Highway 169

Traffic Impacts

Learn more about this project, including project staging and how to do the zipper merge when travelling through this project area. Note: All businesses and residences will remain accessible throughout the project, however you may have to follow a detour to reach your destination. And Hwy 25 in Belle Plaine remains open throughout construction.

Current

Lane closures

Aug. 6 through late September

• Hwy 169 is a single lane with head to head traffic traveling on the northbound lanes from Hwy 19 in Blakely Township to south of Hwy 25 in Belle Plaine.
  • Note: For business access, use Hwy 25

July 19 through mid-September

• Hwy 169 is a single lane with head to head traffic traveling on southbound lanes from just south of Hwy 282 in Jordan to north of Hwy 25 in Belle Plaine
  • Business Detour Map (PDF)

Upcoming

Details on upcoming traffic impacts will be added as they become available.

About this project

Summary of work

• Repair or replace concrete pavement on Hwy 169 from just south of Hwy 282 in Jordan to just north of Hwy 19 in Blakely Township
• Construct Reduced Conflict Intersection (RCI) at Hwy 59/Delaware Ave
• Install cable median barrier between Jordan and Belle Plaine
• Jim's Apple Farm safety improvements

Project Staging

There will be two stages to this project. View project staging map.

• Stage 1: Late April to mid-September
• Stage 2: Late April to late fall

Do the Zipper Merge

When you encounter a construction zone where a lane will be closed, perform the zipper merge. A zipper merge occurs when motorists use both lanes of traffic until reaching the defined merge area, and then alternate in a "zipper" fashion into the open lane.