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Highway 59 south of Erskine is closed as of this morning as crews begin emergency repairs to a section of roadway shoulder near Lake Bensen. The closure is expected to remain in place for approximately two weeks, weather permitting. Crews will repair a section of eroding roadway embankment by installing deeper sheet piling to reinforce
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
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will implement a new four-way stop at the intersection of Highways 9 and 200 in Ada on July 1 to improve safety for motorists and pedestrians. To increase visibility and driver awareness, the new four-way stop will include:• LED-enhanced stop signs on Highway 200• Advance warning signs and pavement markings
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
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
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.
