MnDOT conducting aerial photography work in southwest Minnesota
WILLMAR, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping in southwest Minnesota this spring. The mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape along, and adjacent to, MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and highway design. This work is conducted when there is no snow and before trees leaf out.
Weather permitting, work will begin late March and conclude early in May at the following locations:
- Highway 14 – TH 75 to 2 miles west of TH 75
- Highway 15 – 1500 feet south of CSAH 27 to 500 feet north of CSAH 27 in Kingston
- Highway 19 – TH 75 to 1 mile east of TH 75 in Ivanhoe
- Highway 19 – TH 19 to .5 mile south on CSAH 1 in Redwood Falls
- Highway 30 – 2 miles west of Dovray to 1 mile west of Dovray
- Highway 68 – Minnesota West Community & Technical College to TH 75 in Canby
- Highway 71 – TH 7 to 24th Avenue in Willmar
- Highway 71 – 1 mile south of TH 14 to the southerly junction of TH 68
- Highway 75 – 400 feet southwest of 230th Avenue to 1600 feet northeast of 230th Avenue. 2 miles northeast of Canby
- Highway 271 – CR 24/Cottage Avenue to Maple Street in Hendricks
The public is asked to not disturb temporary targets
To obtain accurate aerial mapping, MnDOT crews paint large white “X” targets on paved surfaces, and place plastic or fabric “X” targets on unpaved surfaces. Examples of the types of targets that may be used are attached.
A survey crew then records the coordinate position and elevation of the temporary targets for the aerial photography company. The plastic and fabric targets are temporary and will be removed by MnDOT when the photography is completed.
Landowners in the areas that will have targets placed on or near their property will be contacted directly. MnDOT asks that landowners and others who come across targets not remove or disturb the targets. If a target must be moved, please contact the District 8 Willmar Office at 320-231-5195 and ask for assistance from Surveys.
Stay connected
- Learn about current studies and projects in southwest MN at mndot.gov/d8/projects
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