News Release

Roseville, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will begin constructing a grade-separated interchange at Highway 52 and Dakota County Road 46 on Monday, Sept. 29.

Mn/DOT and DAKOTA COUNTY are in partnership on the interchange. Improvements include constructing a bridge to carry County Road 46 traffic over Highway 52, constructing ramps and loops to the south of County Road 46. The intersection of County Road 81 and County Road 46 will be shifted slightly to the west and realigned at the intersection.

A temporary bypass will be constructed north of existing County Road 46 and a temporary signal system will be installed at this new intersection of the bypass and Highway 52. This will serve as the intersection of the two roads until the bridge and ramps are complete. The existing signal system will be removed.

Dakota County is the second-fastest growing county in Minnesota. Traffic counts on Highway 52 at the intersection with County Road 46 are approximately 28,000 vehicles per day.

Weather permitting, this project will be completed by November 2004.

Mn/DOT urges motorists always to drive with caution and reminds them to SLOW DOWN in work zones and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. For updated statewide traffic, construction and travel information visit www.511mn.org.

See ORANGE.

We’re in the WORK ZONE Together

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