Event Happening Tuesday for Major Redesign Proposal of Busy Rochester Intersection

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is hosting an event focused on the design for a reconstruction of Rochester’s busiest intersections. 

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There was light work that prompted lane closures at the intersection earlier this week to facilitate pavement testing for the massive project.

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The intersection reconstruction is one of two projects that will take place along the heavily-traveled road in Rochester before the end of the decade. 

Hwy. 14 Resurfacing Project to Start This Year in Rochester, MN

A resurfacing project for two stretches of Hwy. 14 in Rochester is set to begin this year. Crews will resurface the busy four-lane highway from the Hwy. 52 interchange near Apache mall to the intersection with Crossroads Dr. Southwest and from 3rd Ave. to Marion Rd. Southeast. 

Construction is set to return to Hwy. 14 in 2027, when crews will begin a project to rebuild the often-congested Hwy. 14 and South Broadway Ave. intersection, which MnDOT says sees 50,000 vehicles daily. 

MnDOT Reveals Potential Design for New Hwy. 14/South Broadway Ave. Intersection in Rochester, MN

A proposed design of the intersection calls for significantly reducing the size of the medians between the two roads and the onramps for motorists making right turns onto Hwy. 14 and South Broadway. 

The proposal also calls for two left turn lanes for eastbound and westbound Hwy. 14 traffic seeking South Broadway Ave.

MnDOT says the work area on Hwy. 14 will span from 4th Ave. Southwest to 3rd Avenue Southeast and from south of 9th Street Southeast to the access points north of 14 Street Southwest on South Broadway Ave. 

The project’s website indicates the final design is not set in stone and that officials plan to refine it based on public feedback. Additional meetings, surveys and other feedback gathering measures are planned to take place until this Fall. 

MnDOT is hosting a public meeting about the project on Tuesday. It takes place from 4-6 p.m. at Aune Hall at Graham Park in Rochester.

A survey for the project is currently live online until 11:59 p.m. on March 11. It can be accessed by clicking here.