The following projects on Steele County Highways are in progress or are proposed. Please check back here often for updates.
Updated November 27, 2019
All dates are subject to change depending on weather and other situations
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For information on future projects, check out the 2020-2024 Highway Capital Improvement Plan
CSAH 3 (MN 30 to CSAH 45) - Somerset & Summit Townships
Description: Reclaim existing pavement and placing new bituminous pavement, upgrading the roadway to 10-ton road. Regrading shoulders and ditches. During summer of 2018, centerline pipe culverts were replaced.
Construction Dates: Project was substantially completed Fall 2019. An bridge deck overlay remains to be completed in 2020.
Traffic Impacts: Road is open.
CSAH 9 (CSAH 23 to CSAH 45) - City of Owatonna & Clinton Falls Township
Description: Project will mill existing pavement in curb and gutter areas and resurface with bituminous pavement, and place shoulders.
Construction Dates: Spring 2020
Traffic Impacts: The highway will remain open to traffic, but there will be lane closures with flaggers. Expect delays.
CSAH 9 (CSAH 34 to CSAH 8) - Clinton Falls and Merton Townships
Description: The project will be completed in two phases. During 2019, the project completed centerline culverts on the highway. During 2020, the project will pulverize the existing pavement and place a new asphalt pavement.
Construction Dates: Summer 2020
Traffic Impacts: The highway will be closed to thru traffic with detour posted.
CSAH 12 (CSAH 17 to CSAH 23) - Deerfield and Medford Townships, City of Medford
Description: The roadway will be reconstructed to address the poor pavement condition. The roadway also currently lacks shoulders as well as turn lanes at key intersections. These features will be added to enhance safety along the roadway. The project will reconstruct the roadway to a rural two-lane highway consistent with State-Aid standards.
Construction Dates: April 22, 2019 - Spring 2020. Construction is suspended for the winter and will resume in spring.
Traffic Impacts: The highway is open on a gravel roadway for the winter. Weight limits will be imposed if conditions warrant.
More Information: Public Information meetings were held February 20 and July 17, 2018. For more information, click here.
CSAH 17 (CSAH 7 to US 14) - Meriden Township
Description: The project will be completed in two phases. During 2019, the project replaced centerline culverts on the highway. During 2020, the project will pulverize the existing pavement and place a new asphalt pavement.
Construction Dates: Summer 2020
Traffic Impacts: The highway will be closed to thru traffic with detour posted.
CSAH 19 - Rose Street (Hoffman Dr to Willow Ave) and CSAH 45 - Oak Ave (Rose St to Holly St) - City of Owatonna
Description: The project will repair the existing concrete pavement to extend the pavement life. Other proposed improvements include converting Oak Ave from a 4-lane road to a 3-lane road, adding a mini-roundabout at Grove Ave & Rose Street, updating the roads to the current Americans with Disability Act requirements, and completing traffic signal modifications. Traffic signals on Oak Ave at Vine St and at McKinley St will be removed. The intersections do not have the volume requirements needed to justify a traffic signal.
Construction Dates: Mid August 2019 till late summer 2020. Work is suspended for the winter.
Traffic Impacts: Roads are open during the winter. When work resumes, there will be lanes closures with flaggers on both routes. During the roundabout construction, Rose Street and Grove Avenue will be closed with detours posted.
More Information: A public information meeting was held January 10,2019. For more information click here for the project web page.
CSAH 23 (0.8 miles south of CSAH 34 to CSAH 12) - Cities of Owatonna and Medford and Owatonna, Clinton Falls, and Medford Townships
Description: Project will mill existing pavement in curb and gutter areas and resurface with bituminous pavement, and place shoulders.
Construction Dates: Spring 2020.
Traffic Impacts: The project will be completed under traffic, but there will be lane closures with flaggers. Expect delays.
CSAH 34 (CSAH 8 to CSAH 9) - City of Owatonna and Clinton Falls Township
Description: The project will be completed in two phases. During 2019, the project replaced centerline culverts on the highway. During 2020, the project will pulverize the existing pavement and place a new asphalt pavement.
Construction Dates: Summer 2020
Traffic Impacts: The highway will be closed to thru traffic with detour posted.
CSAH 60 (CSAH 45 to US 218) - Owatonna Township
Description: The project will be completed in two phases. During 2019, the project replaced centerline culverts on the highway. During 2020, the project will pulverize the existing pavement and place a new asphalt pavement.
Construction Dates: Summer 2020
Traffic Impacts: The highway will be closed to thru traffic with detour posted.
CR 198 (CSAH 49 to CSAH 13) - Medford Township and Rice County
Description: Reclaiming existing pavement, placing new bituminous pavement, and regrading shoulders. Project is being led by Rice County.
Construction Dates: Summer 2020
Traffic Impacts: To be determined
Bridge 74J25 - CR 198 over Rush Creek - Medford Township and Rice County
Description: Replacing Bridge 74525, a deteriorating 52' slab span timber structure built in 1972 with two concrete box culverts.
Construction Dates: To be determined pending state legislature approving funding.
Traffic Impacts: Road will be closed to traffic.
CSAH - County State Aid Highway
CR - County Road
US - US Highway
I-35 - Interstate Highway 35
MN - Minnesota Highway
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