Carver County Highway 5 project keeps Bavaria Road closed through mid-August

MAYER, Minn. — Bavaria Road remains closed through mid-August 2026 as Carver County continues work on its Highway 5 improvements project, according to the county’s project update. The closure affects a local connection for people traveling in the Mayer area and surrounding Carver County communities.

The county’s Highway 5 project page was current as of Aug. 7, 2026. It lists the Bavaria Road closure through mid-August, but does not provide a more precise reopening date. It also does not specify the exact detour route that drivers should use.

Road closure continues

For residents, workers, commuters and local businesses that rely on Bavaria Road, the immediate practical change is continued restricted access while the county’s Highway 5 work proceeds. The approved project information identifies the closure and its expected timeframe, but does not quantify changes in traffic or describe specific effects on individual neighborhoods, businesses or other road users.

The county has not stated in the available project information whether Bavaria Road could reopen before the mid-August target. People planning trips that use the road should therefore account for the listed closure and check county updates for any change in timing or access information.

Trail closure has a separate timeline

The project update also lists a separate trail closure along the east side of Rolling Acres Road/Highway 13. The affected segment runs between Highway 5 and Tamarack Trail and was listed as closed through late July 2026.

That is a different schedule from the Bavaria Road closure. The county lists the trail closure through late July, while the road closure extends through mid-August. The available information does not establish that the trail closure continues beyond the county’s stated late-July period.

Broader transportation context

Carver County identifies the current work as a Highway 5 improvements project. The county’s broader highway and improvement project index associates Mayer with transportation projects involving the community and surrounding Carver County areas.

That index also lists a Highway 30 Goose Lake Area project involving Mayer and Waconia in 2027. The listing provides broader transportation context, but it is separate from the current Highway 5 work and does not alter the Bavaria Road closure schedule.

For now, the county’s latest listed schedule keeps Bavaria Road closed through mid-August 2026. The next known point for travelers is a county update or a change to the project page; the approved information does not include a final reopening date, a specific detour route or traffic-impact measurements for Mayer.