Wabasha resiliency project (highway 60 RE-route)

The Minnesota Department of Transportation received a $1.0 million Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on May 28, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). This award funds preliminary engineering services for the construction and realignment of Minnesota Highway 60 in the City of Wabasha, specifically addressing a proposed roadway re-route extending north from Hiawatha Drive (County State Aid Highway 30) to the Minnesota 60/Grant Boulevard intersection, located between Prospect Avenue and Alleghany Avenue. The project represents part of the broader Wabasha Resiliency Initiative aimed at enhancing transportation infrastructure and community resilience in the region.

As a federally funded highway planning and construction project, this award supports the comprehensive planning, design, and engineering work necessary to advance the proposed highway realignment to the construction phase. The preliminary engineering deliverables will establish project specifications, environmental compliance documentation, and detailed design plans required for Federal Highway Administration approval and subsequent construction implementation, consistent with the state-administered, federally-assisted highway program framework that characterizes the Highway Planning and Construction assistance listing.

Project description

Construction and realignmnet of MN 60 in city of wabasha- preliminary engineering for proposed road from hiawatha DR (csah 30), north to MN60/grant blvd (between prospect AVE and alleghany AVE)