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Here’s a look at the intersection of Dodd Road and Highway 62 in Mendota Heights in 1992 and today.
Dodd Road & Highway 62: 1992
Dodd Road at Highway 62 looking south in 1992. Back then it was Highway 110. The Minnesota Department of Transportation changed the name in 2018 so the highway would have a uniform name through the Twin Cities, from Inver Grove Heights to Minnetonka.
Dodd Road & Highway 62: 2026
Here’s the intersection today.
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One Response
Please take a picture at rush hour – AM or PM. Since MNDOT changed the name from 110 to 62 to better connect 62 with I494, this intersection has become extremely busy, and it could take 3 lights to access 62 from Dodd Road / 149. Also, the speed limit increase to 60 mph makes it less safe. MNDOT wanted to make this section of 62 consistent with the speed west of the river and where it feeds east into 494. BUT, the speed limit across the Mendota Bridge is 55 mph and both of the E and W sections of 62 have ramps and overpasses – 62 in Mendota Heights has stop lights at intersections. Converting these intersections would take land from two shopping centers, a golf course, residential areas, a high school, access to Hwy 35E, and an already complicated access to the Mendota Bridge. Another bad option for Mendota Heights.