 Changes are in store for Bemidji Highway 197 corridor but before those changes are made the Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking you for input. The area being targeted by MnDOT is the stretch of highway between Bemidji Avenue and Gillette Drive on Bemidji's north side. The project elements could include improvements to safety, upgrading infrastructure and providing safer access for pedestrians and bicyclists. By bringing the project to the public first the hope is that everyone can have a voice. So what they're doing is a deliberate study to see if there's something better to do in that corridor and then based on the results of that study they would try and seek additional funding to try and construct what those results were. To take a survey about this project we posted a link from MnDOT on our website at lptv.org slash news. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.