Urban non-freeway/non-expressway pavement projects
MnDOT District 3
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.
What was selected
Related Links
- District 3 project selection
- District 3 National Highway System pavement projects
- District 3 Non-National Highway System 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 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 |