BEMIDJI, Minn. – Motorists can expect brief delays and lane
closures on highways around northwestern Minnesota beginning Monday, June 20,
as crews repair storm sewer catch basins that will extend the life of the
highway surface.
The preventative maintenance will take place in multiple
locations along the following highways:
· Akeley
– Highway 34, Hulet Avenue SW to Pleasant Avenue SE
· Argyle
– Highway 75, Second Street to Fifth Street
· Blackduck
– Highway 71, intersection with Main Street N
· Bemidji
– Highway 197, 13th Street NW to Norton Avenue NW
· Clearbrook
– Highway 92, Fourth Avenue SW to First Avenue SW
· East
Grand Forks – Highway 2B, Third Ave NE to River Street
· Grygla
– Highway 89, Marshall Avenue to Sixth Avenue
· Lake
George – Highway 71, intersection with Hubbard County Road 4
· Northome
Highway 1, Main Street to Minnesota Street
· Park
Rapids – Highway 71, Eighth Street W to Main Avenue N
· Red
Lake Falls – Highway 32, Dow Avenue SE to Bottineau Avenue NE
· Walker
– Highway 371, Tianna Drive to Michigan Ave and Elm Avenue south 1200 feet
· Warroad
– Highway 11, intersection with Highway 313 to Roseau County Road 5
Motorists should plan for shoulder and/or lane closures in
the area where crews are working. Crews will work during daylight hours and
once complete at one location, they will move on to the next section.
Hydro-Klean is the contractor for the $516,000 project. It
is expected to last through September, weather permitting.
MnDOT urges motorists to always drive with caution, and
reminds them to slow down in the work zone and never enter a roadway that has
been blocked with barriers or cones.
For real-time traffic and travel information anywhere in
Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org, call 5-1-1 or log on to www.mndot.gov.
