highway 61 reconstruction project
Luncheon held to thank road crew
Oct 14, 2020
Several business and property owners along Section 3 of the Highway 61 reconstruction project provided lunch to the crews working on the highway Friday, Oct. 9.
About 30 construction workers attended, according to Tom Rasmussen, one of the organizers.
“The overall response was great and I believe...
Highway crew working hard
Sep 30, 2020
I would like to congratulate all the guys and gals who are working on the Highway 61 reconstruction project.
They are all hard workers. I see them every day out there working - rain or shine, hot or cold - doing their best to get the job done.
I see no slackers, just hard-working people who know...
MnDOT proposes end to weekly highway meetings
Sep 23, 2020
Citing less frequent changes to report on the Highway 61 reconstruction project, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Public Engagement Coordinator Cindy Morgan said MnDOT was proposing to make Sept. 29 the last of the weekly 8 a.m. Tuesday public project update meetings.
Instead, she...
People asked to stay off new grass
Sep 16, 2020
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Public Engagement Coordinator Cindy Morgan relayed a message from contractor Rochester Sand and Gravel at the Sept. 15 Highway 61 construction update meeting: Keep off the grass.
Newly-seeded grass is growing in many areas along the project, and they...
Highway progress - 70 percent complete
Sep 9, 2020
This week a representative of Rochester Sand and Gravel reported that the Highway 61 reconstruction project in Lake City was about 70 percent complete as of Sept. 8.
In the lone remaining section, Section 3, road backfill was 85 percent complete, concrete curb was 50 percent complete, concrete...
Highway project nearly two-thirds complete
Sep 2, 2020
It was a short update meeting for the Highway 61 reconstruction project Tuesday, Sept. 1.
Rochester Sand and Gravel Public Information Officer Dick Swenke announced that the project was 65 percent complete overall and that the third and final section of the project was 35 percent complete.
In the...
Contractor - Highway project 60 percent complete
Aug 26, 2020
Section 2 of the Highway 61 reconstruction project in Lake City opened as projected Aug. 19, and the third and final detour stage went into effect.
Highway 61 traffic can now travel through downtown from Lyon Avenue southward. The detour now runs along Lyon Avenue, North 10th Street, and Grant...
What’s that thingy on the street light?
Aug 19, 2020
That thingy, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is a traffic sensor for the signals that will eventually operate at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and Marion Street in Lake City. It’s mounted on top of a street light at the intersection. Previously the lights were...
Project hits milestone as Section 2 reopens
Aug 19, 2020
The third layer of bituminous paving went down Tuesday. On Wednesday temporary lines were to be painted and then, probably by early or mid-afternoon, several blocks of Highway 61 were expected to reopen in downtown Lake City.
It hadn’t happened yet as of this writing, but if it goes as planned, it...
Road construction a sign of better days ahead for Lake City
Aug 19, 2020
Like most Lake Citians, I have been observing and experiencing our road construction since early spring. I am happy to say that I think the end result [i.e. north and south section now open] will make the inconvenience and the cost a small price to pay for the many, many future years of an improved...
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