(photo: Jamie Broman / KRWC Radio)
A major re-construction project on Highway 55 in Annandale gets underway today (Monday), and will affect traffic throughout the summer and into the fall.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the initial work in the next two weeks will be to prepare the work areas, and to temporarily widen the shoulders along the south side of Highway 55 to accommodate a future traffic lane shift. Major equipment and road devices will also be brought on site for the major work ahead.
From May through mid-October, crews will widen the road along the north side, pave and add a center turn lane. Storm and ditch drainage infrastructure will also be updated.
Overall, the $11.5 million project will resurface, reconstruct and widen shoulders on segments of Highway 55 from Brown Avenue to east of Annandale Boulevard.
Highway 55 will be closed to through traffic between Poplar Avenue and Brown Avenue during the construction period. A detour will be put in place that will utilize Wright County Road 3, County Road 39, Highway 24 and County Road 6.
Access will be open and maintained to those who live, work or visit within the closed work zone. Expect reduced speeds, changes to access, gravel or grooved road surfaces, narrowed lanes, lane shifts, flaggers, heavy equipment and use of alternate accesses. Please slow down, follow construction signs through the work zone and stay out of barricaded areas.
Follow the link on this story today on the KRWC web page for more information from MnDOT on the Annandale Highway 55 project.
