The following projects on Steele County Highways are in progress or are proposed. Please check back here often for updates.
Updated October 28, 2019
All dates are subject to change depending on weather and other situations
Current Road Closures Map
Road Construction Notices
For information on future projects, check out the 2019-2023 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: August 12 to Fall 2019
Traffic Impacts: Starting August 12, the highway will be closed to thru traffic with a detour posted using TH 30 and CSAH 45. Traffic on CSAH 4 will be permitted to travel between its two intersections with CSAH 3. The road is open to residents and businesses along the route.
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: Fall 2019
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.
Traffic Impacts: The highway is closed to traffic. A detour is posted using CR 111 and CSAH 23. Starting Monday, August 26, construction will shift to the east end of the project. Local traffic needing to access residences and businesses along the route can approach from the west end or from 42nd Avenue.
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
Traffic Impacts: Rose Street is closed to eastbound traffic with a detour posted via Hoffman Drive, Oak Avenue, Vine Street and Willow Avenue. Side streets crossing Rose Street will be closed at Rose Street with northbound traffic permitted to take right turns only. Grove Avenue and Cedar Avenue will remain open to northbound and southbound traffic.
Work on Oak Avenue is in progress and will be done under traffic with lane closures. One lane of traffic will be open in each direction on Oak Avenue. Motorists should expect delays.
Not part of the project, but in the project area, Oak Avenue from Vine Street to Bridge Street will be closed to southbound traffic for sanitary sewer repair work starting Tuesday, October 29. Southbound traffic will be detoured using Vine Street, Walnut Avenue, and Bridge Street. Northbound traffic will not be detoured but will have one lane of traffic. The work is expected to last about a week.
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: August 19 till fall 2019.
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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