Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedinEmail this link
Review the latest frontage road concept!
We would like to reduce the number of direct accesses to Hwy 52 and give drivers a safer way to access several businesses and properties south of Co. Rd. 11. A one-way frontage road concept was presented last fall. We heard a desire or need for a two-way frontage road and the design team has developed a potential design. Please take a moment to share your feedback.
About the project
View full-size mapIn 2027, MnDOT will resurface Hwy 52 from near the Hwy 60 interchange to north of Rochester. It’s also a good time to look at what else can be improved.
Since early 2022, we have asked the community to share their ideas. Some items may be too big to take on with this project, but others we may be able to address.
A few improvements we are looking into:
A frontage road along southbound Hwy 52 south of Co. Rd. 11
Investigation of flood mitigation opportunities around the Middle Fork Zumbro River and the highway
Safety improvements at intersections
While we only have the funding to resurface Hwy 52, looking into these other improvements now could help us get the money to do the work as part of this project or future projects.
Review the latest frontage road concept!
We would like to reduce the number of direct accesses to Hwy 52 and give drivers a safer way to access several businesses and properties south of Co. Rd. 11. A one-way frontage road concept was presented last fall. We heard a desire or need for a two-way frontage road and the design team has developed a potential design. Please take a moment to share your feedback.
About the project
View full-size mapIn 2027, MnDOT will resurface Hwy 52 from near the Hwy 60 interchange to north of Rochester. It’s also a good time to look at what else can be improved.
Since early 2022, we have asked the community to share their ideas. Some items may be too big to take on with this project, but others we may be able to address.
A few improvements we are looking into:
A frontage road along southbound Hwy 52 south of Co. Rd. 11
Investigation of flood mitigation opportunities around the Middle Fork Zumbro River and the highway
Safety improvements at intersections
While we only have the funding to resurface Hwy 52, looking into these other improvements now could help us get the money to do the work as part of this project or future projects.
In 2027, MnDOT will repave Hwy 52 between Pine Island and Oronoco. We've asked the community to share what else we can do. While we don't have funding secured, it could help us get the money to do the work in 2027 or in future projects. This concept is looking into a new frontage road along southbound Hwy 52.
We would like to reduce the number of direct accesses to Hwy 52 and give drivers a safer way to access several businesses and properties south of Co. Rd. 11.
A one-way frontage road concept was presented last fall. We heard a desire or need for a two-way frontage road and the design team has developed a potential design for that.
Features:
Two-way frontage road from Co. Rd. 11 to roughly the location of the existing frontage road access to southbound Hwy 52
Alter the existing frontage road access near South by Southeast Brewing
New roundabout to access the new frontage road, a future local roadway, and the new entrance ramp to southbound Hwy 52
Replace the existing free right from Center Dr. to Hwy 52 with a right turn
Remove two local direct accesses to southbound Hwy 52
Thank you to everyone who participated in this survey
The comments were used to help develop the two-way frontage road concept, which is now available for review. We would appreciate your feedback on the changes we made.
Following listening sessions with stakeholders and property owners in 2022, the project team developed a one-way frontage road concept.
This option shifted the existing Center Dr./Co. Rd. 11 entrance ramp connection to southbound Hwy 52 further to the south. The elongated ramp would have acted as a one-way frontage road from the existing Co. Rd. 11 to roughly the location of the existing frontage road access to southbound Hwy 52, and then as a traditional entrance ramp to the south. This option would have removed two local direct accesses to southbound Hwy 52.
The survey closed in January 2023. Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback.
Here are some of the comments we heard:
47 survey responses
22 responses supported safer access to the homes and businesses
11 noted that a two-way frontage road to connect back to Co. Rd. 11 would be an improvement
18 responses indicated opposition to changes to the existing ramp
Opposition included changes to the existing free-right and entrance ramp, additional distance on a frontage road, and perceived limited benefit to a few at high cost to others
Through our discussions with the local property owners, we heard a desire for a two-way concept to resolve the current situation of needing to go south on Hwy 52 from the driveways and then turn around at the next interchange to go back north to Pine Island.