Interchange and roundabout concepts were both being considered as a safety improvement for the intersection following an extensive community input process which concluded in December 2022. An interchange emerged as the favored concept by the community and Kandiyohi County applied for special funding from the Minnesota Legislature’s Corridors of Commerce program. Corridors of Commerce funds are defined and made available by the Minnesota Legislature and are not part of MnDOT’s regular State Road Construction program.
“Funding is awarded through a highly competitive application and scoring process,” said MnDOT District Engineer Jon Huseby, “and District 8 is excited and appreciative to receive this special funding which will make it possible to build an interchange in New London.”
MnDOT will move forward with plans to build the interchange and will continue to work with the community as more information becomes available, including project timelines and intersection design. Some of the next steps will be the design phase and right of way acquisition period which typically takes four to five-plus years. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2028 and is expected to last two years.
