How Will Summer Road Construction Affect You?

Minnesota’s Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced its list of summer construction projects Thursday morning, and it includes planned upgrades to several Lake Minnetonka area roadways.

Beginning in June, crews will clean, repair and update underground pipes near the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) line in Orono. Work is scheduled to run through December and require some shoulder closings. Cost of the project is just over $285,000.

Centerline rumble strips will be installed on Hwy. 12 from County Road 6 to Wayzata Boulevard in Long Lake. Signs and striping will also be updated. Total cost of the project is $250,000, and one full weekend of closure is expected sometime in June or July. Patch will have updates as they become available.

Also planned for this summer is the modification of the paved berm, a re-grading of curb and construction of catch basins on Hwy. 12 from Old Crystal Bay Road to the Luce Line Trail crossing in Long Lake. The project is estimated to cost about $125,000 and should be completed by December. Intermittent lane and shoulder closures are expected. 

Other notable projects with local impacts:

• An extensive $10 million upgrade of Hwy. 5—from County Road 11 in Victoria to Hwy. 41 in Chanhassan—is expected to begin in May and require intermittent lane and road closures. Crews will resurface the four-mile stretch of roadway, replace a small bridge, add turn lanes, construct an underpass and improve access. Access to businesses and residential areas will not be interrupted, according to MnDOT.
• Crews will begin construction of a $700,000 park and ride lot on Baker Park Road in Maple Plain in June. Work should be completed by November, and no significant traffic impacts are anticipated.
• A $1.3 million project on Hwy. 12 in Maple Plain will begin in July and includes road resurfacing, drainage system repairs, installation of turn lanes and upgraded signage. Work on the area west of County Road 83 to Boundary Avenue will require some overnight road closures and some lane closings.
• A $10.2 million project requiring long-term closures of Hwy. 55—from Greenfield to Loretto— is expected to begin this month and last through November. Crews will replace the median, improve pedestrian access, repair drainage systems and add turn lanes. Road closures and detours will run throughout the project's duration.
• Construction of a $600,000 pedestrian/bike trail near Hwy. 101 and Pleasant View Road in Chanhassan is expected to being in September and take about a month to complete. No traffic impacts are anticipated.