MnDOT announces detour on Oakland Avenue bridge over Interstate 90 in Austin starting April 19th

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced that motorists traveling on Interstate 90 near the Oakland Avenue bridge will be detoured up the exit and down the entrance ramps starting at 6:30 p.m. on April 19 through 5 a.m. on April 22 as bridge demolition occurs. 

During the bridge replacement, motorists traveling on Highway 105/Oakland Avenue near I-90 in Austin will encounter a detour beginning April 19.

• Motorists traveling west on Oakland Ave. should use the on-ramp to I-90 eastbound, then take Exit 177 to Highway 218, take a left over the bridge and use the on-ramp to I-90 westbound. Next, motorists should use Exit 175 to go west on Oakland Avenue/Mower County Road 46.
• Motorists traveling east on Oakland Avenue should use the on-ramp to I-90 westbound, then take Exit 166 to Freeborn County Road 46, take a left and use the on-ramp to I-90 eastbound. Next, motorists should use Exit 175 to go east on Oakland Avenue.

This Oakland Avenue bridge replacement is part of the three-year project that is replacing or repairing bridges at six sites along the I-90 corridor in Austin.

• Oakland Ave. West (Highway 105), replace in 2024
• 14^th Street Northwest (Highway 218 north), replace in 2026
• Fourth Street Northwest, replace in 2024-2025
• I-90 over Cedar River, replace in 2024-2025
• I-90 over Sixth Street Northeast, rehabilitate in 2024-2025
• 21^st Street Northeast (Highway 218 south), replace in 2026

To learn more about the project, visit the MnDOT project website.