As the bulk of the construction work on the State Highway 114 project in Pope County is being completed, members of the public interested in project updates for the rest of the summer season are encouraged to visit MnDOT’s State Highway 114 project page here and sign up with MnDOT for the latest project updates on that page if interested.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has announced that major work is complete in Pope County on this project in its most recent update on the State Highway 114 construction project. Read on for more from MnDOT:
Hwy 114: Culvert work continues to progress
Local traffic impacts through next week:Â Restrictions and impassable areas between County Road 4 and County Road 26
We hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday! Crews were back at it after the long weekend on Monday, July 7, beginning on Pipe 3 and are wrapping up at that site today. They are going to skip over Pipe 5, and instead go after Pipe 6 this week. The “Pipe 6” culvert is located just south of the County Road 4 intersection. As a reminder, the road will be impassable for 1-3 days at this location. Please find an alternate route around it—you may have to come from the opposite direction you’re used to taking, depending on your location and path of travel.
When crews finish up on Pipe 6 this weekend, they also plan to do some ditch cleaning work near Pipe 5, which they will start on Monday, July 14, weather permitting.
In addition to the centerline culvert replacements, crews are paving some of the entrances and have finished paving at the complete culvert sites.
As progress continues on the centerline culvert replacements, there may be times when the culvert sites remain closed over the weekends too. The goal is to make each site passable before Sunday, but to keep things moving and to make up time in the schedule, the hard closure may remain in place so they can pick up quickly on Monday. We’ll include that possibility in our weekly email updates if we expect that to happen during an upcoming weekend.
All thru-traffic should stick to the detour route on I-94, Highway 29 and Highway 55.
Completed work
- Replace entrance pipes throughout the entire project
- Replace and repave Pipe 1, Pipe 2, Pipe 4, Pipe 12 and Pipe 13
- Finish replacing Pipe 3
- Ditch cleaning
Upcoming schedule
- Continue to shape/pave entrances and completed culvert sites
- Replace Pipe 6 this week
- Ditch cleaning near Pipe 5 site
- Replace Pipe 5 –Â Starts Monday, depends on weather and water levels!
- Clean and line existing pipes throughout the entire project
Local traffic should always slow down—please remember you are in an active work zone, even in areas where workers aren’t present. Some of the culvert sites throughout the entire project area are currently loose gravel, so please drive slowly while approaching each one. Please stay alert for heavy equipment and trucks hauling throughout the entire corridor.
All thru-traffic should stick to the detour route on I-94, Highway 29 and Highway 55.Â
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 to resurface the entire roadway.
Check the project website for project information, construction updates, and MnDOT contacts. We’re here to help!