The dedicated ramp will get rid of the line of vehicles that wait to turn
New ramps will reduce the run-off-the-road crashes:
Changing the angles will allow for better, more controlled entrance/exit
Lengthened accelerations lanes will also improve conditions
The bridge replacements will allow for:
Relocation of the bridge piers that block the view of on-coming traffic
Improved bridges that will last another 60 years or more
Improvements at I-90 and Hwy 52 interchange
Traffic impacts
Check www.511mn.org or the free mobile app to see current traffic impacts. The below dates are subject to change.
I-90 off-ramps to Hwy 52 southbound are closed through November.
I-90 eastbound and westbound motorists exiting to Hwy 52 will be able to go north on Hwy 52.
I-90 eastbound and westbound motorists wanting to go south on Hwy 52 should take Exit 218 and travel north on Hwy 52, then exit to 50th Ave., turn left and exit to southbound Hwy 52.
I-90 motorists can also take Exit 224 near Eyota and go south on Olmsted Co. Rd. 7 to access Hwy 52 north of Chatfield.
A culvert will be installed under Hwy 52 at the I-90 interchange and that area will be closed and detoured. Work is tentatively scheduled for a few days late July to early August.
Motorists going north on Hwy 52 should go north on Co. Rd. 7, exit to westbound I-90 and take the Hwy 52 exit to access northbound Hwy 52.
Motorists going south on Hwy 52 should go south on Hwy 63, exit to eastbound I-90 and take the Hwy 52 exit to access southbound Hwy 52.
Traffic impacts in 2024 also include:
I-90 westbound and eastbound I-90 single lane traffic from two miles east of I-90/Hwy 52 interchange to two miles west of I-90/Hwy 52 interchange), scheduled July 15-Sept. 30
Hwy 52 lane closure in each direction between I-90 and 50th Ave. SE, scheduled July 16-18
Traffic shifts on northbound and southbound Hwy 52
