Overview
Location
- From 14th Street (County Hwy 52) to County Hwy 6
Schedule
- Construction begins May 2013 – October 2013
- Currently working on final designs, construction staging and detours
Cost
- $8-10 million
- $1-2 million
(local area's share for utilities, lighting and road tie-ins)
Three roundabouts will be installed making traffic flow smoother and safer.
Future construction
- Reconstruct and resurface highway from 14th Street to County Hwy 6. View layout (PDF, 3.8 MB)
- Install roundabouts at 7th Street, Leland Parkway (County Road 16) and Fairgrounds Road (County Hwy 44)
- Read more about roundabouts being installed in South-Central Minnesota (PDF, 82 KB)
- View intersection evaluation (PDF, 3 MB)
- Improve roadway structure, traffic flow, function, safety and smoothness of highway
- Improve utility infrastructure for water, fire protection and remove failing sewer transfer. View north utility (PDF, 7 MB) and south utility (PDF, 6 MB)
- Install aesthetic lighting along the road and at roundabouts
- Access to homes and businesses (PDF, 17 MB)
- Overview of project from June 2012 open house (PDF, 1 MB)
What are the benefits?
- Maintain current and future traffic capacity. View traffic counts (PDF, 641 KB)
- Wider street width to meet vehicular needs
- Pedestrian accommodations (sidewalks and crosswalks)
- Less maintenance needed for roadway and utility structures