Wednesday, March 20, 2019

MnDOT open houses for Hwy 75 projects in Halstad and Hendrum


BEMIDJI, Minn. – Those who travel highway 75 in Halstad or Hendrum are encouraged to attend an open house to learn about this summer’s construction project.

Open house attendees will be able to learn about the project’s construction details, planned traffic changes, along with detour routes and schedule. A large layout of the project will be on display and MnDOT staff will be on hand to answer any questions about the project.

The open houses will be held at the following locations and times:

·         Halstad- April 2, 6 to 8 p.m., Legion Recreation Center, 580 Second Avenue West
·         Hendrum-  April 3, 6 to 8 p.m., Hendrum Fire Station, 309 Main Street West

Each of the projects include a grade raise at the levee, lighting upgrades, replacement of city sewer and utilities, sidewalk reconstruction and pedestrian accessibility improvements. It is scheduled to begin in June and will last through September, weather permitting.

To request an ASL or foreign language interpreter, call 651-366-4720. To request other reasonable accommodations, call 651-366-4718; the Minnesota Relay Service toll-free at 1-800-627-3529 (TYY, Voice or ASCII) or 711, or email your request to adarequest.dot@state.mn.us.

For real-time traffic and travel information in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org or get the free smartphone app at Google Play or the App Store.