The Highway 52 Corridor Study process was initiated as a joint effort between the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (Mn/DOT) District 6 and Metro Division in cooperation with the counties and communities along the highway. Growing concerns about the role of the corridor in the State's transportation system as well as concerns about preserving present levels of safety and mobility prompted this endeavor. A significant portion of Highway 52 was included in the project study area (see Figure 1) in order to ensure that its role as an interregional corridor connecting Rochester to the Twin Cities was recognized.
