News Release

Bemidji, MN. - Two culvert projects which required detours from state highways in Polk and Beltrami Counties are nearing completion today.

A detour from State Highway 9 in Polk County near the community of Beltrami and a detour from U.S. Highway 71 north of Bemidji will be removed sometime this evening and officially reopened for traffic by Saturday morning, July 28.

Motorists should continue to be alert for any clean-up work and equipment in the construction areas.

For information on road construction and conditions around the state, call 511 or log into www.511mn.org.