The next phase of improvements to Highway 212 is on schedule to begin this summer as funding continues to come together for proposed improvements to Highway 5.
Local road planners and transportation advocates are finalizing designs and continue to secure funding for improvements to two major highway corridors through this area – Hwy. 212 and Hwy. 5.
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The earth work for a new stretch of four-lane road on Highway 212 in Carver County is already underway. The project will help ease traffic congestion and prevent crashes on an important freight route through southern Minnesota.
DAHLGREN TOWNSHIP Â There’s a good chance that many southwest Minnesota residents have traveled along the roughly 5 miles of highway between the cities of Cologne and Carver. As part of the U.S. Highway 212 corridor, the road is traveled every day by thousands of semi trucks and vehicles from 74 of Minnesota’s 87 counties.
And now, Carver County is set to start construction to expand portions of Highway 212 to four lanes.