Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Highway 212

Norwood Young America and Young America Township

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Traffic impacts

Highway 212 between Highway 5/Highway 25/County Road 131 in Young America Township and Highway 5/Highway 25/Reform Street in Norwood Young America project location map

Hwy 212 in Norwood Young America and Young America Township project location map

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All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent. Access to residences and businesses will remain open.

Current

Road closures

7 a.m. Wed, Aug. 12 through mid-September
7 a.m. Wed, Aug. 12 through early October
  • Access from westbound Hwy 212 to southbound Hwy 5/25 is closed
  • Access to/from Hwy 5/25 and Co. Rd. 131 is closed (traffic can't cross Hwy 212)
    • Northbound Hwy 5/25 to Co. Rd. 131 detour: Eastbound Hwy 212 to Wells Avenue J-turn to westbound Hwy 212 to Co. Rd. 131
    • Southbound Co. Rd. 131 to Hwy 5/25 detour: Westbound Hwy 212 to southbound Co. Rd. 1 to eastbound Co. Rd. 10/50 to Hwy 5/25

Lane closures 

Mon, May 4 through fall
  • Hwy 212 is reduced to one lane in both directions between Hwy 5/Hwy 25/Co. Rd. 131 in Young America and Hwy 5/Hwy 25/Reform St. in Norwood Young America

Access changes

July through mid-September
  • Hwy 212 is restricted to right-in, right-out traffic only at Co. Rd. 31

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available. Motorists can expect lane closures during construction.

Road closures

Mid-September through early October
  • Access from eastbound Hwy 212 to northbound Co. Rd. 131 is closed
    • Detour: Eastbound Hwy 212 to Wells Ave. J-turn to westbound Hwy 212 to Co. Rd. 131

About this project

Crews will improve safety on about 2.5 miles of Hwy 212 by building J-turns to help prevent “T-bone” crashes, and will install cable median barrier to help prevent head-on crossover crashes.

Summary of work

  • Build J-turns at four intersections:
    • Co. Rd. 131
    • Wells Ave.
    • Co. Rd. 31
    • West Railroad St.
  • Install cable median barrier
  • Install accessible crossings