Local News
Construction activities continue on Hwy 53 north of Virginia (Jan. 31, 2013)
Hwy 169 reconstruction project public meeting scheduled for Feb. 12 in Ely (Jan. 30, 2013)
MnDOT urges motorists to slow down (Jan. 22, 2013)
Motorists asked to drive responsibly, cautiously near snow plows (Jan. 2, 2013)
MnDOT reminds motorists to, watch for highway workers, obey traffic flaggers (Oct. 17, 2012)
MnDOT flagger Dustin Peterson holds a damaged sign after a near-miss that occurred in a Highway 61 work zone near Little Marais. Peterson tried to alert a motorist, who didn’t see him at the entrance to a work zone. He had to drop his stop sign and run into the ditch to avoid getting hit. The motorist slammed on his brakes and slid to a stop on top of the sign .
Please watch out for flaggers
Minnesota road construction and maintenance continues through the fall months. Please obey work zone flaggers and watch out for workers in work zones.
In 2011 there were eight fatalities and approximately 1,613 crashes in Minnesota work zones.
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2012 Construction Project Highlights