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Highway 75 bridge in Climax construction to begin September 14

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin construction on the Highway 75 bridge in Climax on September 14. The bridge has been closed since November 2025 after inspectors found additional movement in one of the bridge piers. For safety, the bridge will remain closed until repairs are completed in late November. Motorists should continue to

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MnDOT awards Minnesota Northern Railroad in Crookston and Lake Agassiz Bean in Euclid money for rail improvement projects

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has awarded nearly $4.5 million to five freight rail projects to improve freight rail service that supports economic development in different regions of the state. The Minnesota Rail Service Improvement Program, established in 1976, strengthens Minnesota’s freight economy through grants and loans for freight rail infrastructure projects that connect Minnesota

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MnDOT announces eight new snow plow names

Oh, For Sleet’s Sake and Flurrious George are the top vote-getters in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Name a Snowplow contest and will soon join our fleet of snowplows statewide along with six others. The winning names, in order of vote totals, and their future homes are: Nearly 19,000 voters cast a ballot in February

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Vote in the MnDOT Name a Snowplow contest

Voting on a new list of finalists begins today in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s latest Name a Snowplow contest. The top eight vote-getters will become new MnDOT snowplow names, one new name for each MnDOT district. See the list of finalists and vote now at mndot.gov/nameasnowplow. Voting will remain open through noon on Friday, Feb. 13.

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MnDOT closes roads throughout NW Minnesota on Sunday, January 18

 (10:45 a.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed area highways, previously no travel advised, in northwestern Minnesota due to high winds causing blowing snow and zero visibility. The following roads are now closed:  Motorists should plan accordingly. When a road is closed it is illegal to travel in that area. Motorists can be fined up

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