Mayo Clinic is continuously evolving to better meet the needs of our patients. In addition to remodeling and maintenance work, the major projects currently underway on campus include: 

 

Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester 

Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester is part of Mayo Clinic’s Bold. Forward. strategy to Cure, Connect and Transform healthcare for the benefit of patients everywhere. Along with transforming the Mayo Clinic’s downtown Rochester campus, it will introduce a combination of innovative care concepts and digital technologies that will give Mayo Clinic the ability to scale transformation in ways never before imagined. 

 

Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester will introduce five new buildings with 2.4 million square feet of space, related infrastructure and utilities — all with future-oriented design elements. This includes two new clinical spaces and two new patient parking ramps that will be built at the heart of the downtown campus, with connectivity to the existing Mayo Clinic buildings and downtown Rochester, as well as a world-class logistics building that will ensure clinical supplies and support areas are close at hand without using clinical building space.

 

Construction on Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester will continue through 2030.

   

Link Rapid Transit

Link is Rochester’s proposed high-performance and rapid transit commuter solution. This bus rapid transit system will run continuously along a 2.8-mile route along Second Street Southwest, connecting Mayo Clinic’s West Shuttle Lot to our East Shuttle Lot with five convenient stops in between. Operated by Rochester Public Transit (RPT), Link will be fare-free for users.

      

Construction for Link will begin in early 2025, with construction complete and service expected to begin in December 2026.

 

Proton Therapy Expansion

To meet the growing demand for precision cancer treatment, Mayo Clinic is adding a 110,000-square-foot expansion to the Mayo Clinic Proton Beam Therapy Program in Rochester. Mayo Clinic anticipates treating 900 additional patients per year at the expanded Rochester facility to meet the site’s estimated demand of 2,000 patients who will need proton beam therapy each year by 2025. Mayo Clinic in Rochester is the only center offering proton beam therapy in Minnesota and the surrounding states.

 

Building construction started in 2023, with a goal to begin seeing patients in the expansion in 2026. Existing proton beam therapy services continue to be available during construction.

No. The City of Rochester, public utilities and other downtown businesses are coordinating with Mayo Clinic on a number of public and private projects running at the same time in order to minimize disruption. While the construction associated with Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester and these other projects are complex, the resulting economic growth is attracting new businesses and new talent, as well as sparking additional public and private development, contributing to other construction projects in the area — like Link — that benefit residents and visitors of Rochester alike. 

Yes, but we expect minimal impact to patients. Inside Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic is focusing on critical infrastructure updates to expand and align practices to meet the evolving needs of our patients. Outside, Rochester's proposed Link rapid transit system will begin construction on Second Street Southwest in the spring of 2025.

Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester will take a phased approach to construction on the downtown Rochester campus over the course of six years. The first projects will be completed as soon as 2026 and final buildings will be complete in 2030.

Due to safety concerns, Mayo Clinic does not disseminate materials or artifacts to staff or community members. However, as Mayo Clinic works to transform the downtown campus, we also honor our shared past with the Rochester community, including Mayo Clinic’s commitment to honoring the history of the former Lourdes High School. Teams are exploring opportunities to incorporate artifacts from the 1941 portion of the building into a 30-foot linear park on the west side of the building.

     

The park will not be the only remnant of the former school on campus. Slate shingles are being preserved for future use on historic Mayo Clinic properties, while stone from the building's façade will be repurposed in the construction of an electrical utility building. In alignment with Mayo Clinic’s commitment, all salvageable or recyclable materials are removed for reuse.

Yes. There will be minimal disruption to the pedestrian subway system during construction, with most routes remaining open. Any closures or detours will be announced on this website in advance.