News Release

Bemidji, MN. -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is notifying the public about a project to upgrade the railroad crossings on the east and west bound lanes of US Trunk Highway 2 in Crookston will be underway beginning Tuesday, October 12th and is expected to be complete by Friday, October 15th.

According to Michael Kamnikar, Mn/DOT Northwest District Planning Engineer, "the project upgrade consists of installing new concrete crossing panels on Highway 2 near the University of Minnesota - Crookston campus." Kamnikar said Mn/DOT is working with BNSF Railroad to get the work done as quickly as possible. Following the installation of the new panels, Mn/DOT will resurface the approaches."

To accommodate the work, a detour will be required. Traffic from the south will be routed to Fischer Avenue from it's intersection with US Highway 2 south of the entrance to the U of M campus, west to the US Trunk Highway 75 junction and from there, north along US 75 to the intersection with US Trunk Highway 2. Total length of the detour is approximately 1 mile. Traffic coming from the north will take the same detour in reverse.

Motorists are advised to be alert to changing traffic movements on the detour route.

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