Benton County Highway Department

There will be a public hearing on December 16 to consider adding road construction projects to the County's existing Sales Tax for Transportation. This is not a new tax, but rather a discussion to do more with what we already have.

Public Hearing on Proposed Sales and Use Tax for Transportation Projects NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Benton County Board will hold a public hearing on December 16, 2025, at 9:30 am located at Benton County Administration Building, Commissioner’s Boardroom at 531 Dewey Street Foley, MN 56329.

It's been a big week for Benton County! The County Highways in Gilman are now open to traffic!

County State Aid Highway 22 (165th St NE) bridge is now open to traffic.

Join us for an open house to provide feedback on approximately 2.5 miles of new highway extending County Highway (CH) 29 and CH 3. Project team members will be available to provide information about the project and answer questions.

Did you know that Benton County, MN has some major transportation projects coming to the area -- including constructing a piece of the urban beltline?

No? Well. now you do.

So tell us what you think about that? (Yes, really, we want to know!).

Fill out the Benton County 2026-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Survey today!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SP9B7WY

And while you're at it, how about checking out some of the other surveys we have going on right now? www.stcloudapo.org!