Stillwater's Upper Loop Trail Project: Upcoming Closures

STILLWATER, MN — If you’re traveling on Highway 95 between Highway 36 and Nelson Street in Stillwater you’ll encounter single lane traffic with flaggers beginning at 9 a.m. April 19 as construction crews begin removing trees and brush along Highway 95.

Transit officials ask that motorists use an alternate route to avoid congestion and delays during single lane traffic between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays through April 27.

The work on Highway 95 will consist of constructing the Upper Loop Trail portion in Minnesota.

Construction will include adding new drainage structures beneath Highway 95 near the Oasis Café which will require a three week full closure sometime in early May and completing landscaping stemming from the St. Croix Crossing project.

Loop Trail

The Loop Trail is a 4.7-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail that is part of the St. Croix Crossing project. With the completion of the St. Croix Crossing on AuG. 2, 2017, vehicle traffic has been re-routed onto the new bridge and the existing Stillwater Lift Bridge will now be converted to a bicycle and pedestrian facility.

The Loop Trail will cross the St. Croix River at the Stillwater Lift Bridge and on the new St. Croix Crossing bridge. Trails in Minnesota and Wisconsin will complete the loop and will connect to regional and local trail systems.

The Loop Trail consists of a number of segments that will be completed by 2019. The main portion of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Loop Trail was constructed in 2015 and 2016.

Construction of the remaining portions of the Loop Trail will occur in 2018 and 2019, with only the Lift Bridge portion remaining incomplete until 2019. By summer of 2019, the Loop Trail is expected to be fully operational.

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