Districtwide bridge maintenance work begins in southwest MN
WILLMAR, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct bridge maintenance operations at 51 locations throughout southwest Minnesota beginning Tuesday, July 5. Work is expected to be complete by Aug. 25, weather permitting.
Travelers may encounter temporary lane or shoulder closures and flagging operations during bridge maintenance work. Oversize restrictions may be in place on some bridges during maintenance work. Short delays are possible; plan accordingly when traveling the following roadways this summer.
Chippewa County
- Highway 7, west of Clara City
- Highway 23, Chippewa/Renville County line and northeast of Clara City
- Highway 29
- Highway 40, east of Milan
- Highway 212, south of Montevideo
Kandiyohi County
- Highway 23, Willmar
- Highway 71, Willmar (four locations)
Lac Qui Parle County
- Highway 75, south of Madison
- Highway 212 (five locations)
Lincoln County
- Highway 68
Lyon County
- Highway 19, east of the Lincoln/Lyon County line
- Highway 68 (two locations)
McLeod County
- Highway 15, south of Hutchinson (two locations)
- Highway 212, east of Brownton and east of Glencoe
Meeker County
- Highway 4, north of Grove City
- Highway 7, east of Cosmos (two locations)
- Highway 15, south of Dassel
- Highway 22, north of Litchfield
- Highway 24, east of Forest City
Murray County
- Highway 30, west of Currie
Redwood County
- Highway 14 (two locations)
- Highway 19 (six locations)
Renville County
- Highway 4, north of Hector
- Highway 19, east of Morton
Swift County
- Highway 12, Kerkhoven
Yellow Medicine County
- Highway 67, southeast of Granite Falls, and east of Highway 75
- Highway 68, southeast of Canby (two locations)
- Highway 75, south of Canby and northeast of Canby
- Highway 212, Granite Falls
- Highway 274, north of Wood Lake
Rainbow, Inc., is the contractor for the project, and the project cost is approximately $295,000.
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