Hwy 210—Baxter

Current

Mid-July

Periodic lane or shoulder closures

• Due to material delays, crews will return in mid-July to install a new signal system at Highland Scenic Dr. These new traffic lights will remain covered and inactive until BNSF railway completes their system upgrades
• News release: All lanes set to open on Highway 210 through Baxter by July 3 (June 26, 2025)

MnDOT thanks the community and traveling public for their patience during this project on Highway 210 through Baxter.

2025 project substantially complete

Resurface both directions of Hwy 210 through Baxter between Baxter Dr. and Timberwood Dr., and improve access and traffic flow west of Highland Scenic Dr. at Memorywood Dr.

Summary of work

• Resurface the Hwy 210 asphalt road between Baxter Dr. and Timberwood Dr., includes turn lanes, shoulders and adjacent entrances
• Improve access and traffic flow on the west end at Memorywood Dr. between Highland Scenic Dr. (Co. Rd. 48) and Meredith Dr. as follows:
  • Westbound Hwy 210: Reconfigure to merge/reduce from two lanes to one lane west of Highland Scenic Dr.
  • Hwy 210 at Memorywood Dr.: Reconstruct the median to add an eastbound acceleration lane and westbound deceleration right-turn lane:
    • Layout image of future access on west end (JPG)
    • Close-up of how to navigate access at Memorywood Dr. (PNG)
  • Install a new signal system at Highland Scenic Dr.: late July-early August
  • Relocate pipes beneath the Hwy 210 median west of Memorywood Dr.
  • Update pedestrian access

  

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How to navigate new access at Memorywood Dr.