Project details
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Pope County are partnering on a project to build an overpass at the junction of Hwy 29 and Hwy 55. The overpass will eliminate an “at grade” crossing with the CP Railway System.
The project will also eliminate the existing and undesirable skewed intersection of Hwy 29 and Hwy 55, moving the junction south to 160th Street and giving the intersection a perpendicular approach. Two roundabouts will be constructed as part of this project, one on Highway 29 and one on Highway 55 at the intersections with 160th Street. The entire project will take two construction seasons to complete.
Year 1 Construction - 2021
Key Project Elements
- Realignment of Highway 55
- Construction of Highway 55 roundabout at 160th Street
- Reconstruction of 160th Street, which connects Highway 55 and Highway 29
Traffic Impact & Detour
- Highway 55 to close east of the Highway 29 intersection to 160th Street
- Detour route: Highway 29, Highway 28 in Glenwood
Year 2 Construction - 2022
Key Project Elements
- Construction of the Highway 29 overpass
- Construction of the roundabout on Highway 29 at 160th Street
Traffic Impact & Detour
- Road closed: Highway 29 from the Highway 55 intersection to 160th Street
- Detour routes (will vary by direction)