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Non-National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 1

Scoring criteria for non-national highway system pavement projects. Out of 100 possible points, 60 points are based on the timing of the improvement, 10 points are based on traffic volume, 10 points are based on truck volume, 10 points are based on other infrastructure needs, 5 points are based on the potential to transfer jurisdiction of the road to a city or county, and 5 points are based on the miles covered by the project.

Learn more about how MnDOT evaluates and selects pavement projects

MnDOT scores stretches of highway based on a pavement need when selecting projects to include in the 10-year Capital Highway Investment Plan. Pavement needs on the National Highway System (NHS) are scored and selected separately from pavement needs off the system. MnDOT’s approach to managing pavements follows the guidance and targets in the Transportation Asset Management Plan and the planned outcomes in MnSHIP.

Pavement projects are scored and selected within each district. Potential pavement projects are identified by the Highway Pavement Management Application (HPMA) and by MnDOT District staff.

Once selected, MnDOT then identifies and evaluates alternatives and other needs, legal requirements, issues and opportunities in coordination with local partners, and considers public input. In the process, non-pavement work may be added to a pavement project or a pavement project may be combined with a nearby bridge project. The department follows a context-sensitive complete streets approach, which considers the needs of all users. The final project may address a substantial number of needs beyond the pavement need that precipitated the project. Projects may move years based on local coordination, project delivery, timing of other nearby construction projects, and funding shifts.

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How the projects scored

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 October 2021

Score Route  Description  High-Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes  Year Planned (FY) Comments
92 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 in Duluth from 5th ST W. to Hwy 39.   $2,100,000 2023 6910-105
86 MN194 Resurface Hwy 194 from Hwy 2 to Hwy 53  $3,900,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
85 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 from McCuen St to Becks Rd/St. Louis County Road 3  $3,300,000 2031 Scored as urban, but scores higher as Non-NHS project. 6910-113
85 MN48 Resurface Hwy 48 from just east of I-35 to Pine County Road 21  $4,800,000 Not Selected Preventive maintenance planned for 2022 to improve/extend life until later programming
83 MN1 Hwy 1 West Jct Hwy 169 to jct Hwy 135 in Tower., and Hwy 169 from Pike River to Hwy 1. Resurface Roadway.  $3,400,000 2023 6903-17
81 MN73 Resurface NB and SB Hwy 73 from just north of Hwy 169 to 4th St in Chisholm  $4,400,000 2026 Scored as urban project; listed as one project in CHIP; 6930-42
81 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 from Boyd St to I-35  $2,300,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
79 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from West Swan River bridge to Hwy 169  $7,000,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
79 MN23 Resurface Highway 23 from just east of Pine/Carlton County line to St Louis River bridge  $8,300,000 2030 0901-81
79 MN210 Resurface Hwy 210 from the end of the 4-lane to just south of Vermillion St  $3,300,000 2030 Scored as urban, but scores higher as Non-NHS project; 0916-1038046
78 MN169 Resurface Hwy 1 West Jct Hwy 169 to jct Hwy 135 in Tower., and Hwy 169 from Pike River to Hwy 1.   $3,400,000 2023 Combined with other project, now under 6903-17
77 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from Johnson Rd to Hwy 1 and replace bridges over the Sturgeon River and Little Fork River  $17,070,000 2026 6930-41; includes two bridge replacements
76 MN73 Resurface NB and SB Hwy 73 from just north of Hwy 169 to 4th St in Chisholm  $4,400,000 2026 Scored as urban project; listed as one project in CHIP; 6930-42
76 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from just north of CR 86 to Hwy 2  $4,800,000 Not Selected Preventive maintenance planned for 2022 to improve/extend life until later programming
76 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 from Main St in Askov to just east of the Pine/Carlton County line  $10,900,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget
76 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 from Sandstone to Askov and intersection lighting at Jct of Hwy 18 and Pine County Road 61  $4,200,000 2024 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 5809-16
76 MN135 Resurface Hwy 135 from just north of the Embarrass River to Hwy 1  $5,200,000 2028 6913-1039090
76 MN45 Resurface Hwy 45 from Hwy 210 to I-35  $1,700,000 2031 0910-34
76 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from Hwy 53 to Hwy 169  $6,900,000 2028 6902-1038565
75 MN1 Resurface Highway 1 from 0.5 miles North of Bass Lake Rd to Highway 65.  $6,300,000 2023 Exempt (in 2019-2022 STIP); 3101-38
75 MN65 Resurface highway from N. jct Highway 1 to .5 mi. s. Koochiching County Highway 8
 $11,100,000 2022 Exempt (in 2019-2022 STIP); 3609-42
75 MN23 Resurface Hwy 23 from Becks Rd/St. Louis County Road 3 to just south of 83rd Ave  $3,400,000 Not Selected Cost is greater than available budget; also scored as urban project
74 MN39 Resurface Hwy 39 from Hwy 23 to MN/WI state line  $700,000 Not Selected  
74 MN169 Resurface Hwy 169 from Hidden Valley Rd to CR 18 (Power Dam Rd)  $3,800,000 2027 3809-09
73 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from 13th St NW to NFD 111  $5,600,000 Not Selected  
73 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from just north of 3rd Ave to north of Carlton County Road 129  $5,700,000 Not Selected  
69 MN18 Resurface Hwy 18 in Finlayson to Hwy 23  $4,100,000 2031 Scored as urban project; 5808-1038045 
69 MN48 Resurface Hwy 48 from Pine County Road 21 to MN/WI state line  $7,300,000 Not Selected  
68 MN65 Resurface Hwy 65 from North Jct Hwy 27 to East Jct Hwy 210.

 $2,700,000 2024 0111-27
67 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from just west of Hwy 38 to just north of Itasca County road 38  $300,000 Not Selected  
67 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from 1st Ave to just north of St. Louis County Road 191 in Floodwood  $2,400,000 2029 6928-1038389
66 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from just north of the Kawishiwi River to just south of the Kawishiwi River  $300,000 Not Selected  
66 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from I-35 to just north of the Moose Horn River  $7,000,000 Not Selected  
66 MN38 Hwy 38 South Limits Big Fork to 0.3 miles South Itasca County Road 14, Resurface roadway, sidewalks, improve pedestrian access  $2,500,000 2023 Scored as urban project; 3108-83
65 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from just west of St Louis County Road 21 to Hwy 169 and Highway 169 from Hwy 1 to Hidden Valley Rd  $7,500,000 Not Selected  
64 MN38 Resurface Hwy 38 from just north of CR 49 to just north of CR 19 and from 0.9 miles south of CR 262 to Newburg Bay Rd     $4,400,000 2028 Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) 3108-86
63 MN38 Resurface Hwy 38 from just north of Itasca County Road 19 to south limits of Bigfork  $12,700,000 Not Selected  
62 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from New Tomahawk Rd to Isabella/NFD-172  $1,800,000 Not Selected  
62 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from Salveson Rd to Hwy 61  $16,700,000 Not Selected  
62 MN70 Resurface Hwy 70 from Pine County Road 61 to just east of Pine County Road 61  $500,000 2031 5811-14; Other needs in the area under consideration (District 1 Freight Plan)
61 MN65 Resurface Hwy 65 from Hwy 169 NB to Hawkins Ave in Nashwauk  $500,000 Not Selected  
57 MN11 Resurface Hwy 11 from just east of West Island View Rd to the end of Hwy 11  $1,300,000 Not Selected  
56 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from Hwy 169 to just north of the Kawishiwi River  $7,800,000 Not Selected  
55 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from Hwy 27 to 3rd Ave  $3,000,000 2029 Scored as urban project; 0912-1038575
47 MN1 Resurface Hwy 1 from just north of the Kawishiwi River to just west of T-273  $3,400,000 Not Selected  
45 MN73 Resurface Hwy 73 from  just north of the Moose Horn River to Hwy 27  $200,000 Not Selected  
40 MN73 Resurface NB and SB Hwy 73 from just north of Hwy 169 to 4th St in Chisholm  $4,400,000 2026 Scored as urban project; listed as one project in CHIP; 6930-42
40 MN27 Resurface Hwy 27 from Kenwood Ave to Carlton County Road 61  $400,000 Not Selected  
29 MN217 Resurface Hwy 217 in Littlefork  $3,200,000 2030 Scored as urban project; 3614-24
27 MN123 Resurface Hwy 123 from Pine County Road 30 to Hwy 23  $1,400,000 Not Selected  
18 MN37 Repair Hwy 37 concrete pavement from Hwy 169 to just east of Iron Jct Rd  $100,000 Not Selected  
18 MN38 Resurface Hwy 38 from Hwy 2 to 17th St NW  $400,000 Not Selected  
15 MN210 Resurface Hwy 210 from just south of Vermillion St to Hwy 23  $2,700,000 Not Selected  

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