Highway 10 has been closed for some time now, however it’s still open to those that live out that way and emergency vehicles. So, I decided to go from Waconia to Chaska and see what was up.

The first part of the road wasn’t bad. Leaving Waconia on 10 isn’t to much trouble. A little off roading but more or less it’s a gravel road. Then it met up with a very nicely paved highway 10 that made me think we were close to the end of construction!

In the area just outside of town they’ve added a few more stop lights and lots and lots of roads. They are really planning for a huge area of expansion and you’ll be amazed once it’s all done.

Back on our journey, we went east on that nice new 10 and it turned back into a gravel road after about a mile or so. From there on out, it was questionable. Sometimes it wasn’t bad, other times there really wasn’t a road at all and you had to make your best guess on where to go. We did travel down one path that was a dead end. However, some quick reverse action and we were back on a path that went somewhere.

In the end, we did make it to Chaska, but it took a while and it isn’t for the faint of heart. My little Ford Focus made it, so I’m sure most vehicles would too. However, the road is VERY incomplete and probably changes daily as they continue to work on it. When it’s done, there will be a nice big road, but that’s a long ways off yet.