May 13—AUSTIN, Minn. — Motorists traveling on westbound Interstate 90 will experience traffic impacts beginning May 19, 2025, from Dexter to Austin for road resurfacing.
This year’s work is expected to be completed by late August, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Crews will resurface Interstate 90 westbound lanes from 0.4 miles east of Minnesota Highway 16 near Dexter to 28th Street Northeast in Austin. The westbound Interstate 90 exit and entrance ramps will also be resurfaced.
Interstate 90 westbound and eastbound traffic will travel in single lanes adjacent to each other on Interstate 90 eastbound in the project area, MnDOT said.
Ramps will close and traffic will be detoured while they are being resurfaced. Exact dates of each closure will be announced once the schedule is determined. The MnDOT project website includes all the detour routes, including:
* Westbound I-90 exit ramp closed at 28th Street NE
* Westbound I-90 entrance ramp closed at Highway 56
* Westbound I-90 exit ramp closed at Highway 56
* Westbound I-90 entrance ramp closed at 630th Avenue
* Westbound I-90 exit ramp closed at 630th Avenue
* Westbound I-90 entrance ramp closed at 650th Avenue
* Westbound I-90 exit ramp closed at 650th Avenue
* Westbound I-90 exit ramp closed at Highway 16
Rochester Sand & Gravel is the prime contractor of the $10 million project, according to MnDOT.
The work is part of a multi-year project. In 2028-2029, eastbound Interstate 90 will be resurfaced from 28th Street Northeast in Austin to 0.4 miles east of Highway 16 near Dexter. Also, the eastbound Interstate 90 exit and entrance ramps will be resurfaced, and box culverts at Rose Creek will be replaced.
For more information, visit the project website at dot.state.mn.us/d6/projects/I-90-austin-dexter/.