INFRASTRUCTURE & TRANSPORTATION

Highways

Kandiyohi County is centrally located in the heart of west central Minnesota and is easily accessed by several major highways.

U.S. Highway 12 runs east-west through Atwater, Kandiyohi, Willmar and Pennock providing easy access to the Twin Cities.

State Highway 7 runs east-west through the southern portion of the county in proximity to the communities of Lake Lillian, Blomkest and Prinsburg.

State Highway 23, one of the few diagonal roads in Minnesota, runs Northeast to Southwest through the communities of New London, Spicer, Willmar and Raymond providing access to St. Cloud and Interstate 94. Highway 23 is a 10 ton road.   In August 2005 a reconstruction of Highway 23 was completed making it a four-lane from the U.S. Highway 71 interchange north of Willmar to County Road 31 north of New London.  MnDOT plans to continue its reconstruction of Highway 23 between New London and Paynesville to four lanes. Additional improvements at the U.S. Highway 71/State Highway 23 interchange may occur in 2015, if funding is available.  Information on the project is on MnDOT's web site at http://projects.dot.state.mn.us/seh/2371.

U.S. Highway 71 North-South is a 10-ton road that runs through the center of Kandiyohi County. Highway 71 is also served by State Highway 9 on the Northwest portion of the county and State Highway 40 to the Southwest out of Willmar.

Several trucking lines located in the cities of Kandiyohi County provide intrastate and interstate freight service.

For more information contact:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
District 8 Headquarters
2505 Transportation Drive
Willmar, MN 56201

Toll Free 1-800-657-3792 or 320-231-5195
www.dot.state.mn.us/d8/

Kandiyohi County Highway Department
1801 Litchfield Avenue SW
Willmar, MN 56201
320-235-3263

www.co.kandiyohi.mn.us/depts/Hwy/

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