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National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 6

Scoring criteria for 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 network designation, 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
97 I90 Blacktop repaving I-90 from Highway 105 to Mower County Road 46 $7,700,000 2029  
93 US61 Blacktop repaving Highway 61 from Highway 19 to Highway 316 $7,400,000 2029  
87 US63 Blacktop repaving Highway 63 from Interstate 90 to Highway 52 $5,700,000 2029  
86 I90 Blacktop repaving westbound lanes of I-90 from Highway 74 to Highway 43 $5,700,000 2025  
86 US61 Blacktop repaving Highway 61 from the Ready Mix entrance to Highway 19, excluding downtown Red Wing $7,300,000 Not selected Not selected due to cost being greater than available budget.
85 US52 Concrete pavement repairs on Highway 52 from the south junction of Highway 63 to 85th Street in Olmsted County $15,200,000 Not selected Not selected due to cost being greater than available budget.
85 US14 Blacktop repaving Highway 14 from east of Dodge County Road 9 to west of Olmsted County Road 5 $6,300,000 2025  
84 MN3 Blacktop repaving Highway 3 from Highway 21 to the Dakota County line $8,700,000 2030  
83 I90 Blacktop repaving I-90 eastbound lanes from east of Mower County Road 1 to east of Highway 63 $3,100,000 2022  
83 I90 Blacktop repaving westbound lanes of I-90 from Highway 63 to east of Olmsted County Road 19 $6,000,000 2027  
83 I90 Blacktop repaving westbound Interstate 90 from Highway 76 to Nodine $4,000,000 2029  
81 US61 Blacktop repaving northbound lanes of Highway 61 from Highway 14 to Highway 42 and southbound lanes from Highway 14 to Highway 248 $13,500,000 2028  
81 MN19 Blacktop repaving Highway 19 from Interstate 35 to Highway 3 $2,900,000 2026  
77 US63 Blacktop repaving Highway 63 from the west junction with Highway 16 to the Root River Bridge in Stewartville $5,400,000 2029  
74 US218 Blacktop repaving Highway 218 from Highway 30 to Highway 14 $5,600,000 2023  
74 US218 Blacktop repaving Highway 218 from I-90 to south of Highway 30 $6,600,000 2026  
73 US14 Blacktop repaving on Highway 14 from I-35 to Highway 218 $1,600,000 2027  
72 US52 Blacktop repaving Highway 52 from Highway 80 to Fillmore County Road 5 $3,800,000 2026  
71 US52 Blacktop repaving Highway 52 from the Iowa border to Filmore County Road 22 $4,900,000 2030  
68 MN16 Blacktop repaving Highway 16 from Highway 44 in Hokah to Highway 26 and Highways 16 and 61 in La Crescent $2,200,000 2025  
67 I90 Concrete repaving westbound I-90 from Alden to Highway 13 $12,200,000 2025  
65 US61 Future pavement project on Highway 61 from the Wisconsin border to the Highway 16 split $1,600,000 Not selected  
63 I35 Concrete pavement repairs on Interstate 35 from the Iowa border to Highway 30 $10,300,000 Not selected  
60 I35 Blacktop repaving I-35 from Rice County Road 2 to Rice County Road 48 $11,400,000 2028 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
59 I35 Concrete repaving all lanes of I-35 from Rice County Road 48 to Highway 21. $9,600,000 2023 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
57 US52 Concrete repaving of Highway 52 northbound lanes from 85th Street to Goodhue County Road 7 $25,300,000 Not selected  
56 I90 Blacktop repaving westbound lanes of I-90 from Mower County Road 46 to Highway 16 $9,100,000 2027 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
56 US52 Reconstruct southbound lanes of Highway 52 from near Highway 19 to near Highway 60.  Replace bridges 9414, 9483, 9659, 9660, 9662 and 91048. $46,500,000 2022  
56 US14 Concrete repaving eastbound Highway 14 from Byron to Rochester $14,300,000 2030 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
55 US52 Blacktop repaving Highway 52 southbound lanes from Highway 60 to south of Highway 19, excluding reconstructed miles $4,100,000 2029 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
54 I90 Blacktop repaving all lanes of I-90 from Winona County Road 12 to Highway 61 near Dakota $3,800,000 2024 Past pavement performance decreases at a higher rate at end of pavement life.
54 I90 Concrete repaving westbound I-90 from Highway 43 to Highway 76 $11,900,000 2026 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
53 US61 Blacktop repaving Highway 61 from Homer to Winona $6,200,000 2027 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
51 I35 Blacktop repaving I-35 from Straight River to Highway 14 $3,000,000 2027 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
49 US61 Future pavement project of Highway 61 from I-90 to Homer $13,400,000 Not selected  
49 MN43 Blacktop repaving Highway 43 from Jct I 90 to Highway 61 $3,700,000 2029 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
38 I35 Blacktop repaving I-35 southbound from Rice County Road 9 to Heath Creek Rest Area $4,300,000 2028 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
38 I35 Concrete repaving of I 35, NB from Rice County Road 9 to Heath Creek Rest Area $9,200,000 2029 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
37 I35 Blacktop repaving southbound I-35 north of Highway 30 to north of Bridge 74803 In Steele County $3,300,000 2023 Past pavement performance decreases at a higher rate at end of pavement life.
37 US52 Concrete repaving southbound Highway 52 from Olmsted County Road 12 to south junction of Highway 60 $13,700,000 2027 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
36 US52 Concrete repaving of Highway 52 northbound lanes from Goodhue County Road 7 to Cannon Falls $31,200,000 2030 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
36 US14 Blacktop repaving westbound Highway 14 from Byron to Rochester $4,100,000 2029 Project is preventative in nature - other projects in the area will cause this roadway to deteriorate faster than the RQI model can predict
35 I90 Concrete repaving eastbound lanes of I-90 from Mower County Road 46 to Highway 16 $20,000,000 2028 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations
33 I90 Blacktop repaving of I-90 eastbound lanes from Highway 63 to Olmsted County Road 19 $6,200,000 2029 RQI forecast doesn't reflect on the ground conditions or expectations

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