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Urban non-freeway/non-expressway pavement projects

MnDOT District 2

Scoring criteria for urban non-freeway, non-expressway pavement projects. Out of 100 possible points, 25 points are based on the timing of the improvement, 25 points are based on cracking, rutting and patching, 10 points are based on traffic volume, 10 points are based on compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, 10 points are based on active transportation and transit, 10 points are based on other infrastructure needs, 5 points are based on the condition of local utilities under the road, and 5 points are based on whether the project will benefit an environmental justice population.

Learn more about how MnDOT evaluates and selects urban 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. MnDOT scores and prioritizes urban non-freeway/non-expressway pavement projects separately from the normal pavement scoring process, because of their complexity, utilities and other infrastructure and level of required local coordination and public involvement. In many instances, these roads function both as state highways and as city streets. These pavement projects can be on either National Highway System or non-NHS.

Freeways have full access control (no driveways, signals or at-grade intersections). Expressways have partial access control (limited or no driveways, few and widely spaced intersections, and may include some grade separated crossings). Both are high speed roads designed to facilitate longer trips.

For the purposes of this scoring category, MnDOT uses a flexible, context-based definition of urban. This includes areas with medium-to-high density adjacent development with small to medium setbacks, and in some instances no setback. This includes both residential, industrial and commercial areas. In some instances, the urban context may cover less than a quarter mile.

Urban 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.

What’s been selected?

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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  Community Description  High-Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes  Year Planned (FY) Comments
84 US71 Park Rapids Reconstruct 1-mile of Hwy 71 in Park Rapids  $7,400,000 2029 2904-1038222 Scored in 2019
81 US59 Thief River Falls Resurface 2 miles of Hwy 59 in Thief River Falls  $8,700,000 2029 5705-1038697 Scored in 2019
80 US71 Menahga Resurface and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 71 in Menahga  $200,000 Not Selected Coordinating funding with another district
80 MN197 Bemidji Resurface Hwy 197 between Bemidji Ave and Hwy 71 in Bemidji  $2,000,000 2028 SP 0416-55. Scored in 2019
80 MN1 Redby Reconstruct 1-mile of Hwy 1 in Redby  $4,800,000 2030 SP 0404-39 Scored in 2019
79 US75 Donaldson Reconstruct Hwy 75 in Donaldson  $2,100,000 2029 SP 3509-29 Tied to a rural pavement project
78 MN46 Northome Reconstruct Hwy 46 in Northome  $2,600,000 2028 3109-47 Tied to a rural pavement project
78 MN223 Leonard Resurface and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 223 in Leonard  $100,000 2024 SP 1508-08 Tied to a rural pavement project
74 US75 Shelly Resurface Hwy 75 in Shelly  $200,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
73 US2 Fosston Resurface and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 2 in Fosston  $1,200,000 2027 6005-1038943
72 US2B East Grand Forks Recondition and Sidewalk improvements on Hwy 2B between the Red River and Hwy 2 in East Grand Forks  $1,300,000 2028 6001-1089323
72 MN220 Alvarado Resurface and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 220 in Alvarado  $200,000 2029 6017-1089345 Tied to a rural pavement project
70 US2 Cass Lake Reconstruct Hwy 2 in Cass Lake between Hwy 371 and the end of the 4-lane  $12,900,000 Not Selected Corridor under study
70 US75 Kennedy Reconstruct Hwy 75 in Kennedy  $3,000,000 2029 SP 3509-29 Tied to a rural pavement project
67 MN11 Karlstad Resurface Hwy 11 in Karlstad  $200,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
65 MN32 Thief River Falls Reconstruct Hwy 32 in Thief River Falls between Oakland Park Road and 14th Street East  $10,300,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
65 MN197 Bemidji Resurface Hwy 197 in Bemidji between US 2 and Paul Bunyan Drive SE  $1,200,000 Not Selected District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
65 MN197 Bemidji Resurface Hwy 197 in Bemidji between Paul Bunyan Drive SE and 3rd Street   $1,400,000 Not Selected 2018 Construction. District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
65 MN200 Laporte Reconstruct Hwy 200 in Laporte  $2,600,000 2026 SP 2908-31. Tied to a rural pavement project
64 MN371 Walker Reconstruct Hwy 371 between Park Entrance and Hwy 34 in Walker  $6,500,000 2028 1119-42  Scored in 2019
64 MN72 Baudette Recondition Hwy 72 between Baudette and the Canadian border  $2,900,000 2023 SP 3905-10 Scored prior to the adoption of the selection policy.
64 MN371 Hackensack Reconstruct 1 mile of Hwy 371 in Hackensack  $4,700,000 2025 SP 1118-22 Scored in 2019
63 US71 Big Falls Resurface Hwy 71 in Big Falls  $100,000 Not Selected  
63 MN34 Park Rapids Resurface Hwy 34 in Park Rapids  $3,400,000 2029 2902-1037840 Scored in 2019
62 MN32 Red Lake Falls Resurface and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 32 in Red Lake Falls  $800,000 2030 6301-1055060 Scored in 2019
60 MN1 Thief River Falls Resurface Hwy 1 in Thief River Falls between Brooks Avenue and MN 32  $200,000 Not Selected 2018 Construction. District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
60 MN1 Thief River Falls Reconstruct Hwy 1 in Thief River Falls between MN 32 and the Thief River  $300,000 Not Selected 2018 Construction. District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
60 MN11 Baudette Resurface Hwy 11 in Baudette between 9th Ave SE and Hwy 72  $400,000 Not Selected 2016 construction
60 US59 Karlstad Resurface Hwy 59 in Karlstad  $500,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
60 MN92 Clearbrook Reconstruct Hwy 92 in Clearbrook  $1,500,000 2027 SP 1507-68 Scored in 2019
56 MN11 Roseau Resurface one mile of Hwy 11 in Roseau  $500,000 2024 SP 6803-46 Scored in 2020
53 MN11 Greenbush Reconstruct Hwy 11 in Greenbush  $2,100,000 2026 SP 6801-19
53 US59 Lake Bronson Recondition and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 59 in Lake Bronson  $200,000 2026 SP3506-27 Tied to a rural pavement project
50 US2 Bagley Resurface Hwy 2 in Bagley  $1,900,000 Not Selected 2020 Construction
50 US2 Crookston Resurface Hwy 2 in Crookston between the Red Lake River and Polk CR 9  $600,000 Not Selected District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
50 US75 Warren Resurface and sidewalk improvements on Hwy 75 in Warren  $500,000 Not Selected 2020 Construction
50 MN92 Bagley Resurface Hwy 92 in Bagley  $600,000 Not Selected 2018 Construction. District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
50 MN197 Bemidji Resurface Hwy 197 in Bemidji between 3rd Street and 23rd Street  $1,000,000 Not Selected District does not expect pavement segments to deteriorate as fast as the model predicts
50 US2 Crookston Resurface Hwy 2 in Crookston between Groveland Avenue and the Red Lake River  $1,400,000 2024 SP 6002-76
48 MN11 Warroad Resurface Hwy 11, improve pedestrian accessibility, add roundabouts at intersections Hwy 11/Hwy 313 and Hwy 11/Lake Street in Warroad  $8,600,000 2024 SP 6803-40. Selected priory to the adoption of the scoring policy
48 MN32 Fertile Reconstruct Hwy 32 in Fertile  $4,800,000 2028 6007-1038990 Tied to a rural pavement project
48 MN32 Twin Valley Resurface Hwy 32 in Twin Valley  $300,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
48 MN200 Halstad Resurface Hwy 200 in Halstad  $400,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
42 MN89 Grygla Resurface Hwy 89 and pedestrian improvements between Marshall CR 54 and Grygla  $300,000 2024 4508-34
40 US2 East Grand Forks Resurface Hwy 2 in East Grand Forks from the ND state border and 5th Avenue NW  $1,000,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
40 US75 Argyle Resurface Hwy 75 in Argyle  $300,000 Not Selected
40 MN89 Roseau Reconstruct Hwy 89 between 7th Street and Hwy 11 in Roseau  $3,700,000 2027 6806-33
40 US75 Hallock Resurface and pedestrian improvements on Hwy 75 and Hwy 175 in Hallock  $7,300,000 2023 Selected prior to the adoption of the scoring policy. 3509-26
37 US75 Climax Resurface Hwy 75 in Climax  $300,000 Not Selected Waiting to coordinate with another project
35 US71 Park Rapids Resurface Hwy 71 between Hubbard CR 15 and 8th St in Park Rapids  $300,000 Not Selected
35 MN11 Baudette Resurface Hwy 11 in Baudette between 2nd Ave NW and 9th St SE  $500,000 Not Selected
35 US75 Hendrum Resurface Hwy 75 in Hendrum  $200,000 Not Selected
35 US75 Halstad Resurface Hwy 75 in Halstad  $300,000 Not Selected
35 MN371 Cass Lake Resurface Hwy 371 in Cass Lake  $200,000 Not Selected
32 MN200 Ada Resurface Hwy 200 in Ada  $500,000 Not Selected
28 MN1 Northome Resurface Hwy 1 between 5th Street and Hwy 46 in Northome  $100,000 Not Selected
25 MN34 Akeley Reconstruct Hwy 34 in Akeley  $4,100,000 2023 SP 2902-44. Selected prior to the adoption of the scoring policy
25 US75 Nielsville Sidewalk improvements on Hwy 75 in Nielsville  $100,000 2022 DBE contractor to perform sidewalk work
25 US2 Deer River Resurface Hwy 2 in Deer River  $200,000 Not Selected
23 MN220 Climax Resurface Hwy 220 in Climax  $100,000 Not Selected  
20 MN9 Ada Resurface Hwy 9 in Ada  $300,000 Not Selected
20 MN72 Kelliher Resurface Hwy 72 in Kelliher  $200,000 Not Selected
18 US2 Mcintosh Reconstruct Hwy 2 in McIntosh  $8,400,000 2022 SP 6005-68 Selected prior to the adoption of the selection policy

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