Improvements to Highway 14 corridor

Improvements are on the way for Highway 14 corridor in Olmsted County.

Hawkeye state.

Highway 14 between kasson and the edge of rochester is notorious for bad accidents and fatalities.

Tonight ?

"* we're hearing what could be done to make the road safer.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki brings us the latest on the possible improvements.

Nick?

George and katie ?

"* it's beena group effort between min?

"* do, olmsted and dodge counties along with the cities of byron and kasson to figure out how to make highway 14 a safer road.

Earlier this evening ?

"* they presented their plans for improvements to the busy stretch of highway.

Bear in mind, this won't be a fast fix ?

"* they're saying it could tae 20 years to be completely implemented.

Among the fixes ?*- interchanges at key intersections along the highway.

The four main spots would be olmsted county roads, 3, 5 and 104 ?

"* as well as dodge county road 15.

Byron's city administrator says these changes will bring more economic growth.

Having a decision does allow us to grow south of the highway and follow through on some potential projects that have come forward, previously.

Now we can say we have an answer.

Another decision on the table ?

"* which interchange to start on first.

Olmsted county roads three or five.

George ?

"* work on the interchange would happen in the first 5 years of the project.

Nick we've posted a link you to the highway 14 corridor website at