Highways 63 detours begin June 2 for road improvements south of Spring Valley
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. – Motorists on Highway 63 will encounter detours beginning June 2 as crews make road improvements south of Spring Valley, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Construction crews will be making concrete pavement repairs on Highway 63 from Highway 16 in Spring Valley to the Iowa state line. They will patch, replace damaged concrete panels or repair or seal joints. The work takes time to remove, repair and then wait for the concrete to cure or gain sufficient strength to hold vehicle traffic.
Traffic impacts
Work on Highway 63 will begin from Spring Valley (Highway 16) to north of Highway 56. Highway 63 will be closed to thru traffic and detoured. Residents will be able to reach their homes and businesses but may have to use alternate routes at times. Work is scheduled to occur June 2 to early July.
- Detour route: Highway 16, Mower County Road 14 and Highway 56
Once the work is completed north of the Highway 56 intersection, the final 0.5-mile stretch of Highway 63 will be worked on. The section is located from the Highway 56 intersection to the Iowa state line. It is anticipated that work will begin early July and be completed late-July.
Half of that work zone will be worked on at a time with Highway 63 having a lane closure with signals directing traffic.
- When work occurs on the Highway 63 and Highway 56 intersection, Highway 56 motorists will be detoured.
- Detour route: Highway 63 north, west on Fillmore County Road 14, south on Fillmore County Road 1, west on Mower County Road 11, south on Mower County Road 53 and south on Mower County Road 12 to reach Highway 56
Scheduled dates are approximate and subject to change.
Additional project work
Concrete pavement repairs are scheduled to occur on multiple highways from 2025 to 2026. The following are the roads that will also be worked on during 2025.
- Highway 56 from Dodge County Road 34 to West Concord (Dodge County Road 24), late summer
- Hwy 14 westbound near Dodge Center, late summer
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