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Non-National Highway System pavement projects

MnDOT District 8

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 August 2024

Total Score Route Description High-Level Cost Estimate for Planning Purposes Year Planned (FY) Comments
87 MN67 Construct cul-de-sac on Hwy 67 at entrance to Upper Sioux Agency State Park and replace signs.  $           330,000   2026  
85 MN4 Resurface Hwy 4 from Fairfax to Hector.  $     14,045,000  2027/2028   
85 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from Porter to Minneota; upgrade sidewalks to meet ADA standards in Porter, Taunton and Minneota; replace box culverts and bridges along project area.  $     10,500,000  2032/2033   
83 MN24 Medium overlay Highway 12 (Litchfield) to Highway 15  $       8,800,000  Not Selected  This section has not been selected because it is a thin whitetopping test section (4-inch bonded concrete overlay in 2015). District will continue to monitor performance for research purposes.
81 MN30 Resurface Hwy 30 from the Minnesota/South Dakota state line to 8th St in Pipestone.  $       1,500,000  2029  
81 US75 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay from Yellow Medicine County Road 3 (Canby) to 0.4 mi. S. of US 212  $       4,000,000  Not selected  Project was not selected due to fiscal constraints in 2030 (no new non-NHS projects were added in FY 2030)
81 US75 Medium overlay from Murray County Road 3 to US212  $       4,000,000  Not Selected  Not a district priority will continue to monitor pavement performance.
80 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from Pipestone Creek to S Valley St in Lake Benton.  $       9,300,000  2031/2032   
78 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Milan to the west jct of Hwy 29.  $       3,300,000   2028  
78 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Milan to the west jct of Hwy 29.  $       7,400,000  2028/2029   
78 MN30 Resurface Hwy 30 from Hwy 59 to the Murray/Cottonwood county line; replace bridge over Des Moines River.  $     17,150,000  2029/2030   
78 MN22 Medium overlay from Hutchinson to Highway 7  $       3,300,000  Not Selected  Candidate for reconstruction in 2034
75 MN19 Resurface Hwy 19 from Ivanhoe to CR 5.  $     22,300,000  2031/2032   
75 MN22 Resurface from US 12 to Fredericks Ave. (Eden Valley)  $       9,300,000  2032/2033   
75 US59 Reclaim and overlay from 15th Ave. (Clarkfield) to W. JCT. US 212  $       3,800,000  Not selected   
74 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from CR 4 to Willmar.  $     20,200,000  2028/2029   
74 MN55 Medium overlay from Stearns/Meeker County Line to Eden Valley  $       3,000,000  Not Selected  Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2024
74 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from N. JCT. US 71 to 0.2 mi. W. of MN 67 (Morgan)  $       3,900,000  Not selected  <Blank>
74 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from US71 to Hwy 57 in Morgan   $       3,900,000  Not Selected  <Blank>
73 MN30 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay from US 75 to Ravine St. (Lake Wilson)  $       4,300,000  Not selected  <Blank>
72 US59 Resurface Hwy 59 from Hwy 14 to CR 6 in Marshall.  $       5,300,000  2028  
71 MN67 Resurface Hwy 67 from Hwy 23 to the Upper Sioux Agency State Park.  $       3,200,000 2029  
71 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from CR 34 to Hwy 30 in Pipestone.  $       4,700,000  2029  
71 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from 0.12 miles south of CR 9 to CR 34 in Pipestone.  $     15,700,000  2026/2027   
71 MN119 Medium mill and overlay from Highway 212 (Dawson) to Highway 40  $       2,700,000  Not Selected  Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2021
71 MN4 Resurface Hwy 4 from Hwy 12 to Hwy 55.  $     18,900,000  Not Selected   
69 MN24 Repair concrete on Hwy 24 from Hwy 12 to Hwy 15.  $       1,000,000  2024  
68 MN7 Resurface Hwy 7 from Hwy 71 to Hwy 4.  $     13,000,000  2032  
67 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from Wabasso to Hwy 71.  $       1,900,000 2031  
66 MN30 Surface Hwy 30 from Hwy 75 in Pipestone to 60th Avenue in Lake Wilson. Upgrade sidewalks to meet ADA standards in Lake Wilson.  $       7,000,000  2030  
66 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Madison to Hwy 119.  $       5,700,000 2033  
65 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from Hwy 67 to Hwy 212.  $       5,400,000 2033  
65 MN4 Resurface Hwy 4 from US 212 to Cosmos.  $       9,300,000 2033  
65 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Hwy 119 to 0.1 miles west of 5th Street in Milan.  $       3,400,000  2026/2027   
65 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from Redwood County Road 3 (Morgan) to Redwood/Brown County Line  $       3,100,000  Not Selected  Candidate for reconstruction in 2030
65 MN7 Reclaim and overlay from Highway 4 (Cosmos) to Highway 22  $       7,400,000  Not Selected  Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2025
65 MN7 Reclaim and overlay Highway 71 to Highway 4 (Cosmos)  $     13,000,000  Not Selected   
64 MN4 Reclaim and overlay from Cosmos to  Meeker County Road 23  $       5,400,000  2023  This section has been prioritized due to maintenance patching losing effectiveness because of the level of deterioration. 
64 MN271 Resurface Hwy 271 from CR 17 to W Ash Street in Hendricks.   $       3,200,000  2032  
64 MN7 Resurface Hwy 7 from Milan to Montevideo.  $     12,100,000  2033/2034   
64 MN267 Reclaim and overlay from Iona to Highway 30  $       4,000,000  Not Selected   
63 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from South Dakota/Minnesota State Line to Canby  $       6,400,000  Not Selected   
62 MN29 Medium mill and overlay from west junction of Highway 40 to east junction Highway 40 and additional locations on Highway 40  $       5,200,000  2024  Coordinated with projects on Highway 40
62 MN29, MN40 Resurface Hwy 29 from west jct of Hwy 40 to east jct of Hwy 40; resurface Hwy 40 from east jct of Hwy 29 to Chippewa CR 4.  $       7,700,000 2030  
62 MN29 Reclaim and overlay from Airport Ave (Montevideo) to MN 40  $       3,700,000  Not selected   
62 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Redwood Falls to Fergus Ave. (Morgan)  $       8,600,000  Not Selected   
61 MN9 Resurface Hwy 9 from Hwy 23 to Hwy 71.  $       2,700,000 2031  
61 MN274 Reclaim and overlay from Wood Lake to Highway 23  $       6,500,000  Not Selected   
59 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Travers Ln. to Highway 19  $     12,300,000  Not Selected   
58 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from US 75 to US59 near Clarkfield  $       7,200,000  Not Selected   
58 MN68 Reclaim and overlay Highway 71 to Redwood County Road 3 (Morgan)  $       7,700,000  Not Selected   
56 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from N Grant St in Minneota to CR 33 in Marshall, excluding the city of Ghent.  $           900,000 2024  
56 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from N Grant St in Minneota to Hwy 59 in Marshall, excluding the city of Ghent.  $       1,800,000 2024  
56 MN15 Resurface Hwy 15 from Winthrop to Hwy 212.  $     15,300,000  Not Selected   
55 MN67 Resurface Hwy 67 from Hwy 75 to Hwy 59.  $     10,900,000  Not Selected   
54 US59 Reclaim and overlay from Yellow Medicine County Road 3 to Clarkfield  $       4,100,000  Not Selected   
50 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Minnesota/South Dakota border to Hwy 75.  $     13,500,000 2033  
43 MN22 Resurface Hwy 22 from Glencoe to Hutchinson.  $       6,500,000 2033  
43 MN9 Resurface Hwy 9 from Hwy 71 to Sunburg.  $       7,400,000 2034  
42 MN267 Resurface Hwy 267 from Iona to Hwy 30.  $       1,800,000 2033  
42 MN22 Thin overlay from .1 miles east of Hwy 7 to .2 miles west of Hwy 7  $           100,000  Not Selected   
40 MN67 Thin mill and overlay Highway 23 (Granite Falls) to Travers Ln.   $       2,100,000  Not Selected   
39 MN269 Thin overlay from South Dakota/Minnesota State Line to Highway 23 (Jasper)  $           600,000  Not Selected   
37 MN9 Thin overlay from Kandiyohi County Road 7 (Sunberg) to Kandiyohi / Swift Co. Line  $           100,000  Not selected   
36 US75 Thin overlay from 4th St. N. (Pipestone) to Pipestone County Road 22  $           100,000  Not Selected   
32 MN29 Thin overlay from Hwy 40 to Chippewa/Swift County Line  $           400,000  Not Selected   
31 MN68 Thin overlay on from Highway 19 to Redwood County Road 32 (Milroy)  $           700,000  Not Selected   
29 MN19 Thin overlay from Reference point 3 to Reference point 4  $           200,000  Not selected   
29 MN19 Thin overlay from Reference pt 003 to Reference pt 004  $           200,000  Not Selected   
18 US59 Repair and smooth concrete pavement on Hwy 59 from 201st Street to Lyon CR 14 and from Lyon CR 6 to Hwy 23.  $       4,500,000  2024  
6 MN22 Thin overlay from Sibley/McLeod County line to US212  $           200,000  Not Selected   
6 MN330 Thin overlay from Highway 14 to University of Minnesota SW Research and Outreach Center  $           500,000  Not Selected   
5 MN22 Thin overlay from Sibley/McLeod County Line to Highway 212  $           400,000  Not Selected   
3 MN104 Thin mill and overlay Highway 9 to Kandiyohi/Pope County Line  $       1,400,000  Not Selected   

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