With winter in the rearview mirror, drivers across the state are turning their attention to road construction.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced more than 300 summer road projects on Thursday for $1.1 billion.

The only major Mower County project is a six-mile overlay of Highway 56 from Highway 63 to LeRoy for $1.5 million.

Those driving out of town should watch for delays this summer in certain areas. In Freeborn County, a 3-mile stretch of Highway 13 from Highway 69 to Interstate 90 will be repaved for $2.8 million.

Minor bridge work and crack repairs will be completed throughout Mower County, but minimal traffic effects are expected.

Like last summer, delays are expected on Interstate 35 on the way to the Twin Cities late this summer for preventative maintenance in Rice County for $2.8 million. The work could delay traffic during peak hours and weekends.

Long-term lane closures can also be expected on Highway 14 between Kasson and Byron for a 6-mile concrete rehabilitation from May to July.

Other projects will include work on the Highway 52 Lafayette Bridge in St. Paul and resurfacing portions of Highway 10 between Clear Lake and Big Lake. Projects also include improving safety at railroad crossings and fixing runways at regional airports.

MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel says the road work will help the economy by supporting jobs.

“The highway construction industry employs thousands and is a key partner in our efforts to deliver this program,” he said in a news release.

—The Associated Press contributed to this report

 

MnDOT State projects

Highway 56 in Fillmore

and Mower Counties

Description: Bituminous mill and overlay of about 6 miles from Highway 63 to LeRoy

Construction Dates: September-October

Construction Estimate: $1.51 million

Traffic Impacts: Daily lane closures with flaggers.

Status: Contract let on Nov. 18, 2011, to Ulland Brothers Inc.

Various roads

Description: Install Americans with Disabilities Act compliant pedestrian ramps in Nerstrand, Blooming Prairie and Ellendale

Construction Dates: May

Cost Estimate: $348,000

Traffic Impacts: Minimal traffic impacts

Status: Contract to be let on May 18

Various roads

Description: Bridge deck seal coat at various locations throughout Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, Wabasha and Winona counties

Cost Dates: July-September

Construction Estimate: $420,005

Traffic Impacts: Minimal traffic impacts

Status: Contract let on June 6, 2011, to Interstate Improvement Inc.

Various roads

Description: Route and seal pavement cracks at various locations throughout Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele and Winona counties

Construction Dates: 2012

Cost Estimate: $482,695

Traffic Impacts: Minimal traffic impacts

Status: Contract let on March 7 to TI-Zack Concrete Inc. (apparent low bidder)

Various roads

Description: Install rumble strips and striping at various locations throughout Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele and Winona counties

Construction Dates: 2012

Cost Estimate: $655,556

Traffic Impacts: Minimal traffic impacts

Status: Contract let on March 23 to Century Fence Co. (apparent low bidder)

Highway 56 in Dodge and Goodhue counties

Description: Reclamation of 9 miles from West Concord to Kenyon and a bridge replacement over the Middle Fork of the Root River near West Concord

Construction Dates: June-September

Cost: $6.3 million

Traffic Impacts: Highway 56 closed. Detour is Dodge County Road 12, Dodge County Road 7,

Goodhue County Road 1 and Hwy 60

Status: Contract let on Sept. 23, 2011, to Rochester Sand and Gravel/Division of Mathy Construction

Highway 13 in Freeborn County

Description: Bituminous mill and overlay of 3 miles from Highway 69 to Interstate 90

Construction Dates: August-September

Cost Estimate: $2.8 million

Traffic Impacts: Long term lane closures

Status: Contract to be let on May 18

Interstate 35 in Rice County

Description: Preventive maintenance: concrete pavement rehabilitation on 6 miles of Interstate 35 from Rice County Road 9 to the Heath Creek Rest Area

Construction Dates: August-September

Cost Estimate: $2.82 million

Traffic Impacts: Long-term lane closures (expect delays for daily commuters as well as on Friday and Sunday afternoons and evenings)

Status: Contract let on Feb. 24 to Interstate Improvement, Inc. (apparent low bidder)

Highway 14 in Dodge and Olmsted counties

Description: Preventive maintenance: concrete pavement rehabilitation on 6 miles of Highway 14 from Kasson to Byron

Construction Date: May-July (Delayed due to government shutdown)

Cost Estimate: $2.6 million

Traffic Impacts: Long-term lane closures

Status: Contract let on Feb. 25, 2011, to C.P.R. Inc.

Location of city road projects:

•Some of the most affected portions of town this summer will be near Banfield Elementary School and near the area of the East Side Lake Dam and Ankeny’s Mini Mart.

•Ninth Street NW, from First to Eighth Avenue

•22nd Avenue SW, from 12th to 16th Street

•19th Street SE, from Oakland to Fourth Avenue

•14th Street NW, from Oakland to the top of Eighth Avenue (residents will only be assessed for sidewalk repairs)

•Fourth Street NW, from Fourth to 10th Avenue (maintenance and sidewalk repairs only)

•10th Place NE, from 11th Drive to 17th Street (residents only assessed for mill and overlay at $20 per foot)

•16th Street SE, from Oakland Avenue to Fourth Avenue (residents will not be assessed for repairs)

(Some of the sections that receive heavy traffic, like 14th Street NW — which receives more than 10,000 commuters each day — will be clearly marked with detour routes, according to Assistant City Engineer Stephen Lang)

County projects

•Bituminous pavement construction on County Road 2 from Lansing Corners to west county line.

•Bridge replacement project on County Road 13 in Grand Meadow Township

•Bridge replacement project on County Road 23 (Fourth Street SW) near Calvary Cemetery in Austin

•Bridge replacement project in Adams Township

•Bridge replacement project in Lodi Township

— The total cost of the county’s projects so far is more than $3 million. More projects are expected.