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How the projects scored in 2023

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 2023

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 remove pavement between cul-de-sac and bridge #87011. $600,000 2025  
85 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from Canby to Minneota; upgrade sidewalks to meet ADA standards in Porter, Taunton and Minneota; replace box culverts and bridges along project area. $3,300,000 2033  
85 MN4 Resurface Hwy 4 from Fairfax to Hector. $11,225,000 2026/2027  
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 2030/2031  
78 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Milan to the west jct of Hwy 29. $3,300,000 2026  
78 MN30 Resurface Hwy 30 from Hwy 59 to the Murray/Cottonwood county line; replace bridge over Des Moines River. $15,400,000 2028/2029  
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. $19,800,000 2031/2032  
75 MN22 Resurface Hwy 22 from Hwy 12 to Eden Valley. $16,300,000 2032/2033  
75 US59 Reclaim and overlay from 15th Ave. (Clarkfield) to W. JCT. US 212 $3,800,000 Not selected  
74 MN40 Reclaim and overlay Old Highway 277 to Kandiyohi County Road 5 (Willmar) $12,700,000 2026  
74 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from CR 4 to Willmar. $17,400,000 2030/2031  
74 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from N. JCT. US 71 to 0.2 mi. W. of MN 67 (Morgan) $3,900,000 Not selected  
74 MN55 Medium overlay from Stearns/Meeker County Line to Eden Valley $3,000,000 Not Selected Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2024
73 MN19 Resurface (concrete) Hwy 19 from Redwood Falls to Morton; resurface (concrete) Hwy 71 from Hwy 19 to CR 15. $5,400,000 2031  
73 MN30 Cold in place recycling and medium overlay from US 75 to Ravine St. (Lake Wilson) $4,300,000 Not selected  
71 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from CR 9 to CR 34 in Pipestone. $15,700,000 2026  
71 MN67 Resurface Hwy 67 from Hwy 23 to the Upper Sioux Agency State Park. $3,100,000 2029  
71 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from CR 9 to Hwy 30 in Pipestone. $5,550,000 2026/2027  
71 MN119 Medium mill and overlay from Highway 212 (Dawson) to Highway 40 $2,700,000 Not Selected  
69 MN4 Reclaim and overlay from Hector to Cosmos $10,100,000 Not Selected  
67 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from Wabasso to Hwy 71. $1,800,000 2030  
67 MN24 Repair concrete on Hwy 24 from Hwy 12 to Hwy 15. $1,500,000 Not Selected  
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 Not Selected  
66 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Madison to Hwy 119. $5,700,000 Not Selected  
65 US75 Resurface Hwy 75 from county line to Hwy 212. $5,400,000 2033  
65 MN40 Resurface Hwy 40 from Hwy 119 to 5th Street in Milan. $5,800,000 2025/2026  
65 MN7 Reclaim and overlay Highway 71 to Highway 4 (Cosmos) $13,000,000 Not Selected  
65 MN4 Resurface Hwy 4 from US 212 to Cosmos. $9,300,000 Not Selected  
65 MN7 Reclaim and overlay from Highway 4 (Cosmos) to Highway 22 $7,400,000 Not Selected Candidate for preventive maintenance in 2025
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
64 MN7 Resurface Hwy 7 from Milan to Montevideo. $12,100,000 2031/2032  
64 MN267 Reclaim and overlay from Iona to Highway 30 $4,000,000 Not Selected  
64 MN271 Resurface Hwy 271 from CR 17 to W Ash Street in Hendricks.  $3,200,000 Not Selected  
63 MN68 Reclaim and overlay from South Dakota/Minnesota State Line to Canby $6,400,000 Not Selected  
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. $3,500,000 2029  
62 MN15 Resurface Hwy 15 from Hwy 12 in Dassel to Meeker/Stearns county line.
$9,400,000 2024/2025  
62 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Redwood Falls to Fergus Ave. (Morgan) $8,600,000 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 Not Selected  
62 MN29 Reclaim and overlay from Airport Ave (Montevideo) to MN 40 $3,700,000 Not selected  
62 MN40 Construct turn lanes on Hwy 40 from Bridge 34032 to 0.3 miles W of 30th Street SW in Willmar. $900,000 Not Selected  
61 MN274 Reclaim and overlay from Wood Lake to Highway 23 $6,500,000 Not Selected  
61 MN9 Resurface Hwy 9 from Hwy 23 to Hwy 71. $2,700,000 Not Selected  
59 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from Travers Ln. to Highway 19 $12,300,000 Not Selected  
58 MN68 Reclaim and overlay Highway 71 to Redwood County Road 3 (Morgan) $7,700,000 Not Selected  
58 MN67 Reclaim and overlay from US 75 to US59 near Clarkfield $7,200,000 Not Selected  
56 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from N Grant St in Minneota to Hwy 59 in Marshall, excluding the city of Ghent. $1,803,000 2024  
56 MN68 Resurface Hwy 68 from N Grant St in Minneota to CR 33 in Marshall, excluding the city of Ghent. $900,000 2024  
54 US59 Reclaim and overlay from Yellow Medicine County Road 3 to Clarkfield $4,100,000 Not Selected  
43 MN22 Resurface Hwy 22 from Glencoe to Hutchinson. $6,900,000 2032  
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 211th Street to Lyon CR 14 and from Lyon CR 6 to Hwy 23. $1,500,000 2024  
6 MN330 Thin overlay from Highway 14 to University of Minnesota SW Research and Outreach Center $500,000 Not Selected  
6 MN22 Thin overlay from Sibley/McLeod County line to US212 $200,000 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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