PUBLISH
January 27, 2012
Legal Notice
Minnesota and US
Highway 14 Project
New Ulm to Nicollet
County Road 6,
North Mankato, Min-
nesota
The Minnesota Depart-
ment of Transportation
(MnDOT) is proposing
capacity improve-
ments along U.S.
Highway 14 in Brown
and Nicollet Counties.
The highway between
Front Street in New
Ulm and County High-
way 6 near North Man-
kato is proposed to be
expanded to a rural
four-lane divided high-
way section. Con-
struction is not
currently funded so
when the work will oc-
cur is uncertain.
MnDOT and Federal
Highway Administra-
tion (FHWA) complet-
ed their review and ap-
proval of the Final En-
vironmental Impact
Statement (FEIS). The
FEIS document
describes the pro-
posed project, poten-
tial environmental im-
pacts, proposed miti-
gation, and provides
responses to substan-
tive comments re-
ceived on the Draft
EIS. This document
also includes informa-
tion on the project pur-
pose and need, alter-
natives considered,
and funding.
Copies of the FEIS will
be available for public
viewing during busi-
ness hours at the fol-
lowing locations begin-
ning February 6, 2012:
Blue Earth County Li-
brary 100 E. Main
St., Mankato, MN
56001
North Mankato Taylor
Library 1001 Bel-
grade Ave., North
Mankato, MN 56003
New Ulm Public Li-
brary 17 North
Broadway, New Ulm,
MN 56073
The FEIS can also be
viewed on the project
website at:
/d7/projects/14newulmton
mankato/index.html.
Written comments can
be submitted prior to
the close of the public
comment period on
March 12, 2012, to
Peter Harff, MnDOT
Project Manager, 2151
Bassett Drive, Manka-
to, MN 56001 or via
e-mail at
Accessibility and
ASL: The document is
available in alternative
formats to individuals
with disabilities by cal-
ling Bruce Lattu at
651-366-4718 or
1-800-657-3774; 711 or
the Minnesota Relay
Service at
1-800-627-3529. You
may asl send an
e-mail to