A portion of the “Avenue of the Saints” highway from Rudd to Interstate 35 near Clear Lake opened today. Mason City Mayor Bill Schickel calls the highway the “Avenue of Opportunity.”The portion opened today is on what is now known as highway 18. Schickel says the highway makes it much easier to travel across the state.The “Avenue of the Saints”, when completed, will run from St. Louis to St. Paul, Minnesota.