Highway 61 Visioning Study

News Flash

Highway 36 & Lake Elmo Avenue Improvement Project In-Person Open House scheduled for April 19

Washington County, in partnership with MnDOT and the Cities of Grant and Lake Elmo, is hosting an open house to plan for future improvements to the Highway 36 and County Highway 17 (Lake Elmo Avenue) Intersection. Read on...
Highway 61 Visioning Study In-Person Open House scheduled for April 5

Washington County, MnDOT, and the City of Hugo are partnering on a corridor visioning study of Highway 61 through Hugo city limits. Join us for an open house to learn more and provide input to help define future improvements of this corridor. Read on...

Project Overview
Project Materials
Public Involvement

Washington County, MnDOT, and the City of Hugo are partnering on a corridor visioning study of Highway 61 through Hugo city limits. A traffic, land use, and engineering analysis along with community input will help identify the long-range vision for the corridor that will be used to define future improvements and guide a potential jurisdictional transfer of the roadway from MnDOT to Washington County.

Study Goals

Define a corridor vision that supports economic growth, community investment, and long-term transportation goals while increasing safety for all users
Evaluate access and intersection locations onto Highway 61 and recommend future improvements at key locations
Determine right-of-way needs for the corridor based on the needs of each travel mode (e.g., cars, trucks, transit, pedestrians, bicyclists)
Identify pedestrian and bicycle safety and connectivity improvements throughout the corridor
Determine a financial plan and timeline for the Highway 61 jurisdictional transfer through Hugo and Forest Lake