Steele County and the City of Owatonna will be hosting an open house to present the preliminary design and to accept feedback for the East Side Corridor Project. The project will construct a north-south route on the east side of the City of Owatonna from the 218/18th Street SE intersection to 26th Street NW. Traffic currently has no direct route for traveling between the northeast and southeast part of Owatonna. Existing highways and streets direct traffic towards the downtown area adding unnecessary traffic in the downtown area and increasing travel times. Please call507-444-4350 with any questions.

Mainly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s.

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