Road Work Begins Monday on Another Busy Rochester Street

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Another busy road in and out of downtown Rochester has been marked for construction. 

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Motorists have spent the summer navigating around a 2nd St. Southwest detour and closures of city streets surrounding downtown Rochester as part of Mayo Clinic’s $5 billion expansion and construction for the Link Bus Rapid Transit Line (Link BRT). 

Hwy. 14 between Hwy. 52 and Marion Rd. Southeast has also seen a reduction in travel lanes for a repavement project. 

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Lane Closures Start Monday on 3rd Ave. SE in Rochester

The latest roadwork to come to Rochester will happen on 3rd Ave. Southeast. Starting Monday, July 28, the four-lane road will be reduced to a single lane in each direction, according to the Link BRT website. 

Traffic will be moved to the west side of the street to accommodate utility work related to the Link BRT construction on the eastern half of the road. 

The work area will run from 4th St. to 8th St. Southeast, with construction being concentrated on the eastern half of the intersection of 3rd Ave. and 6th St. Southeast, according to the city. 

6th St. Southeast will then completely close west of 3rd Ave. Southeast beginning August 18. Work on the eastern half of 3rd Ave. is expected to be completed by September. 

Upon completion of the eastern half of the street, crews will shift work to the western side of the road. 3rd Ave. Southeast will remain limited to a single traffic lane in each direction on the eastern side of the street until next year.