Purple signs to mark Prince Rogers Nelson Highway

With a stroke of purple pen, the “Prince Rogers Nelson Memorial Highway” became a reality.

Effective May 10, 2023, a seven-mile stretch of Trunk Highway 5 between Mitchell Road in Eden Prairie and Trunk Highway 41 in Chanhassen is named in honor of the Minnesota music icon. Purple signs will mark the stretch, deviating from the usual brown.

The highway runs past Prince’s former home and studio, Paisley Park, which is now open to the public.

The law also shortens the Augie Mueller Memorial Highway honoring the former legislator by moving its eastern endpoint to Trunk Highway 41 rather than its current terminus at Trunk Highway 101.

Rep. Lucy Rehm (DFL-Chanhassen) and Sen. Julia Coleman (R-Waconia) sponsor the law.

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