County Road 78 (240th Street W./Alverno Avenue/245th Street W.) from Highway 3 (Chippendale Avenue) to County Road 79 (Blaine Avenue). The reconstruction project will add paved roadway surface and shoulders, turn lanes or bypass lanes at intersections, and improve drainage with proper culvert sizing. The project also includes the construction of a wetland basin adjacent to County Road 78 for nitrate treatment.
Project timeline
Early May–Oct. 30, 2020
Get email updates
To receive email updates for this project, email Stacy Reilly at stacy.reilly@co.dakota.mn.us. Please include “CP 78-10 Update" in the subject line.
Travel impacts
County Road 78 is closed from Highway 3 (Chippendale Avenue) to County Road 79 (Blaine Avenue). Access to residents will remain available, but may be limited from the east only.
Construction schedule
Sept. 18–26
The contractor will continue removing, grading and seeding the soil in the ditches and removing and replacing the aggregates on the last section of the project. The pipe culverts will continue to be installed. Utility companies will continue to relocate their facilities.
For more information about this or other highway projects, email
Dakota County Transportation or call 952-891-7900.
County Road 78 Newsletter (April 23, 2020)