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Traffic impacts
I-90 lane closures, traffic changes begin April 1 at Highway 52
Westbound I-90 motorists at Highway 52 southeast of Rochester will experience lane closures and traffic changes beginning April 1 as the interchange construction project resumes its third and final year.
Beginning April 1:
• Westbound I-90 bridge closes until fall.
• Single-lane traffic for both directions of I-90 begins in the eastbound lanes.
• Westbound I-90 on-ramp closes.
This work is in preparation for crews to replace the westbound I-90 bridge.
Bridge demolition, Highway 52 detour: April 6-10
Bridge demolition work is scheduled April 6–10. Both southbound and northbound Highway 52 will be closed at I-90 and detoured April 6-10:
- Southbound Highway 52 traffic detours at Rochester to Highway 63 southbound to Stewartville and then to eastbound I-90.
- Motorists wanting to continue south on Highway 52 to Marion, Chatfield, Preston and other destinations will exit from I-90 eastbound at Exit 224, Eyota, and turn south on Olmsted County Road 7.
- Northbound Highway 52 south of Marion will detour onto Olmsted County Road 7 north of Chatfield, travel west on I-90 and exit to northbound Highway 52 exit, Exit 218, Rochester.
- Eastbound I-90 traffic that wants to go northbound on Highway 52 will detour to the next exit, Exit 224, Eyota Highway 42-CR 7, cross over the bridge and enter onto westbound I-90 to reach the northbound Highway 52 exit, Exit 218, Rochester.
- I-90 westbound to southbound Highway 52 will use Exit 224, Eyota, and turn south on Olmsted County Road 7.
Highway 52 reopens after the bridge demolition. There will be additional short-term detours as the I-90 bridge construction takes place such as the placement of the beams, building and removal of the forms, pouring the concrete bridge deck. Those closures will be announced in advance.
