highway 15 interchange

A major interchange project that has been in the works for months will open to traffic Friday.

The new interchange in south St. Cloud remains on schedule.

Some nighttime closures are planned for Highway 15 in St. Cloud near the new 33rd Street South interchange.

Work on the new Highway 15 interchange in south St. Cloud will prompt lane closures starting Monday.

Preparation work for a new Highway 15 interchange in south St. Cloud will prompt some nighttime lane closures this week.

Prep work is beginning on the Highway 15/33rd Street South interchange project in south St. Cloud.

Stearns County has agreed to increase its share of the funding for a new interchange at Highway 15 and 33rd Street South in St. Cloud.

The city of Sartell has agreed to a formula that shares the local cost of the Highway 15 County Road 120 interchange project. City Administrator Patti Gartland says Stearns County will pick up 60% of the local share. The remaining 40% will be paid for by Sartell and St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud City Council has given its approval to a diverging diamond interchange at Highway 15 and Stearns County Road 120. But, the council tabled approval of a second component to that area.

A new interchange at Highway 15 and Stearns County Road 120 is expected to cost about $2.5 million more than anticipated. MnDOT Project Manager Claudia Dumont says it has to do with the right-of-way acquisition.