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Fishnmagician
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Jun 10, 2014

I-90 from Minnesota to Rapid city

Can any one give me an idea of the road surface of I-90 say from Albert Lea to Rapid City? We will be going to the Black Hills in a few weeks, and have heard it is in rough shape. I have never traveled I-90, so I thought I'd ask you guys.
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  • kknowlton's avatar
    kknowlton
    Explorer II
    Jun 10, 2014
    Agree with all the above. In some cases the roughness is from joints between concrete slabs - I think frost heaves have made them very rough in spots. Sure don't miss the upper Midwest concrete roads!
  • john_bet's avatar
    john_bet
    Explorer II
    Jun 10, 2014
    There are spots in Minn. that you may want to drive in the left lane for a few miles. In S.D. all is well. Just did that route 2 weeks ago.
  • Alfred622's avatar
    Alfred622
    Explorer
    Jun 10, 2014
    They have been working on that section of road. The area from Rochester to Austin is much better than it was before. But, as you head further west from the Albert Lea area there are spots of the road that need replacement. Watch carefully and you can avoid most all the bad spots.
  • Tom_Barb's avatar
    Tom_Barb
    Explorer
    Jun 10, 2014
    we did the passage Saturday, it is passable but in spots its a bit broken up.

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