Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Hwy 14 and I-35 resurfacing

Owatonna

About this project

Traffic impacts

Work started on I-35 northbound and southbound Aug. 24 and is expected to be completed early October. Work is scheduled to begin end of September on Highway 14 and will be completed late October.

  • Single lane closure in each direction during the resurfacing work on I-35 and Highway 14

Short-term ramp closures will occur and motorists will be detoured. It is anticipated that ramp closures will last several hours to a few days. Closures will be shown on 511mn.org.

  • Highway 14 eastbound off-ramp closure to Highway 218
    Detour: From Highway 14 eastbound, take County Road 45 exit and go south. Go east on County Road 60 which intersects with Highway 218.
  • Highway 14 eastbound on-ramp closure from County Road 45
    Detour: Continue north on County Road 45 and take exit to Highway 14 westbound. Take exit at I-35 and then take exit to Highway 14 eastbound.
  • Highway 14 westbound off-ramp closure to County Road 45
    Detour: Continue west on Highway 14.  Take exit at I-35 and then take exit to Highway 14 eastbound. Take County Road 45 exit.
  • Highway 14 eastbound off-ramp closure to County Road 45
    Detour: Continue east on Highway 14. Take exit to Highway 218, go north and take exit to Highway 14 westbound. Take exit to County Road 45.
  • Highway 14 westbound on-ramp closure from County Road 45
    Detour: Go south on County Road 45 and take the Highway 14 eastbound exit. Take exit to Highway 218, go north and take exit to Highway 14 westbound.
  • Highway 14 eastbound on-ramp closure from Highway 218
    Detour: Go north on Highway 218 and take the Highway 14 westbound exit. Take the County Road 45 exit and then exit to Highway 14 eastbound.

Summary of work

Map of I-35 and Highway 14 project area
I-35 and Highway 14 resurfacing project map

I-35 northbound and southbound lanes will be resurfaced from Highway 14 to Straight River Rest Area. Work is scheduled to begin Aug. 24, and it's expected to be completed mid-October.

Highway 14 eastbound and westbound lanes will be resurfaced from I-35 to Highway 218. Work is tentatively scheduled to begin early October. It is anticipated that it will be completed by early November.