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Highway Safety Improvement Program

Greater Minnesota (state projects)

Scoring criteria for the Highway Safety Improvement Program in Greater Minnesota. A total of 100 points is available spread equally between five criteria: location screening, coverage, expected impact, planning, and alignment with program goals.

The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds cost effective construction projects that reduce fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads. In Greater Minnesota, MnDOT administers two HSIP programs: one focused on safety improvements to local roads and a second focused on safety improvements to state highways. The majority (60 percent) of HSIP funding goes to local roads. This page only applies to the state highway program.

Project proposals are solicited from MnDOT districts in two categories: proactive/systemic projects that address known risk factors and reactive projects that address a sustained crash location. Most projects are originally identified in a district or county safety plan or an analysis of fatal and serious injury crashes on the state highway network.

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How the projects scored

Below are the results of the latest round of HSIP announced in spring 2022. Projects needed to score at least 50 points to be considered for funding.

Last updated May 2024

Project Score District Route Year Planned Description Federal Total Local match Total Project Cost Comments
1 4 I-94 2025 I-94 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SYSTEM IN MOORHEAD $440,000 $48,888 $488,888 Recommend awarding Sec164 funds toward shovel-ready project to ensure all used for traffic safety
60 1 Hwy 169 2028 ROUNDABOUT AT Hwy 169/CSAH-67 (4TH AVE SE) $3,600,000 $400,000 $4,000,000 None
55 1 Hwy 169 2028 Hwy 169/Hwy 73/IRON WORLD RD ROUNDABOUT $3,150,000 $350,000 $3,500,000 Not awarding Sec164 funds in 2028
86 1 Hwy 2 2026 6-INCH GIWR ON Hwy 2 FROM DEER RIVER TO COHASSET $427,500 $47,500 $475,000 None
58 1 Hwy 53 2025 HTCB ON Hwy 53 FROM EXISTING TERMINUS TO CSAH-132 $472,500 $52,500 $525,000 None
54 2 Hwy 92 2027 WIDEN/PAVE SHOULDERS ON Hwy 92 $1,600,000 $1,200,000 $2,800,000 None
55 3 Hwy 23 2028 J-TURN AT Hwy 23/BEL CLARE DR $1,080,000 $120,000 $1,200,000 None
50 3 Hwy 371 2028 J-TURN AT Hwy 371/CSAH-29 $1,800,000 $200,000 $2,000,000 None
72 3 Hwy 47 2028 Hwy 47/CSAH-5 ROUNDABOUT $2,250,000 $250,000 $2,500,000 Not awarding Sec164 funds in 2028 (PRIOR APPROVAL: Nov22_D3-09)
41 3 Hwy 47 2028 Hwy 47/CSAH-8 ROUNDABOUT $2,250,000 $250,000 $2,500,000 Not awarding Sec164 funds in 2028 (PRIOR APPROVAL: Nov22_D3-09)
60 3 Hwy 55 CHIP Hwy 55/CSAH-14 ROUNDABOUT $2,250,000 $250,000 $2,500,000 Recommend funding 2029 project as future targets become available
63 3 Hwy 10 CHIP Hwy 10 J-TURN CORRIDOR IN BIG LAKE, MN $1,800,000 $1,200,000 $3,000,000 Recommend funding 2029 project as future targets become available
55 3 Hwy 97 CHIP Hwy 95/CSAH-7 ROUNDABOUT $2,250,000 $250,000 $2,500,000 Recommend funding 2029 project as future targets become available
47 3 Hwy 6 CHIP Hwy 6/CSAH-11 ROUNDABOUT $2,250,000 $250,000 $2,500,000 Recommend funding 2029 project as future targets become available
43 3 Hwy 6 CHIP Hwy 6/CSAH-30 ROUNDABOUT $2,250,000 $250,000 $2,500,000 Recommend funding 2029 project as future targets become available
43 4 Hwy 10 2028 Hwy 10 J-TURN CORRIDOR IN BECKER AND OTTER TAIL COUNTIES $3,000,000 $300,000 $3,300,000 Not awarding Sec164 funds in 2028
99 4 Various 2026 CENTERLINE RUMBLE STRIPS ON 2-LANE HIGHWAYS $700,000 $70,000 $770,000 None
92 4 I-94 2027 6-INCH GIWR ON VARIOUS TRUNK HIGHWAYS $1,000,000 $10,000 $1,010,000 None
93 6 Hwy 52 2026 HTCB ON Hwy 52 FROM NORTH OF CSAH-7 TO SOUTH OF CSAH-9 $1,620,000 $509,800 $2,129,800 None
93 6 Hwy 52 2027 Hwy 52 FROM ZUBROTA TO CANNON FALLS (NORTH) HIGH TENSION CABLE BARRIER $1,620,000 $541,100 $2,161,100 Insufficient funds available
54 6 Hwy 44 2027 ROUNDABOUT AT Hwy 44/Hwy 76/KINGSTON ST $3,412,515 $666,000 $4,078,515 None
71 7 Hwy 60 2026 Hwy 60 ROAD DIET IN WINDOM $1,180,000 $120,000 $1,300,000 None
61 8 Hwy 23 2027 SKEW REALIGNMENT AT Hwy 23/Hwy 67 $504,000 $56,000 $560,000 None
61 8 Hwy 23 2026 LED STOP SIGN AT Hwy 23/Hwy 7 $396,000 $44,000 $440,000 None
41 8 Hwy 19 2027 Hwy 19/CSAH-1 LEFT TURN LANE $1,800,000 $200,000 $2,000,000 Insufficient funds available
18 8 Hwy 67 2025 INTERSECTION LIGHTING ON Hwy 67 $81,000 $9,000 $90,000 None
47 8 Hwy 23 N/A Hwy 23/TIGER DR J-TURN $2,520,000 $280,000 $2,800,000 District submitted for a preliminary score based on alternatives analysis
42 8 Hwy 23 N/A Hwy 23/TIGER DR ROUNDABOUT $3,465,000 $385,000 $3,850,000 District submitted for a preliminary score based on alternatives analysis
68 8 Hwy 23 N/A Hwy 71 J-TURN CORRIDOR IN EAGLE LAKE, MN $4,500,000 $500,000 $5,000,000 District submitted for a preliminary score based on alternatives analysis

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