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Non-National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 1

Scoring criteria for non-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 the potential to transfer jurisdiction of the road to a city or county, 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.

What was 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 2024

Score Route  Year Planned (FY) Description High Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes  Comments
85 MN48 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 48 from just east of I-35 to Pine County Road 21  $4,800,000 Corridor study in progress
81 MN23 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 23 from Boyd St to I-35  $2,300,000 Cost is greater than available budget
79 MN23 2030 Resurface Hwy 23 from 0.4 miles east of Pine/Carlton County line to St. Louis River $8,300,000 0901-81
77 MN73 2025-2026 Resurface Hwy 73 from 0.4 miles South of Johnson Rd to Hwy 1 $13,800,000 6930-41
76 MN1 2029 Resurface Hwy 1 from Hwy 53 to Hwy 169 $10,650,000 6902-28
76 MN135 2028-2029 Resurface Hwy 135 from just north of the Embarrass River to Hwy 1 $7,900,000 6913-38
76 MN23 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 23 from Main St in Askov to just east of the Pine/Carlton County line  $10,900,000 Cost is greater than available budget
76 MN45 2032 Resurface Hwy 45 from Hwy 210 in Carlton to I-35 $2,933,000 0910-34
76 MN73 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 73 from just north of CR 86 to Hwy 2  $4,800,000 Cost is greater than available budget
75 MN23 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 23 from Becks Rd/St. Louis County Road 3 to just south of 83rd Ave  $3,400,000 Cost is greater than available budget; also scored as urban project
74 MN169 2027-2028 Resurface Hwy 169 from Hidden Valley Rd to CR 18 (Power Dam Rd) $3,901,000 3809-09
74 MN39 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 39 from Hwy 23 to MN/WI state line  $700,000 2019 project
74 MN73 2034 Resurface Hwy 73 from 13th St NW in Chisholm to just south of Johnson Road $5,774,000 6930-1124106
73 MN11 2032 Resurface Hwy 11 from just east of CR 23 to end of Hwy 11 $5,042,000 3606-68
73 MN73 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 73 from just north of 3rd Ave to north of Carlton County Road 129  $5,700,000
71 MN1 2033 Resurface Hwy 1 from east of Hwy 38 in Effie to just north of Bass Lake Campground Rd $8,280,000 3101-1124104
71 MN73 2032 Resurface Hwy 73 from bridge over West Swan River to Hwy 169 in Hibbing $6,673,000 9261-1124103
70 MN1 2032 Resurface Hwy 1 from Salveson Rd to Hwy 61 $3,734,000 3803-35
69 MN48 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 48 from Pine County Road 21 to MN/WI state line  $7,300,000  
67 MN1 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 1 from just west of Hwy 38 to just north of Itasca County road 38  $300,000
67 MN73 2033 Resurface Hwy 73 from 1st Ave in Floodwood to just north of CR 191  $3,613,000 6928-31
66 MN1 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 1 from just north of the Kawishiwi River to just south of the Kawishiwi River  $300,000
66 MN27 2034 Resurface Hwy 27 from Aitkin-Carlton County line to Hwy 73 $14,300,000 0902-1124105
66 MN73 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 73 from I-35 to just north of the Moose Horn River  $7,000,000  
65 MN1 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 1 from just west of St Louis County Road 21 to Hwy 169 and Highway 169 from Hwy 1 to Hidden Valley Rd  $7,500,000
64 MN38 2029 Resurface Hwy 38 from just north of S Jct CR 49 to just north of CR 19 and from 0.9 miles south of CR 262 to Newburg Bay Rd $4,360,000 3108-86
63 MN38 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 38 from just north of Itasca County Road 19 to south limits of Bigfork  $12,700,000
62 MN1 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 1 from New Tomahawk Rd to Isabella/NFD-172  $1,800,000
62 MN70 2033 Resurface Hwy 70 from CR 61 to just east of CR 61 $500,000 5811-14
60 MN65 2031 Resurface Hwy 65 from Hwy 169 to just north of Hawkins Ave in Nashwauk $775,000 3112-38
56 MN1 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 1 from Hwy 169 to just north of the Kawishiwi River  $7,800,000
47 MN1 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 1 from just north of the Kawishiwi River to just west of T-273  $3,400,000
45 MN73 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 73 from  just north of the Moose Horn River to Hwy 27  $200,000
40 MN27 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 27 from Kenwood Ave to Carlton County Road 61  $400,000
27 MN123 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 123 from Pine County Road 30 to Hwy 23  $1,400,000
18 MN37 Not Selected Repair Hwy 37 concrete pavement from Hwy 169 to just east of Iron Jct Rd  $100,000
18 MN38 Not Selected Resurface Hwy 38 from Hwy 2 to 17th St NW  $400,000

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