National Highway System pavement projects
MnDOT District 1
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.
What's was selected
Related links
- District 1 project selection
- District 1 Non-National Highway System pavement projects
- District 1 Urban pavement projects
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 2024
| Score | Route | Year Planned (FY) | Description | High Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes | Comments |
| 96 | I35 | 2029-2033 | Reconstruct I-35 from .5 miles south of Boundary Ave to bridge over Hwy 23 and replace four bridges | $32,000,000 | 6982-359 |
| 95 | I35 | 2028 | Resurface I-35 under the 5th Ave W bridge and from Hwy 23 to 50th Ave W in Duluth | $1,400,000 | 0906-50 |
| 92 | MN61 | 2026-2027 | On London Rd in Duluth, from 26 Ave E. to just north of. 60th Ave. E., construct roundabout at 26th and 40th Ave. E., resurface pavement and install trail and on Interstate 35 South Bound at 21st Ave E. install freeway closure gates. | $20,200,000 | 6925-145 |
| 92 | MN73 | 2034 | In Chisholm reconstruct State Highway 73 from Jct US169 to 4th Ave NW | $9,264,000 | 6930-43 |
| 92 | US169 | 2031 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 13th St SW to Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids | $3,666,000 | 3115-131 |
| 92 | US169 | 2033 | Resurface Hwy 169 from east Jct Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids to just west of Elizabeth Ave in Coleraine | $11,252,000 | 3116-155 |
| 91 | I535 | 2030 | Reconstruct Interstate 535 between Twin Ports Interchange and Garfield Interchange in Duluth | $5,300,000 | 6980-63 |
| 88 | I35 | 2025 | Northbound and Southbound I-35 in Duluth Repair concrete pavement and interchange ramps from Lake Ave to 0.7 miles South of 21st Ave E. | $2,235,226 | 6929-24 |
| 88 | MN61 | 2027-2028 | Hwy 61 from 2.6 miles north County Rd 6 to 0.20 mi. North Leveaux Ridge Rd. Resurface Pavement | $8,500,000 | 1601-66 |
| 88 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of wayside rest to the Rice River bridge | $7,100,000 | Cost is greater than available budget |
| 84 | US2 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Itasca County Road 62 to just west of 10th Ave NW | $3,000,000 | Waiting to avoid simultaneous or multiple years of detours in the same area |
| 83 | US169 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 169 from just northeast of old Hwy 169 to Hwy 73 | $6,740,000 | Crack sealed in 2022; Cost is greater than available budget. |
| 82 | MN33 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Carlton County Road 116 to 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 | $5,270,000 | Chip sealed in 2022 |
| 82 | MN61 | 2029 | Resurface NB Hwy 61 from CR 33 (McQuade Rd) to CR 42 (Homestead Rd) and SB Hwy 61 from CR 33 (McQuade Rd) to Knife River | $8,500,000 | 6926-56 |
| 82 | US169 | 2031 | Resurface Hwy 169 from CR 64 (Harristown Rd) to 13th St SW in Grand Rapids | $4,934,000 | 3115-129 |
| 82 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from St Louis County Road 682/691 to the St Louis River bridge | $4,580,000 | Cost is greater than available budget |
| 81 | US169 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 169 from 8th Ave E to just south of St. Louis County 92 | $1,110,000 | District does not expect pavement segment(s) to deteriorate as fast as model predicts. |
| 81 | US53 | 2028 | Resurface Hwy 53/Trinity Rd from just north of Piedmont Ave to Hwy 194/Central Entrance in Duluth | $4,230,000 | 0905-56 |
| 80 | MN33 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 33 from 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 to railroad bridge | $2,990,000 | Chip sealed in 2022 |
| 78 | I35 | 2029 | Resurface I-35 from .5 miles south of Boundary Ave to bridge over Hwy 23 | $2,000,000 | 6982-366 |
| 78 | MN61 | 2030 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of CR 14 to Reservation Bay Rd and resurface bridges over Flute Reed River and Brule River | $16,913,000 | 1603-54 |
| 78 | MN61 | 2029 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of 60th Ave E to just north of N. Superior St. | $1,060,000 | 6925-147 |
| 77 | I35 | 2033 | Resurface I-35 from 2.6 miles south of CR 4 to the north end of the Hwy 210 bridge | $16,485,000 | 0980-168 |
| 77 | I35 | Not Selected | Resurface I-35 from north of tunnel to Hwy 61/London Rd | $1,590,000 | |
| 76 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Cook to south limits of Cook | $170,000 | |
| 75 | MN33 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 33 from I-35 to roundabout | $250,000 | |
| 75 | US71 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 11 to Hwy 53/2nd Ave W | $40,000 | |
| 74 | MN210 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 210 from railroad bridge to just east of I-35 | $9,770,000 | |
| 73 | MN23 | 2034 | Resurface Hwy 23 from Hwy 107 to I-35 | $5,715,000 | 5801-1039097 |
| 73 | US2 | 2031 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Pincherry Rd to E Bass Lake Rd in Cohasset | $2,974,000 | 3103-72 |
| 73 | US53 | 2034 | Resurface NB Hwy 53 from CR 13 to 1.6 miles north of Hwy 33 | $24,070,000 | 6916-116 |
| 72 | US169 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County Road 5 to just south of Saint Louis County Road 5 | $1,760,000 | Crack sealed in 2022 |
| 70 | MN61 | 2027 | Repair Highway 61 in locations between Two Harbors and just south of CR 5 in Silver Bay | $2,150,000 | 3804-64 |
| 70 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from Little Fork River bridge just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 | $26,530,000 | |
| 69 | US169 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County 7 to Hwy 53 | $600,000 | |
| 69 | US2 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 2 from 5th St SW to just east of Deer River | $200,000 | |
| 68 | MN11 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 71 to just east of Hwy 71 | $100,000 | |
| 68 | MN33 | 2034 | Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Witte Rd to Hwy 53 | $15,035,000 | 6911-1124107 |
| 68 | MN61 | 2030 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek to just south of UT 89 | $2,582,000 | 1602-54 |
| 68 | MN61 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of bridge 91367 to just north of Palisade Creek | $1,940,000 | |
| 68 | US169 | 2032 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of the Aitkin/Itasca County line to CR 64 (Harristown Rd) | $13,300,000 | 3115-128 |
| 67 | MN61 | 2029 | Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel and from just north of Crow Creek to just north of Gooseberry River | $2,886,000 | 3805-111 |
| 67 | MN61 | 2032 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.2 miles north of the Gooseberry River to 0.85 miles south of the Split Rock River and 1.3 miles north of CR 22 to Beaver Bay Bridge | $3,957,000 | 3806-72 |
| 65 | I35 | 2028 | Repair I-35 concrete in locations between north of Hinckley to Hwy 53 and General Andrews and Kettle River rest area pavement repair. | $4,000,000 | 8821-347 |
| 65 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Hwy 33 to Hwy 33 NB | $100,000 | |
| 62 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from south limits of Cook to Little Fork River bridge | $770,000 | |
| 61 | MN33 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 33 from railroad bridge to Hwy 53 | $10,160,000 | Chip sealed in 2022 |
| 58 | MN61 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 61 from Beaver Bay bridge to just north of bridge 91367 | $1,780,000 | |
| 46 | I35 | 2030-2031 | Resurface NB and SB I-35 from the north end of the Hwy 210 bridge to the north end of the St Louis River bridge | $11,000,000 | 0980-166 |
| 46 | US2 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 2 from north end of grass median to I-35 | $90,000 | |
| 41 | MN194 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 194 from just north of Mesaba Ave to Superior St | $1,240,000 | |
| 41 | MN33 | Not Selected | Repair Hwy 33 concrete pavement from roundabout to just north of Doddridge Ave | $690,000 | |
| 39 | US53 | 2031 | Resurface SB Hwy 53 from just north of Hwy 169 to Rice River bridge | $6,332,000 | 6920-57 |
| 30 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from 1.64 miles north of Hwy 33 to 1.1 miles south of St. Louis County Road 52 | $2,560,000 | |
| 27 | MN61 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1 mile north of Crow Creek to just south of Lake County Road 1 | $2,070,000 | |
| 25 | US53 | Not Selected | Resurface Hwy 53 from 4th St to just north of Piedmont Ave | $580,000 |