Highway 19 Detour

Motorists traveling on Highway 19 will be detoured east of Northfield Monday, October 6 to Monday, November 3 as construction crews work on a pedestrian trail connection under the highway for the Mill Towns State Trail.

According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, construction crews will be installing a box culvert for the trail to serve as a pedestrian tunnel.

 The signed detour for westbound motorists is Rice County Road 42 (Kellogg Avenue and Kane Avenue) south to Rice County Road 28 (100^th Street East/Woodley Street East) into Northfield.

The route for eastbound motorists leaving Northfield is the reverse.