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RELEASE: Akland Statement on Highway 14 Expansion Project

Thursday, April 21, 2022

St. Paul, MN – Representative Susan Akland, R- St. Peter, released the following statement on the Highway 14 Expansion groundbreaking.

“I am grateful that this important project is finally underway, it will improve safety for thousands of motorists who use it every day and is a key corridor for agriculture and other key commerce. The bipartisan support of this project has brought it to fruition and this will surely be a necessary improvement for our region.”

Today, Governor Tim Walz, Representative Akland, MNDOT Interim Transportation Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger, Courtland Mayor AL Poehler, Nicollet Mayor Fred Froehlich and other state leaders participated in the groundbreaking of the Highway 14 expansion project. The project will add 12.5 miles of Highway 14 between New Ulm and Nicollet. This work will complete a continuous four-lane highway between New Ulm and Rochester.

 

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