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MnDOT weighs closing Highway 77 bridges to speed I‑494 work; Richfield officials warn of local impacts
Summary
MnDOT presented possible use of full closures and accelerated bridge construction May 27 as a way to shorten I‑494 phase‑2 work, but city officials and residents warned detours and overlapping county projects could cause severe local disruption.
MnDOT staff told the Richfield City Council on May 27 that one way to shorten construction for the I‑494 corridor work is to use full closures of selected structures — including Highway 77 bridges — and accelerated bridge construction techniques, but they cautioned those options require detailed analysis of local detours and coordination with other regional projects.
Andrew Letai said MnDOT is planning a baseline three‑year construction schedule for project 2 (roughly 2027–2029) but that using full closures and accelerated work could compress the timeline. "We're starting out, assuming a 3 year, construction window," Letai said, adding that the first year…
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