The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has announced the start of work on State Highway 114 north of Lowry, which will impact traffic in the far north-central portion of Pope County. Read on for more details from MnDOT:
Road closes May 12 to thru-traffic
Starting Monday, May 12, weather permitting, Highway 114 will close to thru-traffic until October. If you don’t have a destination on Highway 114, please follow the signed thru-traffic detour route on I-94, Highway 29 and Highway 55. Highway 27 will remain open to cross-traffic throughout the duration of construction.
Up first: Culverts
On May 12, crews will get started with culvert replacements. They will begin on the south end of the project, working north.
Each culvert may take up to three days to complete, and the road will be impassable even overnight in the area they’re working. If you live on the road, you’ll need to find an alternate route around the culvert site. This means you may have to come from the opposite direction you’re used to taking, depending on your location and path of travel. And that will vary and change as work continues from culvert-to-culvert.
In these emails, we’ll do our best to keep you updated as culvert work progresses, so you’re informed week-to-week on where they’ll be working. You can ask the workers on-site too if you have questions! They’ll know where they’ll be located each day and when they’ll be wrapping up at each site.
Local traffic should always slow down—please remember you are in an active work zone, even in areas where workers aren’t present. Stay alert for loose gravel, heavy equipment and trucks hauling throughout the entire corridor. Thank you for staying committed to safety for all!
Roundabout construction
Once the culvert work is done, crews will get started on the roundabout construction at the Highway 114/Highway 27 intersection. At that time, residents will not be able to access Highway 114 from the Highway 27 intersection. You will have to take the detour and enter from the south, or find an alternate route. We’ll share more on this as we get closer to that work starting.
More information
Check the project website for project information, construction updates, and MnDOT contacts.