Traveling downtown might never be the same after Mayo Clinic expansion

Traveling downtown might never be the same after Mayo Clinic expansion

ROCHESTER — Driving in downtown Rochester recently can feel a little like going through a corn maze, as the area is dotted with temporary lane and street closures. While some lanes will reopen in the future, it’s unlikely that traffic through parts of downtown will ever fully return to what some consider to be normal. “Travel patterns downtown will change drastically,” Rochester Traffic Engineer Sam Budzyna said. The changes are the result of a …