Road construction and closures around Prior Lake

Closures and detours

• CH 21 at Southbridge Pkwy and Pike Lake Rd (Shakopee): the county’s Friday, Oct. 23 update said the intersection was expected to reopen the week of Oct. 26 in its new configuration, with Southbridge Pkwy and Pike Lake Rd open to traffic, and that work outside the travel lanes may continue as the project finishes. The county had posted nothing newer as of Tuesday, Nov. 3. Both roads have been closed at CH 21 this fall; the Sept. 29 update had the Southbridge closure beginning Thursday, Oct. 1. In the new layout, drivers on CH 21 can turn left onto either road, but drivers leaving them can only turn right onto CH 21, the July 30 update said.
• County Highway 9 (Quaker Ave) in Jordan: the county’s May 27 road alert, still posted on Nov. 3, says it is closed through fall 2027 between Highway 169 and 190th St/Valley View Dr. The posted detour uses the temporary traffic signal at Creek Lane, Syndicate Street and Valley View Drive.

Source: Scott County CH 21 project page (updates of July 30, Sept. 11, Sept. 29 and Oct. 23) and CH 9 road alert of May 27. Last checked against the county’s pages: Monday, Nov. 2.

Prior Lake

The Prior Lake City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday, July 28, to award the sale of $4,670,000 in general obligation bonds, Series 2026A, to Raymond James & Associates. The staff report says the money pays for the Northwood Road Phases I and II and Green Heights area street projects plus facilities work, with special assessments helping repay the street portions. Written before the bids came in, for a $5,045,000 issue, the report’s initial projection was an average annual net levy of about $610,000 for all portions of the bonds.

Source: Resolution 26-107, pages 1, 2 and 18; July 28 bond sale report, pages 1 and 2; July 28 council minutes, page 3.

The same night, in its 5-0 consent agenda vote, the council extended its engineering work order with WSB for the Lords Street bridge rehabilitation (city project 2024-02) to Dec. 31, 2028, and raised it from $146,770 to $154,461.50. The staff report says the project was delayed while the city pursued MnDOT bridge funding, and that the city expects $278,700 in state bridge funds.

Source: Lords Bridge work order report, page 1; July 28 council minutes, pages 2 and 3.

On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the council held a public hearing on its 2027-2031 capital plans, heard no comments, and voted 5-0 to adopt the Capital Improvement Program and a street reconstruction plan with street reconstruction bonds. The city’s pavement management plan uses an average annual cost of $11.2 million for streets over its 10-year planning period.

Source: Aug. 12 capital plan hearing report, page 2; Aug. 12 council minutes, pages 3 and 4.

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the council approved on its consent agenda a cooperative agreement with Scott County for the 2027 rebuild of County Highway 17 (Marschall Road), the county’s Oct. 20 packet says. The staff report puts the city’s total estimated share at $1,658,000. The County Board approved its side of the agreement 5-0 on its consent agenda Tuesday, Oct. 20, the board’s signed packet shows. The county’s side of the project is under County roads below.

Source: Oct. 13 council agenda report, item 5M, pages 1 and 2; Scott County Board signed packet, Oct. 20, 2026, item 5.3, pages 1, 17 and 18.

Savage

On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Savage City Council approved on its consent agenda a resolution declaring costs to be assessed for the 2026 Street Improvement Project, ordering the preparation of assessments and setting a public hearing on the proposed assessment. The council held that hearing on Monday, Oct. 5, and adopted the assessment roll 5-0, according to the minutes it approved Oct. 19. The city’s project page says the project affects about 1.83 miles of roadway: Alabama, Colorado, Brunswick and Zarthan avenues; 139th, 140th and 141st streets; Yosemite Avenue, Court and Circle; and Preserve Trail, Alcove, Circle and Place.

The same consent vote called a public hearing on municipal consent for MnDOT’s Highway 13 River, Rail and Road Initiative project. The council held that hearing on Monday, Oct. 5, and approved municipal consent 5-0, according to the minutes it adopted Oct. 19. MnDOT describes municipal consent as a city’s approval of its final layout for a state highway project. The city describes the work as rebuilding two miles of Highway 13, with new bridges over Quentin and Huntington Avenues, added ramps, and single-lane roundabouts at Quentin Avenue and 123rd Street and at Huntington Avenue. MnDOT’s project page lists construction from spring 2027 through fall 2030: the Nicollet Avenue interchange in Burnsville from spring 2027 through fall 2028, then the stretch between Quentin and Washburn Avenues from spring 2028 through fall 2030.

On Monday, Oct. 19, the council approved an $885,109 contract with WSB to design a rebuilt Quentin Avenue from 123rd Street to McColl Drive (County Road 16), on its consent agenda, 5-0, according to the minutes it adopted Nov. 2. WSB’s proposal marks the CPKC railroad bridge over Quentin Avenue, where the road narrows to a single lane, and the CPKC bridge over the Credit River for removal, with replacement railroad bridges designed for future construction. The design turns a rural two-lane road with no sidewalks or trails into a city street with curb and gutter, pedestrian facilities and street widening. WSB expects to finish the preliminary design in March 2027 and the final design by November 2027, with a public open house for each, and the staff report anticipates construction in 2028. Scott County has allocated $6.5 million toward the project. The city’s preliminary schedule in the Nov. 2 council packet has a concept layout in February 2027, project informational meetings in March and October 2027, a bid opening in February 2028 and construction starting in spring 2028. The city’s capital plan identifies $14,770,000 for the project, and staff expects construction to take multiple years, with a substantial impact on businesses and residents in and around downtown.

Source: Sept. 8 council meeting transcript, 00:19:48 to 00:23:37; Oct. 5 council meeting video; Savage Infrastructure Projects page; MnDOT Highway 13 project page and its municipal consent page; Oct. 19 council agenda packet, pages 3 to 5 (the Oct. 5 minutes) and 16 to 25; Oct. 19 council meeting video. Nov. 2 council packet, page 6 (the Oct. 19 minutes) and pages 10 and 11.

Shakopee

Scott County’s updates set the CH 16 project between CH 18 and Hwy 13 to open in two stages: the Aug. 7 update expected the eastern segment, Foxberry Road to Hwy 13, to open that evening, and the Sept. 4 update said the west end would open once that day’s striping paint dried. As of Oct. 27, that is still the newest update on the project page.

Source: Scott County CH 16 project page.

The city’s Downtown Lighting and ADA Improvement Project continues this year on Sommerville Street between First and Third Avenues and the south sides of First and Second Avenues between Lewis and Sommerville Streets. Lewis Street between First and Third Avenues and the south side of First Avenue between Holmes and Lewis Streets are set for 2027.

Source: City of Shakopee news release, July 16.

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, the council approved on its consent agenda, 4-0, no-parking zones along Disc Drive and Secretariat Drive south of 12th Avenue. The staff report says cars parked up to and into the intersections during amphitheater events and blocked drivers’ views.

Source: Aug. 18 council packet, page 34; Aug. 18 minutes in the Sept. 1 council packet, page 72.

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the council approved on its consent agenda, 5-0, a proposal of up to $61,480 from Alliant Engineering to survey 10th Avenue between Harrison Street and Marschall Road. The adopted 2026-2030 capital plan schedules full-depth reconstruction of that stretch in 2028 and 2029.

Source: Sept. 1 council packet, page 23; draft Sept. 1 minutes in the Sept. 15 council packet, page 79.

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the council set a 40 mph speed limit on the rebuilt stretch of Marystown Road between Vierling Drive and 17th Avenue, approving it on the consent agenda on a voice vote, according to the meeting video. The posted limit there had ranged from 45 to 55 mph. An engineering memo in the packet says the two-year reconstruction fully opened Aug. 21, with single-lane roundabouts in place of three stop-controlled intersections. The staff report says the new signs are paid for out of the project budget.

Source: Sept. 15 council packet, pages 14 to 16; Sept. 15 council meeting video.

County roads

Scott County plans to rebuild County Highway 17 (Marschall Road) from CH 42 to CH 82, with intersection improvements at CH 14 and CH 82 and a roundabout where CH 17 meets CH 12. The two projects are programmed for 2027 and will be let as one construction project. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the County Board pulled the eminent domain resolution from its consent agenda, heard from people opposed to easements the county was seeking, removed parcels 38 and 39, the properties tied to a planned frontage road, and then voted 5-0 to authorize eminent domain, using the state’s quick-take procedure, for land the county cannot buy by negotiation. The minutes say further consideration of the frontage road was expected at a later meeting. The work needs land from 32 parcels, and the resolution says the county needs title and possession of the unsettled ones by Jan. 29, 2027, for construction to begin by spring 2027. The board also approved, 5-0, buying two homes along the highway at $500,000 each plus closing and relocation costs. The county has $6,685,105 programmed for right of way.

Source: Scott County Board signed packet, Oct. 6, 2026, item 6.3, pages 22 and 23, and item 6.9, pages 68 to 71; the Oct. 6 board minutes in the Oct. 20 agenda packet, page 5.

The CH 23 and CH 68 roundabout in Spring Lake Township opened to traffic on Thursday, July 23, ending an intersection closure that began Monday, May 4. The county’s Sept. 22 update scheduled one more closure, on Monday, Sept. 28, for striping and grading and shoulder work, with the road expected to reopen the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 29, weather permitting. The county has posted no update on the project since, and as of Oct. 27 its road alerts list no closure there.

At CH 16 (Eagle Creek Boulevard) and Dean Lakes Trail/Kinlock Way in Shakopee, the new traffic signal is on: the county’s Sept. 21 update said it is operational. The signal system includes pedestrian and ADA accommodations, the project page says.

At CH 21 and Southbridge Pkwy/Pike Lake Rd in Shakopee, the county is converting the full-access intersection to a 3/4 intersection, and its Oct. 23 update said the intersection was expected to reopen the week of Oct. 26 in that new configuration.

Source: Scott County CH 23 and CH 68 roundabout page, CH 16 signal project page, CH 21 project page and county road alerts.

Where I check

• Scott County construction projects, county road alerts and Scott County Board packets
• Shakopee City Council agendas and packets and city news releases
• Savage City Council meeting video and captions, council packets and minutes, and MnDOT’s Highway 13 project page
• Prior Lake City Council packets and minutes

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