Specialty and competitive programs
Intelligent Transportation Systems
The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) program funds the installation of new or upgrade of existing electronics, communications, or information processing systems or services to improve the efficiency and safety of the state highway system.
Potential projects are identified by MnDOT district staff, who provide project requests to the MnDOT Office of Traffic Engineering.
What’s been selected?
Related Links
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Highway Safety Improvement Program – Metro
- Highway Safety Improvement Program – Greater Minnesota
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.
Last updated April 2024
| Score | District | Description | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.2 | 3 | I-94 Phase 2 ITS, St. Joe to Albany – Parts A, B, C (Scalable) | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | FY 2029 | None |
| 89.7 | CO | Road Weather Information System RPU Upgrades | $1,798,134 | $1,000,000 | FY 2029 | None |
| 72.2 | 7 | I-90 Road Closed Systems | $1,500,000 | N/A | FY 2026 (2029) | Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2026 project as requested. |
| 71 | 4 | Detroit Lakes Fiber Installation and Cameras | $525,000 | N/A | FY 2029 | Not Selected |
| 71 | 7 | Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems | $600,000 | N/A | FY 2027 (2029) | Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2027 project as requested. |
| Score | District | Description | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | D3 | Along I-94 from Stearns CSAH 75 to CSAH 2 | $750,000 | $750,000 | FY 2028 | None |
| 77.2 | D6 | I-35 from N Jct Hwy 65 to S Jct Hwy 65 in the Albert Lea area | $650,000 | $650,000 | FY 2028 | None |
| 70.6 | D4 | Hwy 29 from I-94 to 8th Ave (RP 76.85 to RP 79.80) | $515,000 | $515,000 | FY 2028 | None |
| 78.9 | D3 | Along I-94 from Stearns CSAH 2 to CSAH 9 | $750,000 | N/A | FY 2028 | Not Selected - one project per district |
| 72.2 | D3 | Along Hwy 25 from 7th St. in Monticello to Hwy 55 in Buffalo | $750,000 | N/A | FY 2028 | Not Selected - one project per district |
| 75.4 | D7 | Hwy 14, Hwy 60, Hwy 169 (Mankato Area) | $750,000 | N/A | FY 2028 | Not Selected |
| 66.2 | D7 | Hwy 14 from Hwy 111 to CSAH 17 (R.P. 118.0 to R.P. 124.0) in Nicollet County | $750,000 | N/A | FY 2028 | Not Selected |
| 58 | metro | Hwy 47 from Bunker Lake Blvd. to Alpine Dr. | $200,000 | N/A | FY 2028 | Not Selected |
| Score | District | Description | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.8 | D1 | Duluth I-35 CCTV and Fiber Extension | $600,000 | $600,000 | FY 2027 | None |
| 84 | D7 | Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems | $750,000 | $150,000 | FY 2027 | None |
| 81.6 | D4 | Interstate Operations in Moorhead – fiber communications and cameras | $450,000 | $90,000 | FY 2027 | None |
| 75.2 | D3 | Hwy 25 ITS, Monticello to Buffalo | $750,000 | N/A | FY 2027 | Not Selected |
| 74 | D3 | Hwy 25 ITS, Big Lake to Monticello, Monticello Truck Station | $340,000 | N/A | FY 2027 | Not Selected |
| 69.4 | D7 | Hwy 14 Fiber and ITS Expansion | $750,000 | N/A | FY 2027 | Not Selected |
| 68.4 | D2 | Dynamic Message Signing | $600,000 | N/A | FY 2027 | Not Selected |
| 68.6 | D2 | Emergency Vehicle Preemption | $375,000 | N/A | FY 2027 | Not Selected |
| .0 | D6 | I-35 Freeborn County – Albert Lea | $1,300,000 | N/A | FY 2027 | This application was not considered because it did not meet all the eligibility requirements. |
| Score | District | Description | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.6 | 7 | I-90 West Road Closed Systems | $750,000 | $750,000 | FY 2026 | None |
| 15.2 | 7 | I-90 East Road Closed Systems | $675,000 | $675,000 | FY 2026 | None |
| 15 | 1 | QUAD Cities Fiber Extension and Camera Installation (Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Mt. Iron) | $275,000 | $275,000 | FY 2026 | None |
| 14.6 | 7 | Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems | $550,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 14.6 | RTMC | Northwest Metro FMS System | $700,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 14 | Metro | Fiber Optic Extension and CCTV installation | $450,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 13.8 | 3 | Hwy 23 Fiber interconnect & cameras | $290,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 13.4 | 6 | D6 I-35 Phase VI | $750,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 13.2 | 3 | Hwy 55 Fiber interconnect & cameras | $350,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 13.2 | 4 | Interstate Operations in Moorhead – fiber communications and cameras | $400,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 11.4 | 3 | Hwy 25 Fiber trunk line | $600,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Not selected |
| 0 | 3 | US Hwy 10 Fiber trunk line extension, cameras, & NID | $100,000 | $- | FY 2026 | Project withdrawn. Funded by CAV office |
| 93.2 | 3 | I-94 Phase 2 ITS, St. Joe to Albany – Parts A, B, C (Scalable) | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | FY 2029 | N/A |
| 89.7 | CO | Road Weather Information System RPU Upgrades | $1,798,134 | $1,000,000 | FY 2029 | Project withdrawn. Funded by CAV office |
| 72.7 | 7 | I-90 Road Closed Systems | $1,500,000 | $- | FY 2026 (2029) | Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2026 project as requested. |
| 71 | 4 | Detroit Lakes Fiber Installation and Cameras | $525,000 | $- | FY 2029 | Not Selected |
| 71 | 7 | Hwy 60 Road Closed Systems | $600,000 | $- | FY 2027 (2029) | Cannot use FY 2029 Funds for FY 2027 project as requested. |
| Score | District | Description | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.5 | RTMC | Freeway Management System on I-35 from County Road 70 to Metro/District 6 border | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2025 | None |
| 16.3 | D3 | Expansion of Traffic Management Systems on I-94 from West of Clearwater to Sauk Centre (CCTV) | $500,000 | $225,000 | 2025 | None |
| 15.9 | D6 | Phase V I-35 from Steele\Freeborn Co Line to North Junction US 65 in Albert Lea | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | 2024 | None |
| 15.9 | D7 | ITS and CAV Infrastructure on US Hwy 14 from New Ulm to Nicollet | $1,900,000 | $1,900,000 | 2022 | Recent funding swap with another project. |
| 15.8 | D3 | Fiber signal/camera communications on MN 210 in Brainerd | $145,000 | $150,000 | 2025 | None |
| 15.6 | D3 | Expansion of Traffic Management Systems on I-94 from Clearwater to Sauk Centre (DMS) | $200,000 | $275,000 | 2025 | None |
| 15.6 | D7 | Fiber, Vehicle Detection and PTZ Cameras on US Hwy 14 from North Mankato to Nicollet | $1,260,000 | $850,000 | 2024-2025 | District agreed to split to fit the funding. FY24 fiber only. FY25 devices. |
| 15.3 | RTMC | Freeway Management System on US 10 from Armstron Blvd to junction of MN 101/US169 | $500,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 15.0 | METRO | Fiber Optic Extension, Ethernet IP Cameras, and RTMC Equipment Project on US Hwy 101 affecting Various Signals from I-94 to CR 39 | $120,000 | $95,000 | 2023 | Metro was able to scale the funding to fit what is available for FY 2023. |
| 14.8 | D1 | QUAD Cities Fiber Extension in Virginia/Mt. Iron and Eveleth | $275,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 14.8 | D7 | Road Closed for Flooding System on MN 19 near Henderson MN | $100,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 14.6 | D7 | Road Closed Systems Replacement and equipment Retrofit on I-90 and MN60 | $1,740,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 14.5 | D1 | ITS Fiber Extension on I-35 from County Road 61 to Thompson Hill | $550,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 13.8 | D6 | TMS Phase II on Hwy 63 from south of I-90 to N Branch Root River in Stewartville | $310,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 12.2 | D6 | TMS Shelter Replacement - Rochester, US Hwy 52 at Apache, Hwy 14 at Broadway | $340,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 11.9 | D8 | Installation of Dynamic Message Boards (DMB), Hwy 23 at Marshall and Hwy 7 at Hutchinson | $200,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| 10.6 | D4 | District 4 Dynamic Message Signs on I-94 and US Hwy 10 | $600,000 | $- | Not selected | None |
| Score | District | Description | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 7 | District fiber optic network, vehicle detection and pan, tilt and zoom cameras--part 1 | $1,875,000 | $1,875,000 | 2022 | None |
| 20 | 6 | Highway 14 traffic management system phase 3 | $980,000 | $980,000 | 2023 | None |
| 20 | Metro | Highway 169 freeway management system | $800,000 | $800,000 | 2023 | None |
| 20 | 6 | I-35 traffic management system phase 4 | $1,120,000 | $0 | Not selected | Skipped for geographic balance |
| 20 | 7 | District fiber optic network, vehicle detection and pan, tilt and zoom cameras--part 2 | $1,875,000 | $0 | Not selected | Skipped for geographic balance |
| 19 | 1 | Districtwide signal communications and pan, tilt and zoom cameras | $405,000 | $405,000 | 2021 | None |
| 19 | 3 | I-94 cameras and dynamic message system | $880,000 | $260,000 | 2021 | None |
| 19 | Metro | Highway 610 freeway management system completion | $700,000 | $0 | Not selected | Skipped for geographic balance |
| 19 | Metro | I-35 freeway management system | $700,000 | $0 | Not selected | Skipped for geographic balance |
| 18 | 2 | Dynamic message signing | $500,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 18 | 6 | Highway 14 "Beltline" traffic management system enhancements | $234,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 18 | Metro | Fiber optic extension and cameras | $480,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 18 | Metro | Fiber optic extension and cameras | $520,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 18 | Metro | Internet protocol version 6 enhancements | $750,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 17 | 6 | Highway 52 South traffic management system | $520,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 16 | Metro | Ramp meter controller upgrade | $250,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 15 | 6 | Highway 63 traffic management system phase 2 | $285,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |
| 14 | 6 | Active warning system for icy conditions | $250,000 | $0 | Not selected | None |