Highway 56 detour begins June 23 for road improvements south of West Concord
WEST CONCORD, Minn. – Motorists on Highway 56 between West Concord and Highway 14 will encounter detours beginning June 23 as construction crews make road improvements, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Construction crews will be making concrete pavement repairs on Highway 56 from West Concord south to Highway 14 near Dodge Center. They will patch and replace damaged concrete panels or repair or seal joints. The work takes time to remove the concrete, repair and wait for the concrete to cure or gain strength to hold vehicle traffic. The two-lane highway only has space for the repairs and construction equipment, so no through traffic is allowed. Residents will be able to reach their homes and businesses along the highway.
Detour
The roads will be closed to through traffic.
Residents will be able to reach their homes and businesses but may have to use alternate routes at times. Work is scheduled to begin June 23 and be completed by mid-July, weather permitting.
Highway 56 will be closed from Dodge County Road 34 to West Concord (Dodge County Road 24).
- Detour route: If going south, go east on Dodge County Road 24, south on Dodge County Road 7, east on Dodge County Road 20, south on Dodge County Road 7 to Dodge Center and west on Dodge County Road 34 to reach Highway 56
- If going north, take the above detour route in reverse.
Additional project work
To learn more about this project, go to MnDOT’s website where you can also sign up for email and text message updates. A map of the detour route is also included on a link at the website.
This is part of a series of concrete pavement repairs occurring on state highways in southeast Minnesota from 2025 to 2026. Crews are wrapping up work on Highway 63 south of Spring Valley as they begin to move to Highway 56 next week. Work is also planned during 2025 at one more site:
- Highway 14 westbound east of Dodge Center. This work is planned after the Highway 56 work is completed. Westbound motorists will encounter lane closures, but no detours are planned.
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