EYOTA, Minn. – Repair work is scheduled to start Monday on the railroad bridge over Highway 14, west of Eyota.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says a contractor for the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Railway will be doing the bridge repair and that portion of the highway will be closed while it is going on. Traffic will be detoured north of Eyota on Highway 42 and west on Olmsted County Road 9 and then south on Olmsted County Road 11 (50th Avenue Southeast) to Highway 14 east of Rochester.

MnDOT says local traffic will be able to use Highway 14 to reach their residences, businesses, and Chester Woods Park, but the road is closed at the bridge.

The road will be closed at 9 am Monday and should reopen by 4 pm Friday.

This project was originally scheduled for February 17-21 but was rescheduled due to extreme cold temperatures.