National Highway System pavement projects
MnDOT District 1
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 December 2020
| Score | Route | Description | High Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes | Year Planned (FY) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | I35 | Resurface I-35 from Hwy 23 to 50th Ave W | $300,000 | 2026 | |
| 92 | MN 61 | Resurface northbound and southbound Hwy 61 from 28th Ave E to 60th Ave E in Duluth | $3,100,000 | 2025 | |
| 92 | I35 | Resurface I-35 from Ramsey Street to Hwy 23 | $400,000 | 2021 | Partially covered by TPI project limits |
| 92 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 10th Ave NE in Grand Rapids to Morrison Ave in Coleraine | $8,300,000 | 2028 | |
| 92 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 13th St SW to Hwy 2 | $3,000,000 | 2030 | |
| 91 | I535 | Resurface I-535 from railroad bridge to Jct I-35/Hwy 53 | $600,000 | 2021 | Partially covered by Twin Ports Interchange; remainder under consideration |
| 90 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from Hwy 194 to just east of Boundary Ave in Proctor | $10,300,000 | 2026 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 88 | I35 | Repair concrete pavement on Northbound and Southbound I-35 in Duluth from Lake Ave to south of 21st Ave E | $2,400,000 | 2024 | |
| 86 | I35 | Resurface I-35 under the 5th Ave bridge | $700,000 | 2026 | |
| 86 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of wayside rest to the Rice River bridge | $14,000,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 85 | MN 61 | Resurface Highway from Knife River to .3 mi. South Lake County Highway 61 | $6,600,000 | 2022 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 84 | US 169 | Resurface North Bound Hwy 169 from .4 miles West of St Louis County Road 67 to St Louis County Road 109 & South Bound Hwy 169 from just North of St Louis County Road 5 to just South of St Louis County Road 109 | $14,200,000 | 2024 | |
| 83 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from Hwy 37 to Vermillion Dr | $3,000,000 | 2027 | |
| 82 | MN 61 | Resurface SB Hwy 61 from St Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to Knife River and NB Hwy 61 from St Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to St Louis County Road 42 (Homestead Rd) | $6,300,000 | 2028 | Listed as two projects in the CHIP |
| 82 | I35 | Resurface I-35 from 2.6 miles north of Carlton County Road 4 to Hwy 210 | $11,000,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 82 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of bridge 69031 to just north of St Louis Count Road 52 in Cotton | $8,100,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 81 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 2.6 miles north Lake County Road 6 to 1.4 Miles south of Cook County Road 79 | $4,600,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 81 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 8th Ave E to just south of St Louis County Road 92 | $1,200,000 | Not Selected | District does not expect pavement segment(s) to deteriorate as fast as model predicts. |
| 81 | MN 194 | Reconstruct NB and SB Hwy 194 from Hwy 53 (Trinity Rd) to 200 feet north of Mesaba Ave in Duluth | $12,800,000 | 2026 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 80 | US 53 | Resurface NB Hwy 53 from 1.1 miles south of St Louis County Road 52 to Bridge 69019 | $2,000,000 | 2029 | |
| 78 | MN 11 | Resurface Hwy 11 from just west of Koochiching 332 to 6th Ave W | $4,000,000 | 2027 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 77 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Floodwood to St. Louis County 845 | $4,600,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 77 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Cook County Road 14 to Reservation Bay Rd | $13,600,000 | 2025 | |
| 77 | MN 61 | Mill and overlay Hwy 61 Northbound & Southbound in Duluth 0.3 miles North of Superior St to St Louis County Road 33/McQuade. |
$3,700,000 | 2024 | |
| 76 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Hwy 200 to just west of Floodwood | $3,400,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 76 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids to just east of La Prairie Ave |
$1,900,000 | 2024 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 76 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of Piedmont Ave to just south of Mall Dr | $4,200,000 | 2028 | |
| 76 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of St. Louis County Road 7 to Hwy 53 | $300,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 75 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Itasca County Road 62 to just west of 10th Ave NW | $3,100,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 75 | MN 33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 to railroad bridge | $3,000,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 74 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from 2nd Ave NW to just north of the wayside rest in Virginia and resurface 3 ramps at the Hwy 169/Hwy 53 intersection | $7,400,000 | 2027 | Project includes ramps |
| 73 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of 19th Ave NW to Hwy 169 | $3,600,000 | 2029 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 73 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 60th Ave E to just north of Superior St | $1,100,000 | 2028 | Listed as two projects in the CHIP |
| 73 | MN 33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Doddridge Ave to Cloquet Ave in Cloquet | $1,500,000 | 2027 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 73 | MN 33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from Cloquet Ave to bridge 09008 in Cloquet | $700,000 | 2027 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 73 | MN 210 | Resurface Hwy 210 from railroad bridge to just east of I-35 | $5,200,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 73 | MN 23 | Resurface Hwy 23 from Hwy 107 to I-35 | $4,200,000 | 2028 | |
| 72 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just northeast of old Hwy 169 to Hwy 73 | $6,800,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 71 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from Pokegama Lake bridge to 13th St SW | $3,000,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 70 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles north of Lake County Road 22 to Mary St | $1,700,000 | 2030 | |
| 70 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County 682/691 to the St Louis River bridge | $3,200,000 | Not Selected | Not a district priority. Will continue to monitor pavement performance |
| 69 | US 2 | Resurface highway from .4 mi. E. Prairie River to 1.97 Mi. East of State Highway 65 | $12,500,000 | 2021 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 69 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from 1st St SW to just east of Deer River | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 69 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Hwy 73 NB ramp to just south of Saint Louis County Road 67 | $300,000 | Not Selected | |
| 68 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of bridge 91367 to just north of Palisade Creek | $1,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 68 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek to just south of Unincorporated Township Road 89 | $2,300,000 | 2030 | District anticipates the pavement condition will deteriorate faster than the model is projecting |
| 68 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of the Aitkin/Itasca County line to Itasca County Road 437 | $9,400,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 68 | MN 11 | Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 71 to just east of Hwy 71 | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 67 | US 2 | Reconstruct Hwy 2 from 3rd Ave to the Swan River bridge in Warba | $4,000,000 | 2027 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 67 | MN 61 | Repair concrete pavement on Hwy 61 from just south of Lake County Road 1 to just north of Gooseberry River | $2,200,000 | 2028 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 67 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Split Rock entrance to 1.3 miles north of Lake County Road 22 | $300,000 | Not Selected | |
| 67 | MN 210 | Resurface and reconstruct the Highway 210/73 and drainage improvements in Cromwell in Carlton County |
$2,100,000 | 2021 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 66 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Mary St to Beaver Bay bridge | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 66 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Hwy 33 to Hwy 33 NB | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 66 | US 53 | Resurface NB Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County Road 13 to 1.6 miles north of Hwy 33 and SB Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County Road 13 to Saint Louis County Road 8 | $32,800,000 | 2030 | RQI forecast doesn’t reflect on the ground conditions or expectations; listed as two projects in the CHIP |
| 66 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from Little Fork River bridge just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 | $6,900,000 | Not Selected | |
| 66 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County road 5 to just south of Saint Louis County Road 5 | $2,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 66 | MN 194 | Resurface Hwy 194 from Superior St to I-35 | $400,000 | 2026 | Part of CHIP bridge project 6933-101 |
| 66 | MN 33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Carlton County 116 to 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 | $3,900,000 | Not Selected | |
| 65 | US 2 | Highway 2 from Highway 65 to Highway 200 Resurface Highway and Junction of Highway 2 and Highway 65 in Swan River, Construct Roundabout, Turn Lanes. Safety Improvements | $8,600,000 | 2023 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 65 | MN 61 | Reconstruct Hwy 61 from just north of the DM&IR railway bridge to just east of 5th St | $6,600,000 | 2025 | Scored as urban pavement |
| 65 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 to just north of Kinmount Creek bridge | $6,400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 65 | US 71 | Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 11 to Hwy 53/2nd Ave W | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 64 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Pincherry Rd to E Bass Lake Rd | $3,000,000 | 2030 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 63 | MN 61 | Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel | $700,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP) |
| 62 | MN 61 | Resurface highway from Reservation Bay Rd. to US/Canadian border |
$17,700,000 | 2021 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 62 | MN 61 | Realign and replace the Silver Creek Bridge and approaches in Lake County |
$100,000 | 2021 | Bridge project |
| 61 | MN 33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from railroad bridge to Hwy 53 | $10,200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 61 | US 71/MN 11 | Resurface the highway from 1000' south of Koochiching COunty Road 7 (Memorial Dr.) to the junction of 4th Street and from the east junction of Hwy 11 to 300' north of 2nd St. and on Highway 11 from the east junction of Highway 71 to the east junction of Highway 53 in International Falls. | $12,500,000 | 2021 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP) |
| 59 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.2 miles north of the Gooseberry River to 0.85 miles south of the Split Rock River | $1,000,000 | 2028 | Ongoing maintenance concerns |
| 58 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy & and construct roundabout at Hwy2/Hwy194 |
$4,000,000 | 2023 | To coordinate with the timing of MnDOT safety project and a culvert project |
| 58 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from Beaver Bay bridge to just north of bridge 91367 | $900,000 | Not Selected | |
| 56 | US 53 | Resurface SB Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County Road 13 to Saint Louis County Road 8 | $14,500,000 | 2029 | RQI forecast doesn’t reflect on the ground conditions or expectations |
| 53 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1 mile north of Crow Creek to just south of Lake County Road 1 | $1,400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 53 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from south limits of Cook to Little Fork River bridge | $400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 50 | I535 | Resurface I-535 from Blatnik bridge to railroad bridge | $400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 49 | I-35/MN 33 | Resurface I-35 from Hwy 210 bridge to St Louis River Bridge and Highway 33 from I-35 to I-35 NB | $6,600,000 | Not Selected | |
| 46 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from north end of grass median to I-35 | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 45 | I35 | Resurface I-35 from south of CR 138 to south of Carlton County Road 4 | $10,800,000 | Not Selected | |
| 42 | US 2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from Saint Louis County Road 845 to just west of Saint Louis County Road 874 | $3,000,000 | Not Selected | |
| 41 | MN 194 | Resurface Hwy 194 from just north of Mesaba Ave to Superior St | $1,100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 38 | I35 | I -35 In Proctor and Duluth. Pavement overlay from Boundary Ave to Central Ave |
$3,300,000 | 2022 | To coordinate with the timing of another MnDOT project, reconstruction scheduled for 2028 (scores 96). |
| 25 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from 1.64 miles north of Hwy 33 to 1.1 miles south of Saint Louis County Road 52 | $2,600,000 | Not Selected | |
| 23 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 26th Ave E to 28th Ave E in Duluth | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 22 | I35 | Resurface I-35 from bridge over railroad to 1 mile north of bridge | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 21 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just west of Hwy 65 to just northeast of old Hwy 169 | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 21 | MN 210 | Resurface Hwy 210 from 1.5 miles east of Hwy 65 to Hwy 73 in Cromwell | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 19 | US 53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from 4th St to just north of Piedmont Ave | $700,000 | Not Selected | |
| 17 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of Pokegama Lake bridge to Pokegama Lake bridge | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 16 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just northeast of Cook County Road 24 to just south of Cook County Road 7 | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 11 | MN 33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from bridge 09008 over St Louis River to just north of Carlton County Road 116 | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 7 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Silver Creek tunnel to 1 mile north of Crow Creek bridge | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 7 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Cook County Road 7 to 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 7 | MN 61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Silver Creek tunnel to Township Road 89 | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 7 | MN 210 | Resurface Hwy 210 from Hwy 65 to 1.5 miles east of Hwy 65 | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 6 | US 169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from Hwy 200 to just south of Aitkin/Itasca County line | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 6 | US 71 | Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 6 to bridge in Big Falls | $200,000 | Not Selected |