Welcome to the Northern Rochester Transportation Study website.  The City of Rochester and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) District 6 are underway with the Northern Rochester Transportation Study, focused on an area bound by 75th Street NW on the north, 55th Street NW on the south, 50th Avenue NW on the west, and 18th Avenue NW on the east. The overall goal of this effort is to develop a unified transportation improvement plan that can be implemented over time. This website will be updated as new information is available. Check back to stay informed about the project and opportunities to participate in the planning process.

Latest Updates:  Thursday, April 8, 2010 Public Meeting, Spring 2010 Newsletter, Project Update, Project Management Team Meeting Minutes

This website contains the following information:

  • Overview: a description of the project purpose and intent
  • Update: an update on the status of the project
  • Documents: Technical Memorandums developed to document the study decisions, along with Project Management Team meeting minutes
  • News: an update on the current developments
  • Maps: an illustration of the project area
  • Contact: pertinent agency contacts for the project.

Additional items will be posted as the project progresses.


[Click Here ] to sign up to receive automatic email updates on this and other MnDOT projects. To choose the NRTS project, you must first enter an email address.  Then you will be taken to a Mn/DOT Web page with several projects to choose from.  Check the box next to ‘Hwy 52 in Northern Rochester’ near the bottom of the list of projects.