DETROIT LAKES,
Minn. — Motorists on Highway 59 between Callaway and Mahnomen
will experience lane closures and delays starting Tuesday, Sept. 2, during
a culvert replacement project.
Traffic will be reduced to a single lane
while work is in progress. The project is expected to take up to three weeks.
Crews will use a temporary signal to allow
one lane of traffic to move through the work zone at a time.
Gladen Construction of Laporte is the prime contractor
for this project.
This culvert project helps ensure MnDOT’s transportation
system will continue to serve the state for many years.
The project is separate from the Highway 59
paving work between Detroit Lakes and the Buffalo River north of Callaway,
which will also extend through mid-September.
MnDOT asks motorists to slow down and pay attention while
driving through work zones. A new law that went into effect Aug. 1 raised the
fine to $300 for motorists who speed through a work zone or who do not obey
work zone flaggers’ traffic directions.
For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota,
visit www.511mn.org or dial 5-1-1.
