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A committee of New Ulm, Brown and Nicollet County officials has been instructed to come up with a suggested bypass for Hwy. 15around New Ulm.
The instruction came this week at a meeting of interested business leaders and government officials at Turner Hall.
It was noted that Hwy. 15 is very dangerous and overcrowded as it goes through New Ulm on Broadway from the south city limits to Seventh N.
An eventual bypass of the city is needed, those in attendance agreed, and they hope the city and the two counties can accelerate efforts by highway planners to incorporate the bypass.
"SINCE HWY. 15 ALREADY is scheduled for improvement from one mile north of New Ulm to Winthrop we deem it necessary to call our plight to the highway department's attention," New Ulm Mayor Carl Wyczawski said after the meeting.
An updated study was suggested of how many commuters to factories in New Ulm use the Courtland cutoff, and how many come from the north and east. All industrial people present offered to get this in-formation within 10 days.
The group at Thursday's meeting decided that when a proposed bypass site is agreed on, the entire group will meet with Lloyd Nelson, district engineer for the state highway department, then pursue the bypass issue with Frank Marzitelli,state highway commissioner.
"I feel our efforts are important as the highway people specifically reminded us that they want some local input," Wyczawski said.
SUCH A bypass has been informally mentioned in the past by the city planning commission and safety council.
"We're taking some positive action for the first time," the mayor said.
Attending the meeting this week were all five city councilmen, the mayor, Rep. A. J. Eckstein, Brown County Commissioners D.J. Warta and Leo Hoffmann and engineer Harvey Suedbeck, four Chamber of Commerce board members, five city planning commission members, five industrial leaders, Al Mueller (chairman of the Chamber's transportation committee), two Nicollet County representatives and city staff.
The committee which is to come up with a suggested bypass will meet Nov. 25.
New Ulm Daily Journal
Nov. 16, 1975