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District 2 Construction Information
Contact Joe McKinnon 218.755.6554 for information regarding the construction program
Phillip Bergem 218.755.6561 for information regarding the preliminary plan sheet data
Projects in District 2
- 2011 construction location map
- 2012 construction location map
- U.S. Hwy 71/Hwy 197 Project
- Hwy 34 Park Rapids to Akeley
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)