Ramp Closure & Detour at Busy Rochester Interchange Next Week

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A ramp at a busy Rochester interchange is set to temporary close next week.

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MnDOT announced the closure on Thursday. A detour will be in place during the closure.

Starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the ramp connecting southbound Hwy. 52 to westbound Hwy. 14 will close.

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Southbound Hwy. 52 traffic seeking westbound Hwy. 14 will be detoured to the off-ramp at 2nd St. Southwest. Drivers will then be asked to take a left turn onto eastbound 2nd St. and make a second left to enter northbound Hwy. 52.

SB 52 at WB Hwy. 14 in Rochester. Google

Motorists can then merge onto Westbound Hwy. 14 from the Hwy. 52 off-ramp at Exit 56B. Crews plan to repair a broken guardrail during the closure.

The ramp from southbound Hwy. 52 to westbound Hwy. 14 is scheduled to reopen around noon on Monday. A MnDOT news release says the ramp work is weather permitting.

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