Special Legislative Session, another $400 M of bonds was added to program, but the funding required MnDOT to use the 2017 solicitation and project selection scores to award the funding.
In 2021, the legislature again provided $200 M in trunk highway bonds. MnDOT is assuming that the $25M in cash will also continue into the future, therefore MnDOT is anticipating $250 M being available for its next project selection round. A is found in the table below.
Corridors of Commerce funding overview
| Year | Trunk highway bonds | Trunk highway funds | Total funding | Number of projects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $300,000,000 | $0 | $300,000,000 | 11 |
| 2014 | $0 | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | 4 |
| 2015 | $0 | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 12 |
| 2016 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2017 | $300,000,000 | $125,000,000 | $425,000,000 | 4 |
| 2018 | $400,000,000 | $25,000,000 | $425,000,000 | 3 |
| 2021 | $200,000,000 | $50,000,000 | $250,000,000 | TBD |
| Total | $1,000,000,000 | $181,500,000 | $1,181,500,000 | 34 |
Project history
| Funding year | Route | Project description | Cost estimate | Project category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hwy 23 | Expand to 4-lanes from New London to Paynesville | $41,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Construction Estimated to Begin Summer of 2023 |
| 2018 | Hwy 23 | Expand to 4-lanes from Paynesville to Richmond | $53,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Under Construction |
| 2018 | Hwy 14 | Expand to 4-lanes Owatonna to Dodge Center | $138,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2018 | Hwy 252 / I-94 | Construct Phase 1 of a MnPASS lane and grade separation | $119,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Construction Estimated to Begin Summer of 2027 |
| 2017 | I-494 /35W | Add MnPass lanes France to TH 77 and Phase 1 of a turbine interchange | $204,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Construction Estimated to Begin Summer 2023 |
| 2017 | I-94 | Auxiliary lane St. Michael to Albertville | $63,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Construction Complete |
| 2017 | Hwy 169 | Freeway conversion Hwy 101 to 197th Ave. | $174,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Under construction |
| 2015 | Hwy 14 and Hwy 15 | Hwy 14 and Hwy 15 intersection, New Ulm, preliminary design work | $1,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2015 | I-94 | St. Michael to Albertville design options for lane addition | $1,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 11 | Greenbush to Warroad design passing lanes | $1,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 14 | Owatonna to Dodge Center purchase right of way for expansion | $7,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 23 | New London to Paynesville purchase right of way for expansion | $1,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 34 | Detroit Lakes to Becker CR 29 mill and overlay | $1,800,000 | Freight Movement Preservation | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 169 | Nine Mile Creek design work for bridge replacement | $2.000,000 | Freight Movement Preservation | Complete |
| 2015 | I-35W | Minnesota River Crossing design work | $6,000,000 | Freight Movement Preservation | Complete |
| 2015 | I-35W | Northern suburbs design work for MnPASS system | $1,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 65 | Central Avenue design work for bridge deck replacement | $2,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2015 | I-94 | Between Minneapolis and St. Paul design work for new pavement bridges and managed lanes | $2,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 51 | Snelling Avenue, St. Paul provide added funding for reconstruction project | $1,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2015 | Hwy 371 | Expansion to four lanes from Nisswa to Jenkins | $45,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2014 | Hwy 14 | Purchase right of way for expansion between Dodge Center and Owatonna | $2,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2014 | Hwy 23 | Environmental work to prepare Hwy 23 for future expansion from New London to Paynesville and Paynesville to Richmond | $2,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2014 | Hwy 34 | Center left turn lane in Detroit Lakes from Hwy 59 to County Road 141 | $2,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2014 | Hwy 2 | Reconstruct segment of roadway in Deer River | $2,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 2 | Passing lanes from Cass lake to Deer River | $8,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2013 | I-94 | Lanes from MN 101 to MN 241 | $28,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 34 | Passing lanes from Detroit Lakes to Nevis | $8,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 14 | 4-lane Hwy 218 to east of Steele County Road 43 | $12,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 610 | Realign and extend highway from County Road 81 and Elm Creek Boulevard to I-94 | $100,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 14 | 4-lane N. Mankato to Nicollet | $20,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 14 | Nicollet Bypass (4 lane) | $15,000,000 | IRC Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2013 | I-694 | Add a third general purpose lane in each direction between Rice Street and Lexington Avenue | $35,000,000 | Metro Capacity Development | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 169 | Itasca County 4-lane from 0.66 miles southwest of County Road 15 to 0.3 miles east of County Road 7 | $10,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |
| 2013 | Hwy 23 | Passing lanes from Willmar to I-90 | $13,000,000 | Freight Improvement | Complete |