Legislature passes bill to expand Highway 14 from Nicollet to New Ulm
March 17, 2020 5:58AM CDT
Highway 14
(St. Paul, MN) – A bill to fund the expansion of Highway 14 to a four-lane from Nicollet to New Ulm passed Monday night by the legislature and awaits a signature from Governor Walz.
The bill passed in the Senate unanimously, and by a vote of 96-9 in the House after passing through the Senate finance committee.
About half of the funding would come from a $36 million federal loan with a 1% interest rate. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has also applied for a federal grant that would fund the remainder of the $74 million project. State officials promised to find the extra money to fund the 12-mile expansion if the state doesn’t get the federal grant.
Construction on the four-lane could begin as early as 2021.
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