News Release

Bemidji, MN. -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is alerting the public about the continuation of a project to upgrade the Canadian Pacific railroad crossing on U.S. Highway 2 at Erskine.

According to Mike Kamnikar, an Engineer with Mn/DOT's Bemidji office, the project to install new signals and gate arms at the railroad crossing in Erskine was begun earlier this month and then delayed by Canadian Pacific Railway due to the extreme weather and equipment problems.

Kamnikar said the work will start around 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1st and is expected to be complete by 5:00 p.m. the same day. Drivers can expect delays of 5 - 10 minutes during the installation of the gate arms and are being asked to slow down when entering the work zone.

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