The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has issued an update today (May 21) about some weather delays affecting heavier work on State Highway 114 north of Lowry. Read on for more details from MnDOT:
Rainy start to the Hwy 114 project
It’s been a rainy one this week! Crews had planned to start on culvert replacements on Monday, but any digging would have quickly turned to mud pits. Because of the holiday weekend coming up, if Thursday and Friday are dry, crews plan to focus on tidying up the work zone. Culvert work won’t begin now until after Memorial Day, so local traffic will not encounter any hard closures before the long weekend.
Even though work will pause over the holiday weekend, detours and other traffic control will remain in place. If you have a destination on Highway 114, you can still get there. All thru-traffic should stick to the detour route on I-94, Highway 29 and Highway 55.
Next week, weather permitting, crews will be on the south end of the project to start on ditch cleaning and pipe work. We should know more by mid-next week on when the centerline culvert work will start and hard closures begin.
Local traffic should always slow down—please remember you are in an active work zone, even in areas where workers aren’t present. The culvert sites throughout the entire project area are currently loose gravel, so please drive slowly while approaching each one. When the rain stops, crews plan to smooth out these areas again before the weekend, so please watch for large equipment and workers.
Please stay alert for loose gravel, heavy equipment and trucks hauling throughout the entire corridor. Thank you for staying committed to safety for all!
More project information
We have two years of projects scheduled on Highway 114. This year’s project includes culvert replacements between Highway 55 and I-94, and roundabout construction at the intersection of Highway 27 and Highway 114. Next year, we’ll come back for another project to resurface the entire roadway.
Check the project website for project information, construction updates, and MnDOT contacts. We’re here to help!
All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather dependent and subject to change. MnDOT urges motorists to always be attentive, drive with caution, slow down in work zones where workers are present, and never enter an area that’s blocked by barriers or cones.