MnDOT's Nov. 18 letting: nine projects, five of them in the Metro District

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has advertised nine projects for its Nov. 18, 2026 letting, according to MnDOT's construction and maintenance project advertisement page. All nine were published Oct. 21. The page also lists lettings on Nov. 4, Nov. 10 and Dec. 2.

The projects

MnDOT lists each project by S.P. number, contract ID, district and county. In order:

• 260130, Hennepin County (Metro): precast concrete noise wall, moment slab, TMS and lighting on Highway 169 from Cedar Lake Road to 0.07 miles south of West 16th Street, 0.817 miles. The page lists the location in the city of Minnetonka. State funds.
• 260132, Blue Earth County (District 7): grading, bituminous and concrete surfacing, roundabouts, ADA improvements, retaining walls, a noise wall, lighting, TMS and bridges 52X15 and 07X06 on Highway 169 in Mankato, 2.769 miles, in Blue Earth and Nicollet counties.
• 260133, Cass County (District 3): grading, bituminous mill and overlay, a roundabout, ADA improvements, lighting and box culvert 11X10 on Highway 210 from Highway 10 to 1,090 feet east of CSAH 1 (37th Ave. SW) in Pillager, 8.679 miles.
• 260134, Ramsey County (Metro): grading, concrete and bituminous surfacing, ADA improvements, signals, lighting and TMS on Highway 61 from 1,630 feet south of I-694 to 2nd Street in White Bear Lake, 0.665 miles.
• 260138, Washington County (Metro): grading, bituminous surfacing, a roundabout, ADA improvements and lighting on Highway 95 at County Road 22 in Cottage Grove, 0.643 miles.
• 260145, Lyon County (District 8): bituminous mill and ultra-thin bonded wearing course on Highway 59 from Highway 14 to 0.61 miles south of Highway 23, and on Highway 167 in Yellow Medicine County, 20.489 miles in total.
• 260149, Dakota County (Metro): Bridge No. 4190, which carries Highways 55 and 62 over the Minnesota River at Mendota, in Hennepin and Dakota counties, 0.778 miles. State funds.
• 260151, Hennepin County (Metro): signing on I-694 from I-494 to Highway 252, 8.037 miles.
• 260152, District 7: district-wide signing on various highways. State funds.

Where the work is

Five of the nine projects are in MnDOT's Metro District: two in Hennepin County and one each in Ramsey, Washington and Dakota. District 7 (Mankato) has two, and District 3 (Baxter) and District 8 (Willmar) have one each. No projects on this letting are listed for districts 1, 2, 4 or 6.

Goals

Six projects carry a DBE goal type. Four list a percentage: 10.40% on Highway 61 in White Bear Lake, 6.70% on Highway 95 in Cottage Grove, 5.50% on Highway 210 in Pillager and 5.20% on Highway 169 in Mankato. The Lyon County resurfacing and the I-694 signing list "N/A." Three state-funded projects carry the TGB/VET goal type, for targeted group and veteran-owned businesses. The Highway 169 noise wall project has a 4.10% TGB goal; the other two list 0.

What it means

For subcontractors, the Metro projects bundle several trades: noise walls and moment slabs, signals, lighting and traffic management systems (TMS). The Mankato and Pillager projects include roundabouts, retaining walls and culvert or bridge work. Primes looking for partners can browse this site's county hubs, which list licensed contractors from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry by county.

How to bid MnDOT work

MnDOT's advertisement page lists each project by letting date, with its S.P. number, contract ID, district, county, goal type and goal percentages, and a link to view the project's items. Bidders should read each project's proposal for requirements. MnDOT's bid letting site links to Bid Express for electronic bidding. Public work contracts in Minnesota require performance and payment bonds under Minn. Stat. § 574.26, except for contracts below the threshold in § 471.345 and other listed exceptions. This site's MnDOT bidding guide has more.

All advertised MnDOT projects are on our bids page, updated daily from MnDOT's advertisement page.