Traffic

Snow Blows: Blizzard closes school, highway

Feb 28, 2019

The aftermath of a weekend blizzard left Highway 63 between Lake City and Zumbro Falls closed until Tuesday afternoon, Lake City public schools closed Monday and Tuesday, and city streets and parks crews digging out yet again. At Monday’s School Board Meeting, Supt. Erick Enger went over the...

Feb. 8 collision on snowy highway kills two

Feb 14, 2019

A head-on collision between a semi tractor-trailer and a pickup truck on Feb. 8 killed two and injured one. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, driver Gary Dean Johnson, 58, of Lake City, and his passenger, Cheryl Ann Schleicher, 59, of Lake City, were southbound on Highway 61 south of Lake...

Work zone crashes prompt MnDOTsafety reminder

Dec 27, 2018

With three recent work zone crashes in southeastern Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reminds drivers to slow down and pay attention, according to a news release. MnDOT crews have been out in the warmer winter weather doing maintenance work on the roads and repairing...

Rollover on Hwy. 61 injures one

Dec 20, 2018

A rollover on Highway 61 just north of Lake City just after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, left a Red Wing man injured. Mark Renshaw, 56, received non-life-threatening injuries in the three-vehicle crash, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. All three cars were south-bound in a...

Letter: Close call shows why three lanes are needed

Oct 3, 2018

To the editor: Last year, at this time I helped decorate the city for the fall season. I was helping to put up the corn stalks. I was crossing Hwy. 61 carrying corn stalks in front of me. Two cars had stopped for me, one going north and one going south. I got to the middle of the street and out of...

Letter: Hwy. 61, band shell comments

Sep 26, 2018

To the editor: Some comments on recent issues: We completely agree with the decision to improve the band shell in Patton Park. There is no place better suited on the lakefront. We want to point out the need for traffic signal lights at the corner of Grant Street (Goodhue County Highway 5) and...

Letter: Bike communer will appreciate three-lane

Sep 19, 2018

To the editor: As a three season bicycling commuter between my home on the north end of Lake City and the Public Works building on the south end, I often ride Highway 61 on my way home. I follow the Mississippi River Trail (MRT) through downtown which follows the lake shore and does not run on...

Letter: No going back once three lanes are complete

Sep 19, 2018

To the editor: I can see drive-arounds on county roads. The impression is Lake City is the only city that doesn’t have three lanes. The interests of Lake City are more important than the interests of the State of Minnesota. This is something that can’t be undone. Ken Lyons Lake City

Summer’s second Highway 63 project underway

Aug 15, 2018

A new paving project on Highway 63 between Zumbro Falls and Lake City began Aug. 13, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Motorists will encounter a three-week detour and lane closures during the work. Crews will remove several pipe culverts that cross the roadway,...

Section of Cross Street becomes one-way

Aug 8, 2018

Traffic patterns around Bluff View Elementary School have changed. Construction on a $12 million expansion and renovation project will continue through the 2018-2019 school year, impacting parking and building access at the school. To help manage traffic in and out of the building during the...