Apr 15, 2020
Spring load restrictions ended Monday, April 13, on unrestricted state highways in the southeast and metro frost zones, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The frost zones and restricted routes can be found on the MnDOT load limits map.
Spring load restrictions are still in...
Apr 8, 2020
Editor’s note: The Graphic asked the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for more information about spring weight restrictions and their impact on the timing of the Lake City Highway 61 reconstruction project. Their response is below.
The spring road restrictions affect many roads in...
Apr 8, 2020
Cold weather has delayed the first detour of the Hwy. 61 reconstruciton project
The detour was supposed to begin Tuesday, April 14 as construction crews start work on the Hwy. 61 reconstruction project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), but on Monday, April, 13,...
Apr 1, 2020
Road closed signs and silt fencing have appeared along the route of the upcoming Highway 61 reconstruction project this week.
Rochester Sand and Gravel is the primary contractor on the project.
Dick Swenke, the company’s public information officer for the project, said there has also been tree-...
Mar 4, 2020
Winter truck load increases will end and spring load restrictions will begin Friday, March 6, at 12:01 a.m. on unrestricted state highways in the south, southeast, metro frost zones, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The frost zones and restricted routes can be found...
Feb 26, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to add passing lanes on sections of Highway 61 between Lake City and Red Wing during a mill-and-overlay project in 2023, according to a MnDOT spokesperson.
Michael Dougherty said passing lanes will be added in several places, but exactly where is...
Feb 26, 2020
People who attended the Highway 61 reconstruction project open house Feb. 20 had the opportunity to meet Rochester Sand and Gravel’s public information officer on the project, Dick Swenke.
A Frontenac resident with contractor experience, Swenke said his job will be to field concerns and questions...
Feb 12, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is inviting the public to attend an information open house on Thursday, Feb. 20 to learn about the stages of the Lake City 2020 reconstruction project and detours that will take place.
The meeting is from 4 p.m. to 7 pm. in the Lake City Council...
Feb 5, 2020
To the editor:
Over the years and including recent times it is interesting to read and listen to a variety of and multitude of comments, responses and concerns on the Highway 61 lane reduction project.
Just to bring folks up to speed, this “road diet” change has been discussed continually and...
Jan 15, 2020
Hwy. 61 motorists in Lake City will encounter temporary lane closures and construction crews removing trees and brush along the route beginning Jan. 15, as they prepare for this spring’s reconstruction project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
A project...