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
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- 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 2021
| Score | Route | Description | High Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes | Year Planned (FY) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | I35 | Reconstruct I-35 from .5 miles south of Boundary Ave to bridge over Hwy 23 | $28,550,000 | 2029 | 6982-1072803; interim project in 2021 (6982-318) |
| 95 | I35 | In Duluth Resurface I-35 under the 5th Ave W bridge & from Highway 23 to 50th | $1,350,000 | 2028 | 6982-344 |
| 92 | MN61 | MN 61, NB and SB, in Duluth, from 26 Ave E. To 0.14 mi. N. 60th Avenue East, Const Roundabout at 26th & 40th Ave. E., Pavement Resurface, Trail | $833,000 | 2025 | Listed as one project in STIP; 6925-145 |
| 92 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 13th St SW to Hwy 2 | $3,000,000 | 2030 | 3115-1038336 |
| 92 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 10th Ave NE in Grand Rapids to Morrison Ave in Coleraine | $8,330,000 | 2028 | 3115-1037792 |
| 91 | I535 | Resurface I-535 from railroad bridge to Jct I-35/Hwy 53 | $730,000 | Not Selected | Partially covered by Twin Ports Interchange project |
| 88 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of wayside rest to the Rice River bridge | $7,100,000 | Not Selected | Cost is greater than available budget |
| 88 | I35 | Repair concrete pavement & storm sewer repair on NB and SB I-35 in Duluth from 5th Ave to 0.7 Miles South 21st ave East | $2,600,000 | 2024 | 6982-336 |
| 87 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from 2nd Ave NW to just north of the wayside rest in Virginia and resurface 7 ramps at the Hwy 169/Hwy 53 intersections | $7,480,000 | 2027 | Project includes ramps; 6918-102/6919-19 |
| 85 | US169 | Resurface North Bound Hwy 169 from .4 miles West of County Road 67 to County Road 109 & South Bound Hwy 169 from just North of County Road 5 to just South of County Road 109 | $16,900,000 | 2024 | 6935-94 |
| 84 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Itasca County Road 62 to just west of 10th Ave NW | $3,000,000 | Not Selected | Waiting to avoid simultaneous or multiple years of detours in the same area |
| 83 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just northeast of old Hwy 169 to Hwy 73 | $6,740,000 | Not Selected | Cost is greater than available budget |
| 83 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from Hwy 37 to Vermillion Dr | $2,950,000 | 2027 | 6918-100 |
| 82 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from St Louis County Road 682/691 to the St Louis River bridge | $4,580,000 | Not Selected | Cost is greater than available budget |
| 82 | MN33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Carlton County Road 116 to 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 | $5,270,000 | Not Selected | Preventive maintenance planned for 2022 to improve/extend life until later programming |
| 82 | MN61 | Resurface NB Hwy 61 from Saint Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to St. Louis County Road 42 (Homestead Rd) and SB Hwy 61 from St. Louis County Road 33 (McQuade Rd) to Knife River | $6,090,000 | 2028 | 6926-56 |
| 81 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 2.6 miles north of Lake County Rd 6 to 1.4 Miles south of Cook County Road 79 | $1,020,000 | 2031 | 1601-66 |
| 81 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just north of Piedmont Ave to just south of Mall Dr | $4,230,000 | 2028 | 6915-1038826 |
| 81 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from 8th Ave E to just south of St. Louis County 92 | $1,110,000 | Not Selected | District does not expect pavement segment(s) to deteriorate as fast as model predicts. |
| 81 | MN11 | Resurface Hwy 11 from just west of Koochiching County Road 332 to 6th Ave W in International Falls | $5,120,000 | 2028 | Scored as urban pavement; 3605-43 |
| 80 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of 19th Ave NW to Hwy 169 | $3,770,000 | 2028 | Scored as urban pavement; 3103-1037794 |
| 80 | MN33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from 1.5 miles south of Hwy 2 to railroad bridge | $2,990,000 | Not Selected | Preventive maintenance planned for 2022 to improve/extend life until later programming |
| 80 | US53 | Resurface NB Hwy 53 from 1.1 miles south of Saint Louis County Road 52 to Bridge 69019 | $2,070,000 | 2029 | 6917-1038383 |
| 78 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 60th Ave E to Brighton Beach Rd; Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of Brighton Beach Rd to just north of Superior St | $1,060,000 | 2028 | Listed as two projects in the CHIP; 6925-1037834 and 6925-1038655 |
| 78 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Cook County Road 14 to Reservation Bay Rd | $14,850,000 | 2028 | 1603-54 |
| 77 | MN61 | Resurface roadway from 0.3 miles North of Superior St to St. Louis County Road 33/Mcquade. |
$2,800,000 | 2024 | 6925-144 |
| 77 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Floodwood to St Louis County Road 845 | $9,050,000 | Not Selected | |
| 77 | I35 | Resurface I-35 from north of tunnel to Hwy 61/London Rd | $1,590,000 | Not Selected | |
| 76 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Cook to south limits of Cook | $170,000 | Not Selected | |
| 75 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from Hwy 194 to just east of Boundary Ave in Proctor | $10,800,000 | 2026 | Scored as urban pavement; 6908-68 |
| 75 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from Pokegama Lake bridge to 13th St SW | $3,160,000 | Not Selected | |
| 75 | I535 | Resurface I-535 from Blatnik bridge to railroad bridge | $360,000 | Not Selected | |
| 75 | MN33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from I-35 to roundabout | $250,000 | Not Selected | |
| 75 | US71 | Resurface Hwy 71 from Hwy 11 to Hwy 53/2nd Ave W | $40,000 | Not Selected | |
| 74 | MN210 | Resurface Hwy 210 from railroad bridge to just east of I-35 | $9,770,000 | Not Selected | |
| 73 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles north of Lake County Road 22 to Mary St | $1,650,000 | 2030 | 3806-1038873 |
| 73 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just west of Pincherry Rd to E Bass Lake Rd | $2,690,000 | 2030 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 3103-1038975 |
| 73 | US53 | Resurface NB Hwy 53 from Saint Louis County Road 13 to 1.6 miles north of Hwy 33 | $21,000,000 | 2031 | 6916-166 |
| 73 | MN33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from Cloquet Ave to bridge 09008 in Cloquet | $840,000 | 2029 | Scored as urban pavement; 0906-1038528 |
| 73 | MN23 | Resurface Hwy 23 from Hwy 107 to I-35 | $4,900,000 | 2030 | 5801-1039097 |
| 72 | MN61 | Realign and replace the Silver Creek Bridge and approaches in Lake County |
$6,860,000 | 2022 | Bridge project; 3805-79 (tied to 3805-99) |
| 72 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County Road 5 to just south of Saint Louis County Road 5 | $1,760,000 | Not Selected | |
| 71 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from just east of Hwy 200 to just west of Floodwood | $6,670,000 | Not Selected | |
| 71 | MN194 | Reconstruct NB and SB Hwy 194 from Hwy 53 (Trinity Rd) to 200 feet north of Mesaba Ave in Duluth | $14,400,000 | 2026 | Scored as urban pavement; 6933-99 |
| 70 | MN61 | Repair Highway 61 in locations between Two Harbors and just south of Lake County Road 5 in Silver Bay | $1,950,000 | 2027 | 3804-1090403 |
| 70 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from Little Fork River bridge just north of Saint Louis County Road 901 | $26,530,000 | Not Selected | |
| 69 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from 5th St SW to just east of Deer River | $200,000 | Not Selected | |
| 69 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just north of Saint Louis County 7 to Hwy 53 | $600,000 | Not Selected | |
| 68 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just north of bridge 91367 to just north of Palisade Creek | $1,940,000 | Not Selected | |
| 68 | US2 | Resurface EB and WB Hwy 2 in Grand Rapids to just east of La Prairie Ave |
$3,310,000 | 2024 | Scored as urban pavement; 3104-61 |
| 68 | MN11 | Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 71 to just east of Hwy 71 | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 68 | US169 | Resurface Hwy 169 from just south of the Aitkin/Itasca County line to Itasca County Road 437 | $9,480,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 3115-128 |
| 68 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1.3 miles south of Cutface Creek to just south of UT 89 | $2,360,000 | 2030 | District anticipates the pavement condition will deteriorate faster than the model is projecting 1602-1038215 |
| 67 | MN61 | 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 south of CR 1 to just north of Gooseberry River | $1,060,000 | 2028 | Ongoing maintenance concerns; 3806-1037835 |
| 67 | US2 | Reconstruct Hwy 2 from just west of CR 73 to just west of CR 74 in Warba | $4,000,000 | 2027 | Scored as urban pavement; 3104-63 |
| 67 | MN61 | Repair concrete pavement on Hwy 61 from just south of Lake County Road 1 to just north of Gooseberry River; Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel | $2,130,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); previously listed as two projects in CHIP 3805-111 |
| 66 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from just south of Mary St to Beaver Bay bridge | $400,000 | Not Selected | |
| 65 | I35 | Repair I-35 concrete in locations between north of Hinckley to Hwy 53 | $2,500,000 | 2028 | Scores 95 if in 2030 or 2031, funding available in 2029; 5880-1090423 |
| 65 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from just south of Hwy 33 to Hwy 33 NB | $100,000 | Not Selected | |
| 65 | MN194 | Resurface Hwy 194 from Superior St to I-35 | $220,000 | 2025 | Part of CHIP bridge project 6933-101 |
| 63 | US61 | Concrete pavement repair on Hwy 61 from just south of the Silver Creek Tunnel to just north of the Silver Creek Tunnel | $770,000 | 2027 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2028 CHIP); 3805-1038872; Previously score 63 |
| 62 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from south limits of Cook to Little Fork River bridge | $770,000 | Not Selected | |
| 61 | MN33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from railroad bridge to Hwy 53 | $10,160,000 | Not Selected | |
| 60 | US2 | 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 | $6,600,000 | 2023 | Selected prior to policy (in 2019-2022 STIP); 3104-62 |
| 60 | US2 | Hwy 2, 0.1 mile west of Saint Louis County Road 874 to Hwy 194, Resurface Hwy and construct roundabout at Hwy2/Hwy194 | $6,500,000 | 2023 | To coordinate with the timing of MnDOT safety project; 6908-61 |
| 58 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from Beaver Bay bridge to just north of bridge 91367 | $1,780,000 | Not Selected | |
| 58 | MN33 | Resurface Hwy 33 from just north of Doddridge Ave to Cloquet Ave in Cloquet | $1,930,000 | 2029 | Scored as urban pavement; 0905-56 |
| 50 | MN61 | MN 61, NB and SB, in Duluth, from 26 Ave E. To 0.14 mi. N. 60th Avenue East, Const Roundabout at 26th & 40th Ave. E., Pavement Resurface, Trail | $70,000 | Not Selected | Included in 6925-145 |
| 46 | US2 | Resurface Hwy 2 from north end of grass median to I-35 | $90,000 | Not Selected | |
| 46 | I35 | 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 | $6,220,000 | 2029 | RQI forecast doesn’t reflect on the ground conditions or expectations; 0980-1038133 |
| 41 | MN194 | Resurface Hwy 194 from just north of Mesaba Ave to Superior St | $1,240,000 | Not Selected | |
| 41 | MN33 | Repair Hwy 33 concrete pavement from roundabout to just north of Doddridge Ave | $690,000 | Not Selected | |
| 39 | US53 | Resurface SB Hwy 53 from just north of Hwy 169 to Rice River bridge | $6,340,000 | 2031 | 6920-57; Scores higher with earlier project, so good candidate to move up if budget becomes available. |
| 35 | MN61 | Reconstruct Hwy 61 from just north of the DM&IR railway bridge to just east of 5th St | $6,400,000 | 2025 | Scored as urban pavement; 3804-62 |
| 30 | US53 | 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 | Not Selected | |
| 27 | MN61 | Resurface Hwy 61 from 1 mile north of Crow Creek to just south of Lake County Road 1 | $2,070,000 | Not Selected | |
| 25 | US53 | Resurface Hwy 53 from 4th St to just north of Piedmonth Ave | $580,000 | Not Selected |