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Highway 14 detour anticipated in June
MANKATO, Minn. – Nicollet County Road 41 will close at the intersection with Highway 14 in North Mankato on Friday, May 11, as work progresses on the Highway 14 construction project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Local traffic can use Pleasant View Drive in North Mankato to access County Road 41. A short bypass was recently completed to connect Pleasant View Drive and County Road 41 until the new interchange is built.
No Highway 14 detour is anticipated until June. The Highway 14 detour will include County Road 6, County Road 77 and County Road 13/Lookout Drive. The detour will be in place until late summer or fall.
The Highway 14 project in North Mankato is being built in phases in two years. The 2012 construction project includes:
- · Construct embankment for bridge and ramps at County Road 41 interchange
- · Construct ditches, ponds and drainage structures
- · Grade westbound Highway 14
- · Grade and pave eastbound Highway 14 lanes
- · Grade, pave and complete the roundabout at County Road 6, Pleasant View Drive and Country Road 41
Mathiowetz Construction of Sleepy Eye is the prime contractor for the $8,595,090 project. Maps and more information about the bids for 2013 construction can be found at www.dot.state.mn.us/d7/projects/14northmankato/.
For statewide travel conditions, visit www.511mn.org.
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