ST PAUL, Minn. — With winter gradually fading into the rear-view mirror, Minnesota's other notorious season is about to ramp up: road construction.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) revealed the 2022 slate of major road projects across the state on Thursday, including three major freeways in the Twin Cities metro area.
MnDOT is planning a total of 184 road and bridge projects statewide in 2022, along with 51 additional projects involving airports, water ports, and transit systems.
"Each of these projects represents an investment in a more efficient and reliable transportation system for all people," MnDOT Interim Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger said in a statement. "As always, safety is MnDOT’s top priority – so we urge motorists to pay attention to signage in work zones, slow down, and put away distractions behind the wheel. Everyone, including our hardworking road and construction workers, deserves to get home safely."
Here's a closer look at some of the major projects:
Twin Cities Metro:
- Highway 10 in Anoka: A two-year reconstruction project begins to replace and repair bridges, improve traffic flow, and improve pedestrian and bicycle access.
- I-94/I-35E in St. Paul: Resurfacing and repairs through fall.
- Highway 77 in Bloomington and Minneapolis: Resurfacing and drainage improvements.
- Highway 169 in Elk River: A three-year project that will include four new interchanges.
Greater Minnesota:
- Twin Ports interchange project in Duluth: Continued work on a multi-year project to improve merges and remove left exits.
- Highway 23 from Foley to Milaca: Resurfacing and improving intersections, including a new roundabout in Foley.
- Highway 52 from Zumbrota to Cannon Falls: Lane reconstruction, new interchange at Highway 57, part of an ongoing multi-year project.
- Highway 14 from New Ulm to Nicollet: Multi-year project to expand the highway to four lanes.
- Highway 29 in Glenwood: New overpass and roundabout construction.
- Highway 212 in Glencoe: New intersections, improved pedestrian access and safety.
- Highway 71 north of Bemidji: Resurfacing and redesigning eight intersections.
