Want to go to Wisconsin? Crossing the Mississippi River at Winona or Dresbach will pose problems this summer as the Minnesota Department of Transportation works to replace bridges.

Naturally, summer wouldn’t be summer this decade if Interstate 35 near Owatonna were free from road construction. The roundabout at Medford gets some attention, too.

While MnDOT’s number of projects are down in Mower County, the state will be replace the Interstate 90 bridge over the Mississippi River, and work is on the docket north in Interstate 35.

In Mower County, one large local project is still up in the air. The county plans to replace the Oakland Place Southeast bridge, which has a daily traffic of about 4,000 vehicles. However, the project is dependent on bonding dollars from the state. Without bonding funds, the project will be pushed back.

In early April, Mower is also slated to take a step toward starting road projects sometime in May. The county will take bids for work to replace eight township bridges and a bridge on County State Aid Highway 46. The county will also take bids for road replacement projects on County State Aid Highway 10, County State Aid Highway 8 and County Road 53. The county will likely put other projects out for bid later this year.

Mower County road, bridge project proposals

Note: All plans, costs and details listed are just plans and are subject to change. The county is set for bid letting on County Road 53, County State Aid Highway 10, County State Aid Highway 46, County State Aid Highway 8 and eight township road bridges in April. Those plans represent an estimated $4 million of work. Additional township bridges and projects could be added later.

Oakland Place Southeast bridge

Note: If state bond money isn’t available, this project will be deferred to 2015

•Replace bridge over Dobbins Creek just downstream of the East Side Lake dam

•Estimated cost: $2.2 million. The project will be funded with a combination of bridge bond, city and county dollars.

County State Aid Highway 25: 540th Avenue

•Replace bridge over Ramsey Mill Pond/Cedar River

•Estimated cost: $100,000 paid via State Aid Regular Construction funds.

County State Aid Highway 46: 220th Street

•Replace bridge over a tributary of Dobbins Creek. Bridge is currently closed.

•Estimated cost: $300,000 paid via State Bridge Bond funds and State Aid Regular Construction funds.

Bridge replacement on County Road 57: 290th Street

Note: If state bond money isn’t available, this project will be deferred to 2015

•Replace bridge over Dobbins Creek just downstream of the East Side Lake dam

•Estimated cost: $600,000 paid via State Bridge Bond funds and county fund balance.

County Road 53: 780th Avenue

•Regrade about 2.5 miles of road in LeRoy Township.

Estimated cost: $800,000 paid via county fund balance.

Bituminous Pavement Preservation Projects:

The following projects will include the rehabilitation of the existing pavement surface:

• County State Aid Highway 7 between County State Aid Highway 3 and County State Aid Highway 13 ($725,000).

• County State Aid Highway 7 between County State Aid Highway 18 and the North Limits of Adams ($250,000).

• County State Aid Highway 8 between TH 56 and County State Aid Highway 3 (west) ($1,900,000).

• County State Aid Highway 10 between County State Aid Highway 1 and North County Line ($450,000).

Estimated cost: $3,325,000 paid via State Aid Regular

Construction funds and a grant from the city of Elkton

City of Austin:

Eighth Avenue Southwest (12th Street to 18th Street)

• Remove and replace deficient sidewalk

• Install storm sewer system.

• Replace with a design for a MnDOT 10-ton roadway.

• Estimated cost: $935,000

Eighth Street Northeast (Eighth Avenue to 10th Avenue) and Eighth Avenue Northeast (Eighth Street to the railroad)

• Remove and replace concrete pavement with integral curb to a width of 44 feet.

• Upgrade storm sewer system

• Install tile system to improve subsurface drainage

• Provide handicap accessible intersections

• Estimated cost: $815,000.

Eighth Street Northwest (17th Avenue to 18th Avenue) and 17th Avenue Northwest (Fourth to Eighth Street)

• Milling of the pavement surface.

• Place geotechnical fabric over thermal cracks to prolong the serviceable life of the pavement.

• Overlay pavement with at least 2 inches of asphalt pavement.

• Estimated cost: $175,000

The Kaufman Park Area (Ninth Avenue Southeast from the abandoned railroad to Eighth Street, 10th Avenue Southeast from the railroad to Eighth Street, 11th Avenue Southeast from the railroad to Eighth Street, Sixth Street Southeast from Eighth to 10th Avenue, and Seventh Street Southeast from Eighth to 11th Avenue)

• Remove and replace deficient sidewalk and asphalt.

• Upgrade storm sewer system.

• Estimated cost: $1,075,000

Seventh Street Northeast (Second to Fourth Avenue) and Third Avenue Northeast from Seventh to Eighth Street

• Replace asphalt and construct new curb and gutter at 32 feet on Third Avenue, 30 feet on Seventh Street.

• Upgrade storm sewer system.

•Estimated cost: $350,000

Freeborn County road projects

All projects take place between May and September. The county doesn’t release estimates for projects prior to bidding.

County Road 76

(State Line Road)

• Concrete overlay and aggregate shoulders

• 1.6 miles, from Emmons to Cardinal Avenue in Worth County

• Nunda Township

• $396,000, Concrete Foundations Inc.

County Road 1

(State Line Road)

• Concrete overlay and aggregate shoulders

• 6 miles, from County Road 18 to U.S. Highway 65

• Freeman and Shell Rock townships

• $1.9 million, Concrete Foundations Inc.

County Road 17

• Reclamation and bituminous, culvert and ditch cleaning

• 7 miles, from County Road 69 to County Road 18

• Pickerel and Albert Lea Townships

• Not yet awarded

County Road 25

• Construct bridge and approach grading

• One mile west of County Road 30, three miles south of Hollandale

• Riceland Township

• $407,000, M-K Bridge Construction Inc.

Riceland Township Road T151

• Replace bridge

• four miles south and one mile east of Hollandale, intersection of 840th Avenue and 240th Street

• Riceland Township

• $214,000, Landwehr Construction Inc.

Newry Township Road T259

• Replace bridge

• Four miles east and two miles north of Hollandale, on 890th Avenue a half mile south of 305th Street

• Newry Township

• $96,000, Jensen Excavating & Trucking

Oakland Township Road T54

• Replace bridge

• 1 1/2 miles north and 3 1/2 miles east of Myrtle, on 160th Street about a half mile east of 890th Avenue

• Oakland Township

• $135,000, Sorensen Bros.

London Township Road T37

• Replace bridge

• Half a mile north and 4 1/2 miles east of Myrtle, on 900th Avenue about a half mile north of 140th Street

• London Township

• $127,000, Jensen Excavating & Trucking

London Township Road T263

• Replace bridge

• Three-fourths of a mile north and 2 3/4 miles east of Myrtle, on 880th Avenue about a half mile north of 145th Street

• London Township

• $72,500, Sorensen Bros.

Albert Lea street projects

Neighborhood improvement project

• Bituminous mill and overlay, curb replacement

• Canary Drive from West Ninth Street to Swanhill Drive, Regency Lane from West Ninth Street to Gateway Drive, Spartan Avenue from West Ninth Street to the cul-de-sac, Penn Avenue from West Ninth Street to Gateway Drive, Gateway Drive from U.S. Highway 69 to Swanhill Drive, Southview Lane from U.S. Highway 69 to Fourth Avenue, Skylark Lane from U.S. Highway 69 to Southview Lane, Swanhill Drive from West Ninth Street to Plainview Lane, Pinehill Drive from Southview Lane to Plainview Lane, Rosehill Drive from Southview Lane to Plainview Lane, Birch Hill Drive from Maplehill Drive to Fourth Avenue, Elmhill Drive from Birch Hill Drive to Plainview Lane, Plainview Lane from Skylark Lane to Fourth Avenue, Bel Aire Drive from U.S. Highway 69 to Hillhaven Avenue

• June 1 to Aug. 29

• Project not yet advertised for bids

Southern Minnesota state highway projects

Interstate 35

• Replace pavement, bridges

• In Owatonna

• Starts May (two-year project)

• Single-lane traffic, ramp closures

• $24 million, not contracted

Interstate 35

• Roundabout reconstruction

• At Medford

• Starts in June

• Detours

• $833,245, Crane Creek Asphalt

Interstate 90

• Resurface pavement

• 12 miles, from U.S. Highway 63 to Olmsted County Road 19

• Starts in July

• Single-lane traffic

• $2.98 million, not contracted

Interstate 90

• Resurface pavement

• 9 miles, from Minnesota Highway 76 to Winona County Road 12

• Starts in May

• Head-to-head traffic on westbound lanes

• $9.9 million, PCI roads

Interstate 90

• Replace bridge

• Over Mississippi River at Dresbach to La Crosse, Wis.

• Already started, but westbound route to U.S. Highway 61 and rest area close April 15

• Detour sends traffic to Dresbach exit, then under I-90, then eastbound to Highway 61.

• $187 million, Ames Construction

U.S. Highway 14

• Expand from two lanes to four lanes.

• 2.5 miles, eastward from Owatonna

• Starts in July (two-year project)

• Detours, lane shifts

• $16 million, not contracted

Minnesota Highway 43

• Construct new bridge

• Over Mississippi River from Winona

• Starts in June.

• Detours

• $159.8 million, not contracted

U.S. Highway 52

• Construct interchange, frontage roads

• In Cannon Falls

• Already started (two-year project)

• Periodic lane closures

• $14.3 million, S.M. Hentges & Sons

U.S. Highway 52

• Construct overpass

• At Goodhue County Road 9

• Starts in April

• Single-lane traffic, detour

• $6.7 million, not contracted

U.S. Highway 52

• Resurface pavement

• 10 miles, from Iowa border to north of Fillmore County Road 22

• Starts in May

• Minor traffic delays

• $3.2 million, not contracted

U.S. Highway 63

• Resurface pavement

• 12 miles, from Minnesota Highway 16 to Root River

• Starts in May

• Detours

• $4.9 million, not contracted

U.S. Highway 63

• Preserve and maintain bridges

• Over Deer Creek and Bear Creek

• Starts in spring

• Detours

• $250,000, not contracted