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District 2 Construction Information
Contact Joe McKinnon, 218-755-6554 for info regarding the construction program
Contact Jeremy Hadrava, 218-755-6579 for info regarding the preliminary plan sheet data
Projects in District 2
County Construction Information
Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau
Archive of information about specific projects
Hwy 1
- Hwy 1 construction begins Aug. 10 (Aug. 4, 2009)
- Repair work on Hwy 1 east of Oslo rescheduled to start May 26 (5/21/09)
- Rout,
seal projects at three highway locations to begin July 28 - lane closures,
intermittent delays expected (07/24/08)
Hwy 2
- Rain could add another day to detour on southeast end of Hwy 2 Bemidji bypass (9/21/09)
- Construction on U.S. Hwy 2 Hwy 6 in Deer River begins Aug. 17 (08/13/09)
- Installation of median cable barrier underway on Hwy 2 in Bemidji (08/12/09)
- Speed reduced for crossover lanes on U.S. Highway 2 east of Crookston (10/13/08)
- Drivers cautioned against driving around barricades on U.S. Hwy 2 east of Hwy 9 in Polk County (09/26/08)
- Speed reduction on State Highway 2, east of State Highway 9 in Polk County; emergency repairs (09/09/08)
- Sections of U.S. Highway 2 from Marcoux to Fosston will be resurfaced starting Aug. 4 (08/04/08)
- Resurfacing of U.S. Highway 2 Business route begins July 16 (07/02/08)
- Highway 2 bridge inspections at Minnesota/North Dakota border to start June 23 (06/20/08)
HWY 11
- Highway 11 construction from Frontier Landing to Indus begins June 21Detour planned, public information meeting set for June 23 in Birchdale (June 18, 2010)
- Work on highway 11 in Lake of the Woods, Koochiching Counties suspended Detour removed (Nov.21, 2008)
- Highway 11 detour in Lake of the Woods, Koochiching counties begins Sept. 2 (08/22/08)
- Resurfacing of Highway 11 west of Warroad, Williams start delayed to August 4 - lane closures, intermittent delays expected (07/28/08)
- Resurfacing of Highway 11 west of Warroad, Williams starts July 28 - lane closures, intermittent delays expected (07/24/08)
- Culvert replacement on Highway 11 in Kittson County starts Wednesday, June 11 - detour required (06/11/08)
- State Highway 11 reopened west of Donaldson in Kittson County (04/16/08)
- State
Highway 11 closed until further notice west of Donaldson in Kittson
County (04/14/08)
HWY 32
HWY 34
- Construction on Highway 34 from Akeley to Walker starts Aug. 18 (08/12/08)
- Traffic
to be switched on Highway 34 in Park Rapids starting Aug. 6 (08/05/08)
HWY 71
- Utility work to begin for expansion of Hwy 197 and 71 in Bemidji (March 12, 2010)
- Hwy 71 detour to lifted July 22 from the Hwy 87 south junction at Menahga to the Hwy 87 north junction; second detour to be installed (July 22, 2009)
- Culvert repair on TH 71 north of Park Rapids; detour begins Monday, July 13 (July 8, 2009)
- Hwy 71 construction from Menahga to Park Rapids begins July 13 (7/6/09)
- Resurfacing of Highway 71 north of Park Rapids rescheduled to start Aug. 21 (08/19/08)
- Resurfacing of Highway 71 north of Park Rapids starts Aug. 19 (08/13/08)
- Rout, seal projects at three highway locations to begin July 28 - lane closures, intermittent delays expected (07/24/08)
- Work begins on U.S. Highway 71 and State Highway 200 - Short delays expected from Lake George to Kabekona Corner (07/16/08)
- Highway 200 and 71 projects - short traffic delays expected (06/25/08)
- Highway
71 construction near Park Rapids starts May 6, short traffic delays
expected (05/02/08)
HWY 72
HWY 75
- Maintenance repairs on area highways begin Aug. 17 (8/10/2009)
- Resurfacing of U.S. Highway 75 from Shelly to Climax begins July 14 (07/02/08)
- Resurfacing
of US Highway 75 will start Monday, May 19 (05/13/08)
HWY 89
HWY 92
HWY 197
- Utility work to begin for expansion of Hwy 197 and 71 in Bemidji (March 12, 2010)
- New traffic signal replacements in Bemidji and Cass Lake begins July 27 (July 22, 2009)
- Time change for Highway 197 weekly public meeting (07/16/08)
- Highway 197 in Bemidji to have temporary detour July 6 - detour will accommodate Water Carnival Parade (07/02/08)
- Detour route moved three blocks on Highway 197 in Bemidji (06/06/08)
- Reconstruction and detour of Highway 197 in Bemidji starts April 21; public information meetings scheduled (04/14/08)
- Motorists cautioned to be prepared for reconstruction of Highway 197 in Bemidji (03/13/08)
- Public
meeting planned to discuss growth and congestion on Hwy. 197 in Bemidji (02/08/08)
HWY 200
- Maintenance repairs on area highways begin Aug. 17 (8/10/2009)
- Work begins on U.S. Highway 71 and State Highway 200 - Short delays expected from Lake George to Kabekona Corner (07/16/08)
- Highway 200 and 71 projects - short traffic delays expected (06/25/08)
- Construction
on Highway 200 in Hubbard, Cass counties starts June 16 - traffic detour
required (06/06/08)
HWY 220
- Maintenance repairs on area highways begin Aug. 17 (8/10/2009)
- Bridge
work on State Highway 220 south of Alvarado starts June 16 (06/06/08)
HWY 223
- Construction on Highway 223 in Clearwater County delayed for a week - detour required (06/17/08)
- Construction
on Highway 223 in Clearwater County begins June 16 - detour required (06/11/08)
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Construction
News Release Archive (1999-2007)