ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Motorists traveling on Highway 23 may encounter single-lane closures in each direction between Washington Memorial Drive and 4th Avenue South beginning Tuesday, March 17.

In preparation for the Highway 23 improvement project, scheduled to begin in early April, crews will install a temporary signal system at Washington Memorial Drive and temporary lighting along the south side of Highway 23 near the Lake George bridge. Prep work will also include the removal of the center concrete median.

The public is invited to attend an open house about the project on Tuesday, March 24, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the St. Cloud Public Library, Mississippi River Conference Room, 1300 W. Germain Street. In addition to a short presentation at 6 p.m., MnDOT officials will be available to answer questions about project staging, time lines and detour routes.

For more information, visit the project Web site at www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/projects/hwy23bridge/.

For updated statewide traffic, construction, weather and travel information, visit www.511mn.org.