DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Motorists on several west central
Minnesota highways will soon encounter a quieter form of rumble strips on the
roadway.
Crews will begin installing sinusoidal centerline rumble
strips, or “mumble strips,” on 13 highways starting May 31.
The mumble strips alert drivers if they drift out of their
lane similar to traditional rumble strips, but their design reduces the amount
of noise heard outside of the vehicle.
The sections of highways receiving mumble strips include:
· Highway
9 from Highway 10 to Felton
· Highway
9 from Benson to Highway 104
· Highway
28 from Morris to Glenwood
· Highway
29 from Starbuck to Benson
· Highway
32 from Ulen to the Norman County line
· Highway
55 from Barrett to the Douglas County line
· Highway
55 from Glenwood to the Stearns County line
· Highway
59 from Interstate 94 to Detroit Lakes
· Highway
87 from Frazee to the Wadena County line
· Highway
108 from Pelican Rapids to near Dent
· Highway
113 from west of Elbow Lake Village to the Hubbard County line
· Highway
114 from Highway 55 to Starbuck
· Highway
200 from Mahnomen to the Norman County line
Motorists may encounter brief delays while crews install the
mumble strips.
This is the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s first
sinusoidal centerline rumble strip project in west central Minnesota.
AAA Striping Service of St. Michael is the prime contractor
on the $800,000 project.
The work is expected to take about one month.
Rumble and mumble strips are installed as low-cost safety
measure to reduce crashes in which cars run off the road or across the center
line.
