Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Hwy 371 and 210—Baxter

Crow Wing County

A look ahead

Traffic impacts, work plans

The new interchange project will take three work seasons to complete and it's looking like 2029 will be the most impactful with a full closure at the intersection.

Map - Hwy 371 and Hwy 210 - Baxter
Key work areas by 2028-2030 construction season. Select to enlarge

Overall, motorists will encounter changes as they navigate through this area of Baxter. Detours will be necessary to work beneath the road, elevate the road and construct bridges.

Hwy 371 and 210 will have reduced speeds, shoulder or single-lane closures at off-peak times during the full duration of this project. Off-road work to occur year round.

Expect to see crews and equipment prior to this project as they relocate utilities, survey locations, aquire right of way, test materials and more. The city of Baxter will work on area improvements in 2027 in preparation of this project.

Access to businesses will be maintained.

Schedule at a glance

Timeframe

Map color

Key work

Impacts

2028 spring-fall

Prepare

Purple

Prepare work areas for 2029 construction (PNG map);includes frontage roads, temporary lane widening and the Excelsior Rd./Dellwood Dr. roundabout

 
  • Hwy 371 open
  • Hwy 210 open
  • Local access changes, shoulder closures and reduced speeds
  • Expect trucks entering and exiting off-road work areas to remove and elevate ground materials along Hwy 371 and 210
  • Excelsior Rd. closed east of Hwy 371 at Dellwood Dr. Detour via local streets.

2029 spring-fall

Construct

Orange

Construct interchange and connections (PNG map); includes roads, bridges, roundabouts, pedestrian facilities

Full intersection closure. Hwy 210 and Hwy 371 reduced to one-lane of traffic and detoured around the closure:

  • Hwy 210 detour (PNG)
  • Hwy 371 detour (PNG)
  • Excelsior Rd. open at most times to cross street traffic at Hwy 371 in the work zone, includes new roundabout at Dellwood Dr.
  • Local access changes, includes Clearwater Rd., Golf Course Dr.
  • Regional detour routes with activated travel delay message boards outside city limits

2030 spring-early summer

Wrap up

Blue

Wrap up and remaining work (PNG map); reconnect Excelsior Rd. between the new Dellwood Dr. roundabout and the Edgewood Dr. roundabout under the Hwy 371 bridge; establish turf in all areas
  • Hwy 210 open
  • Hwy 371 open
  • Excelsior Rd. detour via local streets

*All information is tentative and subject to change until contractor is on board. Materials, weather and unexpected items found beneath the road can also change schedules. Off-road work to occur year round on this project.