Promises Made, Promises Kept on Hwy. 14

Since taking office in January 2019, I promised my constituents that completion of the Hwy. 14 Corridor from Nicollet to New Ulm would be my top transportation and infrastructure priority. I am now extremely proud to report that the long overdue completion of this project – more than 50 years in the making – will finally become a reality.

On Sept. 10, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) approved the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) 2020 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grant program application. This $22 million grant represents the final steppingstone in the effort to expand Hwy. 14 to four lanes from Nicollet to New Ulm.

This 12-mile stretch is the missing segment of the rural corridor that serves as the key economic artery from Rochester to New Ulm. The Hwy. 14 corridor is a vital route for the transportation of freight, agricultural material and much more, and provides rapid, reliable access to major markets, such as higher education opportunities in New Ulm, Mankato and