Work to Resume April 1 for Third & Final Year of Rochester Interchange Project

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Work on a massive interchange project southeast of Rochester is scheduled to resume on April 1. 

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It’s the third and final year of the $27.5 million project to transform the Interstate 90/Hwy. 52 interchange. 

Year three of the project will see the completion of a flyover ramp, new westbound overpass and new on and off ramps at the busy interchange. 

Work on I-90/Hwy. 52 Interchange Resumes Southeast of Rochester on April 1

Starting April 1, the westbound I-90 bridge will close, the ramps connecting Hwy. 52 with westbound I-90 will close. 

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) also says I-90 traffic through the interchange will be single lane in each direction. I-90 motorists will use the recently-completed eastbound bridge to cross Hwy. 52. 

The new westbound I-90 overpass is expected to be open by the Fall of this year. Crews are planning to demolish the current westbound I-90 overpass April 6-10. 

Hwy. 52 Detour Returns

Hwy. 52 will be closed in both directions. Southbound Hwy. 52 motorists seeking I-90 will be routed to the interstate via Hwy. 63. 

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Hwy. 52 motorists traveling to and from locations south of I-90 will be sent to the Eyota interchange then onto County Rd. 7. I-90 motorists seeking southbound Hwy. 52 will also use the Eyota interchange. 

Access to northbound Hwy. 52 from westbound I-90 will be maintained, MnDOT indicates. 

MnDOT also says there will be additional, short term closures on Hwy. 52 as crews build the new I-90 westbound overpass. Those closures will be announced in advance, MnDOT says.