Community Project Funding Requests
Location: 151 4th Street, Rochester, MN 55904
Project Sponsor: Olmsted County
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Use of Funds and Justification:
The funding would be used for the construction of interchanged at County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 3 and U.S. Highway 14, and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 5 and U.S. Highway 14. This project consists of environmental review, preliminary design, and design of two proposed interchanges at the CSAH 3/U.S. Highway 14 intersection and at the CSAH 5/U.S. Highway 14 intersection, which are located in the Byron area of Olmsted County. The proposed interchanges will remove an at-grade railroad crossing and three at-grade intersections at CSAH 3, 10th Avenue, and CSAH 5, including two traffic signals at 10th Avenue and CSAH 5.
The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the project will provide significant safety improvements on a regional U.S. Highway.
