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Current local traffic impact until Thursday: Restrictions and impassable areas between County Road 4 and Highway 55. "Pipe 4" replacement underway, starting July 1.
It's going to be a busy week on Highway 114, as crews work hard to start and finish on their current tasks before the Fourth of July holiday weekend. You'll see crews return to Pipes 12 and 13 north of Highway 27, as well as Pipe 1 and 2 to shape up the road and get each site ready for repaving. They are hoping to pave these locations this week, if all works out as planned. Residents and local traffic can expect there to be restrictions in these areas so please travel with caution and be prepared to temporarily find an alternate route if necessary. Your patience and cooperation is important!
The crew is going to skip over Pipe 3 for now, hoping the water levels go down before they tackle it, and instead are getting started on Pipe 4 today, July 1. "Pipe 4" is located between County Road 4 and County Road 26, near Pocket Lake (see map below). This site will be impassable while they replace the culvert. 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.
Crews will wrap up around noon on Thursday for the holiday weekend. Even though work will pause over the holiday weekend, detours and other traffic control will remain in place. If you have a destination on Highway 114, you can still get there. 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 Pipe 12 and 13 north of Highway 27
- Ditch cleaning
- Replace Pipe 1 and Pipe 2
Upcoming schedule
- Replace Pipe 4 - moved up to this week after skipping Pipe 3!
- Replace Pipe 3, then continue north to Pipe 5
- Shape and pave entrances and completed culvert sites
- 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. 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.
Thank you for staying committed to safety for all!
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!
All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather dependent and subject to change. MnDOT urges motorists to always be attentive, drive with caution, slow down in work zones where workers are present, and never enter an area that's blocked by barriers or cones.
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Travel reminder: Know before you go
Have Fourth of July travel plans? Check 511mn.org for statewide traffic impacts. The Highway 114 project is just one of many road construction projects happening across Minnesota. Before you go, check the 511 map to see where you may encounter work zones, detours and more. Always slow down in work zones (even when workers aren't present) and never enter an area blocked by barriers or cones.
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