News Release

Bemidji, MN. --- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will be holding a public information meeting to discuss plans to replace the Pelan bridge on Trunk Highway 11.

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 24, 2002 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and will be held at the Community Center in Greenbush.

Mn/DOT has scheduled a bid letting on the project for December 20, 2002 with the work to be conducted in 2003. The proposed cost of the project is $650,824.00 and will require a detour to be put in place.

Interested citizens are encouraged to attend this meeting. The building is handicap accessible. Anyone needing any special accommodations should contact J.T. Anderson, Mn/DOT Resident Engineer in Construction in the Thief River Falls office at 218-681-0927.