Local Interest

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Anglers will be heading to their favorite fishing spots this weekend for the 2015 fishing season opener, and with the additional road traffic, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is urging travelers to plan ahead and use extra care while driving through highway work zones. Motorists may encounter bypasses, lane closures and detours resulting from the … [Read more...] about Going fishing this weekend? MnDOT urges motorists to plan ahead, use caution in work zones

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Motorists who use the ramps connecting eastbound Highway 10 and Benton Drive South in St. Cloud will encounter a detour and delays when both ramps are closed at 7 a.m., Monday, May 11. The ramps will re-open by July 3. Motorists should follow the signed detours, or plan their own alternate routes. Those planning to travel on Highway 10 in Sauk Rapids and … [Read more...] about Ramps from eastbound Highway 10 to Benton Drive South in Sauk Rapids close beginning May 11

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Motorists will encounter delays when the ramp from westbound Highway 10 to County Road 29 in Sauk Rapids is closed at 9 a.m. Friday, May 1. The ramp will reopen by Friday, May 8. A signed detour will direct motorists along westbound Highway 10, to the Highway 10/County Road 33 interchange, to eastbound Highway 10, and back to County Road 29. The closure is … [Read more...] about Ramp from Highway 10 to County Road 29 in Sauk Rapids to close beginning May 1

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Motorists on eastbound Interstate 94 between St. Michael and Monticello will encounter work crews and possible slow or stopped traffic as the road is reduced to a single lane overnight. The closures began Monday, April 27 and will be complete by May 29. Lane closures on eastbound I-94 between Highway 241 and County Road 18 will occur nightly from 7 p.m. to … [Read more...] about UPDATE Interstate 94 from St. Michael to Monticello reduced to single lane overnight beginning April 27

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation will commemorate Workers Memorial Day with several events throughout the state today, April 28, honoring the fallen workers who died while working on MnDOT construction and maintenance projects. “These deaths are tragic reminders of the dangers men and women face every day, while they keep Minnesota’s roads safe for … [Read more...] about MnDOT commemorates Workers Memorial Day April 28