Project schedule
The 1960 highway easement provided for three years from the notice of termination of easement rights to when the highway must be relocated. MnDOT requested that this be amended to a minimum of seven years.
| Draft EIS | February 2013 |
| Draft EIS Public Hearing | Spring 2013 |
| Identification of Preferred Alternative | Spring 2013 |
| Final EIS | Early 2014 |
| Record of Decision | Fall 2014 |
| Detail Design | Spring 2014 to Winter 2015 |
| Right of Way Acquisition | Early 2014 to Spring 2015 |
| Contract Letting | Spring 2015 |
| Open to Traffic | Fall 2016 |
| Removal of Easement | May 5, 2017 |