Lane closures begin on the Highway 25 bridge in Monticello April 1

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – In preparation for this summer’s Highway 25 Mississippi River bridge work in Monticello, MnDOT will need to install netting under the bridge to prevent migratory birds from nesting in mid-April. The work will require off-peak lane closures.

Broadway Street (CSAH 75) Road Closure Notice
 

Monticello, MN – Meyer Contracting, Inc. has started work on the City of Monticello’s Downtown Roadway and Pedestrian Improvement project. Starting August 28, Broadway Street from Pine Street (TH 25) to Elm Street will be closed to through traffic. A detour route following Elm Street to 7^th Street to Pine Street (TH 25) will be posted. Access to all businesses and residential properties will be maintained.

Starting September 5, a temporary signal at 4^th Street and Pine Street (TH 25) will be operational and the posted detour will switch to follow Elm Street to 4^th Street to Pine Street (TH 25). 

The maps below show the posted detour route and business access routes for both periods of time. 

The detour is anticipated to last until late October, but timelines are subject to change during the project. 

The City of Monticello will be posting updates for the project on our website and in our Downtown e-newsletter. You can also sign up for email and text message notifications for upcoming detours, road closures and more via our City Alerts program.

• Sign up for the Downtown e-newsletter at: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/bzD6mHv/downtown
• Subscribe to our City Alerts program here: www.ci.monticello.mn.us/AlertCenter.aspx
• For downtown project updates, check out our website at www.ci.monticello.mn.us/173/Projects or www.ci.monticello.mn.us/570/3292/Downtown-Roadway-Pedestrian-Improvements

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Construction activities at the Monticello nuclear plant

For the next several weeks, there will be some visible and audible construction activity at the plant. Xcel Energy is constructing an underground barrier wall along the edge of the plant’s boundary with the river. That barrier will improve the plant’s ability to manage groundwater flow and will impede interaction between the river water and groundwater at the plant. The construction work will primarily take place during daylight hours on normal working days, weather and construction circumstances permitting. Work on weekends may also take place.

The design and analysis phases of the project are now complete, and construction is scheduled to begin sometime between August 18-21. Constructing the barrier wall is another step the company is taking to try and ensure that the small amount of tritium still present in the groundwater remains within the plant boundaries and can be safely recovered, stored and reused on site. These additional efforts will help make the company’s groundwater remediation efforts more effective.

The company appreciates the community’s understanding throughout this process. Xcel Energy also makes regular updates to this website on the topic, and encourages the public to check it for the latest information:

Monticello Groundwater | Public Safety | Xcel Energy

Overhead view of construction activities: