About our work

Traffic congestion, safety, and mobility are a challenge for the communities, businesses, and individuals throughout the Central Mississippi River region.

CMRP is working to identify and implement improvements to the Highway 25 corridor area that will lessen travel time and reduce crashes, while also supporting regional land use, growth, and economic development goals.

Project updates

Additional resources

PEL Study Website

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MnDOT Highway 25 Study

Current project status

CMRP has partnered with Bolton & Menk to conduct a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study of the Highway 25 corridor. The ongoing PEL study process, which is expected to wrap up in the spring of 2025, is designed to assess current challenges, identify potential improvements, solicit community engagement and feedback, and ultimately recommend next steps.

PEL study website
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Project timeline

Phase 3
November 2024 –

Study Documentation

The final phase involves gathering all the input from the first two phases to assemble a long-term plan to improve the Highway 25 area. This phase is expected to be completed in early 2025.

Phase 2
January – October 2024

Develop Concepts and Evaluate

The information and input from Phase 1 was gathered and reviewed to create a range of alternatives, which were presented to the community for engagement and feedback.

Phase 1
June 2023 – December 2024

Analyze Existing Conditions

This phase involved evaluating the existing conditions and challenges in the study area to identify issues that need improvement.