I-94 Work To Start Sunday In Monticello; Lane Closures Expected

WRIGHT COUNTY, MN — Road-work season is set to start Sunday night in Wright County, with crews to return to Interstate 94 ahead of months of construction.

Crews will complete work to prepare to shift eastbound traffic on I-94 between Monticello and Clearwater to westbound lanes. Eastbound traffic will not shift to westbound lanes until all preparation work is done, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

The Enfield Rest Area will close when lanes shift, as it will be cut off from traffic, officials said.

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Drivers should expect short-term shoulder and lane closures through April 18 on I-94 between Monticello and Clearwater.

Crews are expected to resume work April 15 on I-94 between St. Michael and Albertville.

Both projects are part of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s $350 million project to repair roads and add lanes from Maple Grove to Clearwater.

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Crews reconstructed nine miles of roads between Maple Grove and Rogers from 2020-21 and are working to reconstruct six miles between St. Michael and Albertville and 15 miles between Monticello and Clearwater by the end of 2022, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

A roundabout at Highway 241 and O'Day Avenue has also been completed, though crews will soon return to finish improvements on the bridge and clean up the area, MnDOT said.

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