Highway 23 connects communities, businesses, and industries across Minnesota. From agriculture and manufacturing to healthcare, education, and tourism, people throughout the region depend on this corridor every day.
The Highway 23 Coalition brings these communities and interests together to advocate for safer roads, better connectivity, and transportation improvements that support the region's future.
Through advocacy, collaboration, and public awareness, the Coalition works to keep Highway 23's transportation needs in focus and help move improvements forward.
What Does the Highway 23 Coalition Do?
The Coalition brings together businesses, local governments, and organizations that share an interest in improving Highway 23. Its work focuses on three key areas.
Advocating for Transportation Improvements
The Coalition advocates at the state and federal levels for transportation funding, policies, and projects that address corridor needs. This includes supporting its long-term vision for a four-lane Highway 23 from I-90 to I-35, along with safety improvements that make travel more reliable.
Bringing Communities Together
Transportation needs extend beyond city and county boundaries. The Coalition connects regional stakeholders to elevate shared concerns, build support for improvements, and keep the needs of Highway 23 communities part of the conversation.
Sharing Information and Building Awareness
From planned improvements to completed projects, the Coalition helps members and the public stay informed about developments along the corridor and why continued transportation investment matters.
Individual projects are managed by the agencies responsible for their planning, funding, and construction. The Coalition's role is to advocate for improvements, build regional support, and keep corridor needs visible.
Why Does Highway 23 Matter?
Highway 23 supports the movement of people, products, and services across Minnesota. It connects workers with jobs, businesses with customers and suppliers, agricultural producers with markets, and communities with essential services and regional destinations.
Maintaining and improving this connection matters to the region's safety, mobility, and economic vitality. Whether through long-term expansion or targeted safety improvements, continued investment can help address the needs of the people who depend on Highway 23.
Why Become a Highway 23 Coalition Member?
Membership gives businesses, local governments, and organizations an opportunity to support transportation improvements and have a voice in the future of the corridor.
Members benefit from:
- A voice in corridor priorities: Opportunities to help shape the Coalition's advocacy goals, marketing efforts, and projects.
- Transportation updates: Information about Coalition activities and transportation-related legislative developments.
- Regional collaboration: Connections with other organizations and communities that share an interest in Highway 23.
- Support for continued improvements: Helping sustain advocacy for transportation investments that address safety, mobility, and connectivity.
Membership does not guarantee a particular project outcome, but it helps strengthen the collective effort to advance transportation priorities across the region.
Who Should Join?
Highway 23 Coalition membership may be a good fit for:
- Businesses that depend on reliable transportation for employees, customers, suppliers, or freight.
- Cities and counties invested in community safety, regional access, and economic development.
- Nonprofits and organizations that recognize the importance of transportation to their communities.
- Other corridor stakeholders who want to support improvements to Highway 23.
If Highway 23 affects your organization or community, you have a reason to be part of the conversation.
Help Move Highway 23 Forward
Improving Highway 23 takes sustained advocacy, collaboration, and investment. The Coalition brings regional stakeholders together around a shared goal: a safer, more reliable, and better-connected corridor.
Your organization can be part of that effort.
Visit the Highway 23 Coalition Membership page to learn more about becoming a member and adding your voice to the future of Highway 23.
