Weekend Highway 36 Closures Planned After Multiple Postponements

STILLWATER, MN — Washington County officials are once again planning to shut down Highway 36 in Stillwater over the weekend, but this time it appears the weather might cooperate.

Officials have announced plans to close Highway 36 each of the previous two weekends before canceling the closure due to rain and cold weather.

Highway 36 is now set to close this weekend so crews could pour concrete on the bridge that will allow Manning Avenue to cross the highway and install the south half of a storm sewer pipe, according to Washington County officials.

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Eastbound Highway 36 is scheduled to close from 7 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, with westbound Highway 36 to close from 9 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday.

The planned closure will be delayed until Monday night if it rains this weekend, officials said.

The National Weather Service’s forecast for the Stillwater area shows there is a small chance of rain before 1 p.m. Friday, though the rest of Friday and Saturday should be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the mid-60s.

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There is a 50 percent chance of rain on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Westbound Highway 36 is also set to close from 7 p.m. May 13 through 5 a.m. May 16 while crews install the other half of the storm sewer pipe, according to officials.

The project is located at the intersection of Highway 36 and Manning Avenue, where Stillwater, Grant, Lake Elmo and Oak Park Heights converge.

Click here for more information about the project and to view photos of the construction progress.

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