Highway 14 closure, detour March 10-14 for railroad bridge repair near Eyota
EYOTA, Minn. – Highway 14 motorists west of Eyota will be detoured March 10-14 as crews repair a railroad bridge over the highway, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.The work was postponed to this new date because of cold and snowy weather.
A contractor for the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Railway will be repairing the bridge that crosses over Highway 14 about 2 miles west of Eyota. During the repair work, the highway will be closed to through traffic. Traffic will be detoured north of Eyota on Highway 42 and west on Olmsted County Road 9 and then south on Olmsted County Road 11 (50th Avenue Southeast) to Highway 14 east of Rochester. Local traffic will be able to use Highway 14 to reach their residences, businesses and Chester Woods Park, but the road is closed at the bridge.
Crews plan to close the highway by 9 a.m., Monday, March 10 and reopen by 4 p.m., Friday, March 14. The work could be postponed due to weather. New dates would be announced if there was a weather postponement. Advance warning signs with information about the planned work are in place on Highway 14 to alert motorists of the planned work.
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