Corridors of Commerce Project 4 Readiness Advancement ? for Planning and Project Development to improve Highway 15 from Highway 23 to Highway 10

Location:	Minnesota
Posted:	Jul 16, 2026
Due:	Jul 21, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Minnesota
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	A - Research and development Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
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Corridors of Commerce Project 4 Readiness Advancement – for Planning and Project Development to improve Highway 15 from Highway 23 to Highway 10

Brief Description: Minnesota (MN) Highway 15 functions as a Principal Arterial supporting local and regional mobility, including freight, recreational, commuter, pedestrian, and other non-motorized travel. The corridor is experiencing an increase in crashes as well as growing concerns related to access management and overall mobility. These emerging issues highlight the need for a comprehensive evaluation and strategic planning effort to ensure the corridor continues to operate safely and efficiently.

Date posted: 06/25/2026
Due date: 07/21/2026

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MnDOT Contract Number: 1062907

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties, and Scope of Work

STATE PROJECT (SP) 7303-55 – CORRIDORS OF COMMERCE PROJECT FOR READINESS ADVANCEMENT–

FOR PLANNING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY 15 FROM HIGHWAY 23 TO

HIGHWAY 10 IN THE CITIES OF ST CLOUD, SARTELL, SAUK RAPIDS, AND WAITE PARK

Figure 1: Minnesota (MN) Highway 15 Corridor – Stearns County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 137 to United

States (US) Highway 10

MnDOT Contract Number: 1062907

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties, and Scope of Work

SP 7303-55 OVERVIEW:

This project was identified as one of five planning and predesign projects announced in the fourth round

of the Corridors of Commerce Readiness Advancement program in January 2026. The Corridors of

Commerce Readiness Advancement program provides funding to help with planning, scoping, predesign

and more for future projects that will improve capacity and freight movement. The Corridors of

Commerce program was created by the Minnesota Legislature in 2013 with a goal of focusing

transportation investments on state highway projects that directly and indirectly foster economic

growth for the state of Minnesota. The program is outside of MnDOT’s regular State Road Construction

program and Corridors of Commerce funding is dependent on legislative appropriation. More

information on the corridor of commerce program can be found here: Corridors of Commerce - MnDOT

(state.mn.us) and includes the following project specific information: State Highway 15 from Stearns

CSAH 137 to US Highway 10 (St Cloud to Sauk Rapids) – Planning and Project Development to improve

capacity and freight movement: $2,500,000.

MnDOT’s District 3 is requesting responses from qualified Contractors to provide professional and

technical expertise to conduct a complex and comprehensive traffic, travel and safety analysis,

preliminary design and recommendations for mobility, safety, and access improvements to MN

Highway 15 from Stearns CSAH 137 in St. Cloud to US Highway 10 in Sartell/Sauk Rapids.

This study will identify, prioritize, and select improvements through a comprehensive analysis of

existing and future demographics, land use, development, and transportation operations and safety

data. A robust public engagement effort will accompany this planning study. Information gathered will

assist in identifying various strategies and solutions to address the needs along the corridor, which in

turn will be used to inform planned pavement preservation, rehabilitation, and safety and access

management projects identified in the District 10-year Capital Highway Investment Program (CHIP) as

well as any new projects not currently be included in the CHIP.

This 5.5-mile section of MN Highway 15 operates as a Principal Arterial serving local and regional trips,

including freight, recreational, commuter, pedestrian and non-motorized traffic, and is experiencing an

increase in the number of crashes along with access management concerns and mobility related

pressures.

The study will engage several planning partner agencies in management of the project: St. Cloud Area

Planning Organization (APO); Cities of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Sartell and Waite Park; Benton and

Stearns Counties.

The project contains two major phases. The Contractor will prepare separate fee structures and

reports for Phase A and Phase B. Invoices and progress reports will also be submitted separately for

each phase.

This project includes two major phases.

Phase A: The Phase A corridor area is on MN Highway 15 from Stearns CSAH 137 to US Highway

10. The purpose of Phase A is to develop a comprehensive Corridor Study of MN Highway 15

corridor from Stearns CSAH 137 to US Highway 10. Contractor will:

MnDOT Contract Number: 1062907

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties, and Scope of Work

1. Update and expand upon data in the St Cloud APO 2020 Corridor Study on MN Highway 15

described in the PROJECT BACKGROUND to include the area north of 12th Street N to US

Highway 10.

2. Analyze and document existing conditions

3. Identify and assess future transportation needs

4. Support MnDOT in determining fiscally constrained near-, mid-, and long-term improvement

strategies and their associated costs.

5. The study area includes recommended improvements at key intersections and segments,

including:

a) South Junction of MN Highway 23 / 2nd St South

b) North Junction of MN Highway 23 / Division St

c) 3rd St North

d) 8th St North / Veterans Dr / Stearns CSAH 4

e) 12th St North

f) Stearns CSAH 120

g) Riverside Drive / Stearns CSAH 1

h) Benton CSAH 33 / Benton Dr North (interchange ramp area)

i) 18th St North

j) Benton CSAH 29

Phase B:

The Phase B interchange area of influence is from the south junction of MN Highway 15 / MN

Highway 23 / 2nd St to the north junction of MN 23 / Division St and to include up to 3rd St North.

The purpose of Phase B is to provide MnDOT with environmental analysis and environmental

documentation in the form of a State Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW), a federal

non-programmatic Categorical Exclusion (CATEX), Noise Report, Air Quality Report, and

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Impact Assessment and Offset Implementation Plan in order

to determine a Preferred Alternative, detailed Preliminary and Final Level 1 Geometric Layout,

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) approval, and construction limits adequate for

determining right-of-way limits for the following intersections:

1. MN Highway 15 at MN Highway 23 / 2nd St

2. MN Highway 15 at MN Highway 23 / Division St

The products and services needed for this project include, but are not limited to, geometric

layouts, detailed set of cross sections and construction limits developed in Bentley Open

Roads (ORD) Designer software, hydraulic report with ponding for permanent stormwater and

temporary sediment ponds as well as adequate outlets, culvert sizing, construction limit roll

plots, borings for piezometer readings if needed for ponding, wetland delineations,

supplemental surveying, utility coordination and possible utility impacts, finalizing both State

and Federal environmental documents, Noise Analysis, Air Quality Analysis, GHG Analysis, and

forecast of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT).

The Contractor is responsible for completing all tasks necessary to obtain Municipal, State and

Federal approvals related to the scope outlined below. MnDOT provided deliverables that

support the Contractor’s work are listed following each section.

MnDOT Contract Number: 1062907

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties, and Scope of Work

PREVIOUS STUDIES AND PLANS:

1. 2026/2027 - SP 0509-37 Replacing BR 05007 with BR 05003 over US Highway 10 – available by

request

2. December 2020 – St. Cloud APO Corridor Study on MN Highway 15 from MN 23 / 2nd Street to

12th Street N.

3. 2024 – Stearns County Corridor Study on CSAH 1 from CSAH 120 (Walmart) east to 9th Avenue N.

2023 - CSAH 1 Corridor Study Corridor Study Presentation – January 2024

4. March 2007 – Corridor Study on MN Highway 15 from Stearns CSAH 47 / CSAH 136 to US

Highway 10 in Benton County.

5. August 1994 – Final Study Report for improvements including the reconstructing of CSAH 29

with a folded diamond interchange at US Highway 10 (BR #05007) and an at-grade intersection

at State Highway 15.

6. 2022 APO Regional Active Transportation Plan

7. 2025 APO Safe Streets & Roads for All Comprehensive Safety Action Plan

8. MnDOT District 3 Freight Plan, January 2021

9. District 3 Manufactures’ Perspectives on Minnesota’s Transportation System, September 2020

MnDOT Contract Number: 1062907

Exhibit A: Specifications, Duties, and Scope of Work

ANTICIPATED PROCESS SCHEDULE:

State Project 7303-55 Anticipated Process - Schedule

Phase A- Corridor Planning Study Phase

Phase B- Preliminary Engineering Phase

Date (mo) Open House Deliverable

Due Date Deliverable

Jul-26

Target NTP

TBD Target NTP

Aug-26

Project Kick -Off / PEP

TBD

Sep-26

Oct-26

Nov-26

Dec-26

DRAFTExisting Conditions Assessment Report

12/4/2026

Jan-27

Feb-27

DRAFTFuture Conditions Assessment Report

2/5/2027

Mar-27

Begin Corridor Alternatives Development/Analysis

Apr-27

May-27

Jun-27

Jul-27

Aug-27

Corridor Alternatives Screening/Evaluation

8/6/2027

Sep-27

DRAFTCorridor Alternatives Analysis Report

9/3/2027

Oct-27

Nov-27

Dec-27

Draft Corridor Study(Public/Partner Review)

12/3/2027

Jan-28

Prelim Kick -Off

Feb-28

EarlyNotification Memo (ENM)

Mar-28

Final Corridor Study(Support/Video)

3/3/2028 Project Alternatives Development

Apr-28

PreliminaryDesign Surveys

May-28

Jun-28

Project Alternatives Screening - Level 1

Jul-28

Aug-28

VE Study

Sep-28

Oct-28

Nov-28

Project Alternatives Evaluation - Level 2

Dec-28

Jan-29

Geometric Layout Review (OTS)

Feb-29

Mar-29

Geometric Layout Review (LAY1040)

Apr-29

3D- Visualization

May-29

Geometric Layout Review (LAY1050)

Jun-29

Jul-29

Muncipal Consent Request Package

Aug-29

Sep-29

Muncipal Consent Hearing

Oct-29

Nov-29

Dec-29

Muncipal Consent Deadline

Jan-30

Staff Approved Geometric Layout and Construction Limits

Feb-30

Mar-30

Apr-30

Final EAWand Final Construction Limits

Due Date

TBD

2/4/2028

3/3/2028

4/7/2028

6/2/2028

8/4/2028

11/3/2028

1/5/2029

3/2/2029

4/6/2029

5/4/2029

7/6/2029

9/7/2029

12/7/2029

1/4/2030

4/5/2030

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