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Motorists traveling on Minnesota highways this fall need to be aware of large, slow-moving farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators, and processing plants. Farm equipment is large and heavy, making it hard for operators to accelerate, slow down, and stop. The machines also make wide turns and sometimes cross over the centerline. They […]
In September 2018, Polk County held a workshop on its County Road Safety Plan (CRSP). The CRSP is a joint project developed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and County Engineers to improve safety on roadways outside the seven-county Twin Cities metro area. Two projects were discussed during that meeting, the urbanization
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is thanking thousands of Adopt a Highway volunteers across the state – and encouraging others to sign up to clean a section of roadway – in celebration of the program’s 30th anniversary. More than 3,800 volunteer groups, ranging from four to 25 people, spent an estimated 272,000 hours cleaning roadway
With the upcoming November elections, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds campaigners that state law prohibits the placement of private signs of any kind (i.e., political and other advertising signage) on highway right-of-way in Minnesota. Highway rights of way include driving lanes, inside and outside shoulders, ditches, sight corners at intersections, and boulevards in urban
The Crookston Airport Commission will meet Thursday, July 30 at 8 a.m. in the council chambers at city hall. The Commission will review the progress of the Airport Master Plan being completed by Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH.) The meeting will begin with a recap of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Minnesota Department of
Motorists on Highway’s 1 and 75 in Argyle and Warren will experience lane closures and delays beginning Monday, July 13 as crews begin resurfacing the highway. Motorists can expect slowdowns or delays during peak travel times. The construction will create a safer and longer-lasting road surface as well as include pedestrian improvements. The contractor for
