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Urban non-freeway/non-expressway pavement projects

MnDOT District 3

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.

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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
75 US169 Aitkin Reconstruction from Westwood Rd to MN210  $6,020,000 2031 D1 Funding
70 MN23 Waite Park Medium mill and overlay from 10th Ave to MN15  $9,920,000 2026 Cost includes part of a rural mill and overlay
70 MN15 St. Cloud Medium mill and overlay from MN23 to County Road 33  $12,000,000 2031 The project cost is part of a larger rural mill and overlay.
65 MN25 Monticello/Big Lake Medium mill and overlay from I94 to US10  $4,740,000 2030 Cost includes rural portion
65 MN210 Aitkin Reconstruction from US169 to Ripple River Bridge   $6,180,000 2031 D1 Funding
62 US169 Vineland Medium mill and overlay from Vineland to Ojibwe Dr  $12,890,000 2031 Cost includes rural mill and overlay
62 MN210 Deerwood Medium mill and overlay from 1000 ft from MN6 to .4 miles east of MN6 in Deerwood  $2,630,000 2027 Costs include rural mill and overlay
60 US10 Big Lake Reconstruction from MN25 to Eagle Lake Rd  $7,808,000 2029  
60 MN23 St. Cloud Medium mill and overlay from MN 15 to 4th av S  $5,530,000 2029  
60 MN65 Mora Reconstruction from .8 miles north of MN23 to .4 miles north of MN23  $4,490,000 2029 Project cost includes rural portion
60 US71 Menahga Medium mill and overlay from 3rd St SE to MN87  $7,700,000 2027 Cost includes rural mill and overlay
60 MN210 Brainerd Reconstruction from Baxter Dr to 1.6 miles east of MN25  $23,000,000 2025  
58 MN23 Milaca Reconstruction from south end of bridge 48030 to 105th Ave  $12,100,000 2026  
58 MN25 Buffalo Reclaim and overlay from 14th St to 1.6 miles north of MN55  $8,100,000 2026 Cost is part of a larger rural reclaim project
57 MN371 Baxter Reclaim and overlay from MN 210 to Crow Wing County Road 77/49  $15,650,000 2030 Project cost includes rural portion
55 US71 Long Prairie Reconstruction from 230th to Todd County Road 56  $11,190,000 2030 Project cost includes rural portion
55 US169 Garrison Reconstruction from Garrision to Pike Road  $5,000,000 2025  
54 MN25 Pierz Medium mill and overlay from MN27 to 4th Ave N  $580,000 Not Selected New Project
53 MN95 Cambridge Reconstruction from Fern St to Davis St  $12,000,000 2025  
53 MN84 Pine River Thick mill and overlay from MN371 to Pine River  $500,000 2031
52 MN23 Foley Medium mill and overlay from MN25 to .5 miles east of MN25  $100,000 2030  
52 MN87 Backus Medium mill and overlay from C&G in Backus to MN371  $90,000 Not Selected New Project
50 US10 St. Cloud Reconstruction from Railroad crossing to 15th Ave  $33,700,000 2023 There is a segment of TH23 associated w/this project.
50 MN55 Buffalo Medium mill and overlay from MN25 to Wright County Road 134  $4,350,000 2028  
49 MN27 Little Falls Medium mill and overlay from 9th St NE to US 10  $1,110,000 2027  
49 US71 Wadena Full mill and replace from Franklin Ave to Elm Ave  $7,300,000 2025  
48 MN6 Remer Reconstruction from west of MN200 to east of MN  $2,100,000 2022  
47 MN238 Upsala Medium mill and overlay from Walnut Ave to 3rd Ave  $1,420,000 2029  
45 US12 Delano Medium mill and overlay from 72nd St to Wright/Hennepin County Line  $2,700,000 2027  
45 US71 Sauk Centre Reconstruction from I94 to 4th St N  $11,300,000 2026  
44 US10 Motley Medium mill and overlay from Todd County line to Long Prairie River  $2,700,000 2028  
44 MN371 Pine River Medium mill and overlay from Norway Brook to Cass County Road 2  $4,330,000 2027 Project cost includes rural portion
44 MN107 Braham Reconstruction within Braham city limits  $3,000,000 2027 Cost includes rural mill and overlay
43 MN25 Buffalo Reconstruction from Bradshaw Ave to 1st St  $2,420,000 2023  
35 MN23 St. Cloud Reconstruction from 4th Ave S to Benton County Road 1  $33,400,000 2023 There is a segment of TH10 associated w/this project
28 MN55 Annandale Reconstruction from Wright County Road 5 to reference point 143  $5,100,000 2023  
25 MN25 Buffalo Thin mill and overlay from 1st St to 14th St  $770,000 2030  
25 MN241 St. Michael Minor CPR and diamond grinding with overlay from Wright County Road 19 to I94  $2,030,000 2030  
24 US10 Staples Medium mill and overlay from Staples City limits to 1st Ave BE  $2,900,000 2027  
24 MN22 Eden Valley Thin mill and overlay from MN55 to Hutchenson Ave  $240,000 Not Selected New Project
22 MN210 Aitkin Unbonded overlay from Ripple River Bridge to Aitkin County Road 81/12  $20,000,000 2022  
19 MN287 Long Prairie Thin mill and overlay from 9th St to US71  $970,000 2025  
9 MN23 Foley Reconstruction from MN25 to Benton County Road 15  $15,000,000 2022 Cost includes rural mill and overlay

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