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Cottage Grove orders $17M-plus 80th Street and East Point Douglas rehabilitation project

Cottage Grove City Council · December 4, 2025
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Summary

The council ordered the 80th Street / East Point Douglas Road rehabilitation project after a public hearing; city staff estimated the city's portion at about $12 million and total project costs with MnDOT and county contributions at just over $17 million. Property assessments and staging were discussed.

The Cottage Grove City Council voted Dec. 3 to order rehabilitation work on 80th Street and East Point Douglas Road following a feasibility presentation and public hearing.

City Engineer Paul Sponholz described the corridor as a heavily used minor arterial (80th Street at over 23,000 vehicles per day) with pavement rutting, potholes and pedestrian gaps that require a rehabilitation project. He told the council the cityconstruction portion of the work is about $10,000,000 and that "after we include all the engineering, construction inspection and testing, the…

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