Hwy. 52 Lane Closure North of Zumbrota Starts Monday

Zumbrota, MN (KROC-AM News)- A lane closure on a stretch of Hwy. 52 in southeast Minnesota gets started on Monday. 

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)is telling motorists to anticipate traffic slowdowns and delays, especially during peak travel times. 

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Southbound Hwy. 52 Lane Closure Starts Monday North of Zumbrota

A roughly 8-mile stretch of southbound Hwy. 52 will be down to a single lane between Goodhue County Roads 9 and 7 north of Zumbrota. 

The lane closure is to accommodate installation of high-tension median cable barriers. 

MnDOT says barriers involved three to four steel cables being strung onto posts. 

The cables flex and absorb much of the kinetic energy when a vehicle hits them and help to redirect the vehicle along the median, which MnDOT says prevents fatal and severe cross-median crashes. 

The installation is scheduled to be completed sometime next month, according to MnDOT.