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Roadkill remedy: MnDOT tunnel now offers deer passage under highway The 200-foot-long culvert passes below Hwy. 14, where deer vs. vehicle collisions are common. December 13, 2020 6:37pm Text size Copy shortlink: Why? To get to the other side, of course without the risk of becoming roadkill. The newly opened north-south passageway designed specifically with deer in mind runs beneath Hwy. 14, measures 10 feet tall and 9 feet wide, and is located between Owatonna and Dodge Center. The Minnesota departments of Transportation (MnDOT) and Natural Resources (DNR) collaborated on the design and determined the best spot for optimal use, with deer anticipated to be the most likely form of wildlife to be attracted to the box-shaped tube, followed by the occasional raccoon, possum or turtle. ....