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How the projects scored in 2020

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 February 2021

Score Route  Description High Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes Year Planned (FY) Comments
94 I90 Concrete overlay westbound lanes from Railroad/Rock County Road 4 at Beaver Creek to Rock River $5,800,000 2021  
94 I90 Medium mill and overlay eastbound lanes from Railroad/Rock Count Road 4 at Beaver Creek to Rock River $4,800,000 2030  
93 I90 Thick overlay from 2 miles east of Hwy 169 to Hwy 22 $24,000,000 2025  
93 I90 Medium mill and overlay from east of Hwy 4 to Hwy 15 $6,500,000 2022  
92 I90 Medium mill and overlay from Jackson County Road 5 Bridge to 1.4 miles east of Hwy 60 $5,300,000 2029  
90 US 169 Concrete pavement repair from Hwy 93 to north of rest area access in Le Sueur $4,000,000 2030  
90 MN60 Concrete pavement repair and overlay from I-90 to Jackson County Hwy 24 $27,600,000 2029  
88 MN60 Reconstruction from 0.4 miles west of Blue Earth County Road 20 to Laclaire St in Lake Crystal $6,800,000 2024  
88 I90 Medium mill and overlay eastbound lanes from east of Hwy 4 to 2.5 miles east of Hwy 86 $10,000,000 2030  
87 I90 Mill and overlay eastbound lanes from Rock/Nobles county line to Nobles County Road 35 $8,500,000 2029  
86 US 14 Minor resurfacing from 2 miles west of Hwy 111 to east of Lookout Dr $3,500,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance.
85 US 14 Minor resurfacing from Blue Earth County road 37 to Waseca County Road 2 overpass $5,100,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance.
84 I90 Resurfacing westbound lanes from Rock County Road 35 to Rock/Nobles County Line $11,100,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance.
84 I90 Medium overlay westbound lanes from Hwy 60 to Cottonwood County Road 13 $5,900,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance.
83 I90 Thick overlay from South Dakota State Line to Rock County Road 4 at Beaver Creek $4,500,000 2028 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy. (In 2019-2022 STIP)
83 I90 Mill and overlay westbound lanes from east of Nobles County Road 13 to bridge over Nobles County Road 35 $6,500,000 2026 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy.
83 I90 Medium overlay westbound lanes from Hwy 15 to Hwy 14 $7,100,000 Not Selected   
83 I90 Medium mill and overlay eastbound lanes from Rock River to Rock/Nobles County Line $8,500,000 2029  
81 MN60 Unbonded overlay from Blue Earth County Road 114 to north end of Minnesota River Bridge  $25,800,000 Not Selected  Spacing large Mankato-North Mankato area projects between years
80 US 14 Unbonded overlay from west of Lookout Dr Bridge to Hwy 22 $19,600,000 Not Selected  Spacing large Mankato-North Mankato area projects between years
80 US 14 Concrete pavement repair from Hwy 22 to east junction Hwy 60 $5,800,000 2027 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP).
80 US 14 Medium mill and overlay from Hwy 71 to Springfield City Limits $5,300,000 2022 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy in 2019-2022 STIP).
80 MN60 Mill and overlay from east of Laclaire st to 2 miles west of Hwy 169 $6,900,000 2030  
79 US 169 Medium mill and overlay from Iowa/Minnesota border to Blue Earth County Road 52 $5,100,000 2022 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy in 2019-2022 STIP).
79 MN15 Medium overlay from Cottonwood St to 12th St South in New Ulm $900,000 Not Selected   
79 US 71 Medium mill and overlay from Iowa/Minnesota border to Riverside Dr in Jackson $6,500,000 2028 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP).
78 US 14 Minor resurfacing from Waseca County Road 2 overpass to Waseca/Steele County Line $4,200,000 Not Selected  Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance.
78 MN60 Concrete pavement repair and overlay westbound lanes from Nobles County road 47 near Brewster to north of I-90 $6,100,000 2029  
78 I90 Medium mill and overlay westbound lanes from Hwy 4 to Hwy 86 $10,000,000 2030  
77 MN60 Unbonded overlay from Watonwan County Road 5 near Butterfield to 1.2 miles west of Hwy 4 $10,300,000 2028 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP)
76 MN60 Unbonded overlay eastbound lanes from east of Hwy 15 to Blue Earth County Road 20 $3,100,000 2021 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2022 STIP).
75 US 71 Mill and overlay from I-90 to north of Jackson County Road 24 $800,000 Not Selected   
74 US 169 Concrete pavement repair and overlay from northern limits of Winnebago to southern limits of Vernon Center $4,000,000 2022 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2022 STIP).
74 US 14 Reconstruction from eastern junction of Hwy 15 to 2 miles west of Hwy 111 $74,000,000 2022 Part of Hwy 14 expansion project
74 MN60 Resurfacing from Cottonwood County Road 47 to .4 miles east of Cottonwood County Road 47 $400,000 Not Selected  Shoulder paving and dip correction. No alterations are planned to the driving lanes. 
74 MN60 Major resurfacing eastbound lanes from SW of Jackson County Road 24 south of Heron Lake to north of County Road 24 north of Heron Lake; westbound lanes from Willder to Jackson County Road 24. $9,400,000 2029 Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
74 MN60 Minor resurfacing from Iowa border to north of Nobles County Road 4 in Bigelow $1,200,000 Not Selected   
73 US 169 Unbonded overlay from north end of Minnesota River bridge to Lake St $9,300,000 2027 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
73 MN60 Minor resurfacing from north of Nobles County Road 4 in Bigelow to north of I-90 $3,600,000 Not Selected   
73 US 71 Thick overlay from Hwy 30 to 120th St in Sanborn $5,000,000 Not Selected   
71 US 14 Minor resurfacing from Hwy 60 to Blue Earth County Road 37 near Smith's Mill $1,400,000 Not Selected   
71 US 14 Reconstruction from German St to East junction of Hwy 15 $2,600,000 Not Selected  Received a new wearing course in 2018
71 MN15 Concrete pavement replacement from southern junction of Hwy 60 to northern junction Hwy 60 at Madelia $18,100,000 2022 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy. (In 2019-2022 STIP)
71 MN15 Medium mill and overlay from Martin/Watonwan County line to north of 360th St $5,900,000 2023  
71 MN60 Thin mill and overlay eastbound lanes from .69 miles east of Watonwan County 27 to Watonwan County Road 5 near Butterfield $1,200,000 Not Selected  Shoulder paving and dip correction near Mountain Lake. No alterations are planned to the driving lanes. 
70 US 169 Concrete repair from Blue Earth County road 13 to Hwy 60 $2,300,000 Not Selected   
70 MN15 Medium overlay from 1.2 miles south of Brown County road 24 to Cottonwood St in New Ulm $5,300,000 Not Selected   
70 US 59 Thick overlay from 27th St in Worthington to Hwy 62 in Fulda $16,900,000 2029 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
69 MN23 Mill and overlay from Railroad Crossing to Rock/Pipestone County Line in Jasper $4,500,000 Not Selected   
69 MN60 Unbonded overlay from Caldwell Drive to east of Cottonwood County Road 8 east of Mountain Lake $12,600,000 Not Selected   
68 US 14 Unbonded overlay eastbound lanes from Hwy 111 to 510th St cul-de-sac $10,800,000 Not Selected   
68 US 14 Medium overlay from Railroad Crossing to 8th Ave in Sleepy Eye $200,000 Not Selected   
68 MN15 Mill and overlay from I-90 to north of Goemann Rd $300,000 Not Selected   
68 MN22 Reconstruction from Le Sueur County Road 102 to Minnesota River Bridge $3,000,000 2024 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
68 US 59 Thick overlay from I-90 to Prairie Dr $400,000 2029 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
67 US 169 Mill and overlay from Faribault County road 52 to .17 miles north of Faribault County Road 52 in Blue Earth $100,000 2022 Completing as part of the Elmore to Blue Earth project. 
67 US 14 Medium mill and overlay from west of the CP overpass to west of the western junction of Brown County Road 7 near Cobden $400,000 Not Selected   
67 MN22 Medium Mill and overlay from Minnesota River Bridge to Hwy 169 $100,000 Not Selected   
66 US 14 Mill and overlay from north of County Road 27 to Palmer Ave Roundabout $2,600,000 Not Selected   
65 US 71 Mill and overlay from Prospect St to I-90 in Jackson $400,000 Not Selected   
63 US 169 Medium overlay from 1 mile north of I-90 to Hwy 109 in Winnebago $2,200,000 Not Selected   
63 MN15 Medium overlay from north of Goemann Rd to Brown/Wantonwan county line  $2,800,000 Not Selected   
63 MN15 Medium overlay from Brown/Watonwan County line to 1.2 miles south of  Brown County Road 24 near Searles $1,800,000 Not Selected   
62 US 59 Thick overlay from Prairie Dr to 27th St in Worthington $100,000 2029 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
61 US 71 Mill and overlay from Riverside Dr to Prospect St in Jackson $500,000 2028 Completing as part of the Iowa to I-90 US 71 project. 
59 US 169 Medium mill and overlay from Hwy 30 to Blue Earth County Road 13 near Garden City $2,100,000 2022 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy. (In 2019-2022 STIP) Secton from Amboy to Vernon Center will be completed in 2022
59 US 169 Thin mill and overlay southbound lanes from north of Hwy 93 to Union St In St. Peter $3,200,000 Not Selected   
59 US 169 Medium overlay from north of Faribault County Road 52 to 10th st in Blue Earth $200,000 Not Selected   
58 US 169 Resurfacing from north of Hwy 14 to south of Hwy 99 $2,900,000 Not Selected   
58 MN22 Reconstruction from Railroad bridge to Le Sueur County Road 102 $4,900,000 2024 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy; Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
58 I90 Resurface eastbound lanes from Jackson County Road 5 bridge to Hwy 86 $11,300,000 2021 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)
57 MN22 Reclaim and overlay from Blue Earth County Road 26 to Riverfront Dr $1,500,000 Not Selected   
57 MN22 Reconstruction from Riverfront Dr to North end of Railroad bridge $1,800,000 2024 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
56 MN15 Mill and overlay from Prairie Line Railroad to Hwy 19 $500,000 Not Selected   
56 MN22 Unbonded overlay from Hwy 14 to Blue Earth County Road 12 $5,000,000 Not Selected   
54 I90 Unbonded overlay eastbound lanes from Cottonwood County Road 13 to Hwy 60 $18,400,000 Not Selected   
53 US 169 Unbonded overlay from Union St in St. Peter to Hwy 93 $22,900,000 Not Selected   
53 I90 Unbonded overlay from Hwy 60 to Jackson County Road 5 bridge $16,100,000 Not Selected   
52 US 169 Unbonded overlay from Le Sueur County road 28 to Hwy 19 $13,300,000 Not Selected   
52 I90 Resurface westbound lanes from west of Hwy 109 to Hwy 22 $1,600,000 Not Selected   
52 I90 Resurface eastbound lanes from Hwy 22 to west of Hwy 109 $1,600,000 Not Selected   
48 MN60 Resurface westbound lanes from Jackson County Road 24 to .5 miles north of Brewster $900,000 2029 Coordinating with another MnDOT project.
48 MN60 Resurface westbound lanes from Watonwan County Road 5 to Cottonwood County Road 47 $2,600,000 Not Selected   
46 US 71 Medium overlay from Jackson County Road 34 to Hwy 60 $4,200,000 Not Selected   
45 MN60 Resurfacing from Alder St in Wilder to 7th st in Windom $3,000,000 Not Selected   
42 MN60 Medium overlay eastbound lanes from Jackson County Road 24 to Alder St in Wilder $2,400,000 2029 Combining with another MnDOT project.
40 US 169 Thin mill and overlay from Leland Pkwy in Blue Earth to I-90 $800,000 Not Selected   
40 US 14 Thin mill and overlay from the Palmer Ave roundabout to Garden st in New Ulm $1,800,000 Not Selected   
40 US 71 Thin mill and overlay from Sanborn City limits to Hwy 14 $200,000 Not Selected   
36 MN60 Thick overlay from 16th St to John Caldwell Dr/490th Ave $2,000,000 Not Selected   
34 US 169 Thin mill and overlay from.7 miles north of I-90 to 1 mile north of I-90 $400,000 Not Selected   
33 I90 Unbonded overlay westbound lanes from Hwy 86 to Jackson County Road 5 bridge $21,600,000 Not Selected   
33 I90 Unbonded overlay westbound lanes from 2.1 miles east of Faribault County Road 5 Bridge $27,300,000 Not Selected   
33 I90 Reconstruction eastbound lanes from Nobles county road 35 to Nobles county road 13 $7,700,000 Not Selected   
30 MN60 Unbonded overlay westbound lanes from east of Hwy 15 to Blue Earth County Road 20 $10,800,000 Not Selected   
29 MN23 Thin mill and overlay from Railroad crossing south of Jasper to Hwy 269 $100,000 Not Selected   
29 MN60 Unbonded overlay from 1.2 miles west of Hwy 4 to Hwy 15 bridge $54,100,000 Not Selected   
23 MN60 Reconstruction from John Caldwell Dr in Windom to 1.7 miles west of Cottonwood Count Road 9 near Mountain Lake  $18,800,000 Not Selected   
18 US 169 Reconstruction from Hwy 99 to Minnesota Ave/Frontage road in St. Peter $2,600,000 2023 Coordinating with another MnDOT HSIP project.
16 US 14 Mill and overlay from Springfield City limits to Railroad Crossing near Sleepy eye $2,900,000 Not Selected   
14 MN60 Reconstruction from John Caldwell Dr in Windom to 1.7 miles west of Cottonwood Count Road 9 near Mountain Lake  $100,000 2028 Small segment coordinating with larger westbound lanes project.
9 MN15 Chip seal from east junction Hwy 14 to .6 miles north of Hwy 14 $200,000 Not Selected   
8 MN15 Mill and overlay from Hwy 60 to Brown County Line $3,200,000 2022 Project originally selected prior to project selection policy (in 2019-2022 STIP)

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