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December 2010
- Hwy 66 south of Mankato open (Dec.3, 2010)
November 2010
- Hwy 71 south of Windom opens to traffic by 4 p.m. today (Nov. 24, 2010)
- Highway 14 detour near Waseca ends Nov. 6 (Nov. 5, 2010)
October 2010
- New multi-transportation center open house set for Nov. 9 (Oct 27, 2010)
- Public invited to view aesthetic plans for Highway 60 in Worthington (Oct 15, 2010)
- UPDATE: Hwy 169 repaired, all lanes open north of St. Peter at 9 p.m. Oct. 13 (Oct 13, 2010)
- UPDATE: TRAVEL ADVISORY--Highways to Henderson open to traffic at 4 p.m. (Oct. 7, 2010)
- Hwy 71 bridge project completion delayed due to high water (Oct. 6, 2010)
- Update: Travel Advisory--Highway 169 open to traffic; Lane restrictions north of St. Peter (Oct. 5, 2010)
- Update: Travel Advisory--Highway 22 in St. Peter opens to traffic. Other highways in Minnesota River valley remain closed (Oct. 1, 2010)
September 2010
- Update: Travel Advisory--Highway 169 from Mankato to St. Peter opens to traffic. Highway 22 south of St. Peter opens to traffic. Other highways in Minnesota River valley remain closed (Sept. 30, 2010)
- Highway 68, west of New Ulm, detoured for up to two weeks beginning Oct. 4 (Sept. 28, 2010)
- Red Jacket Trail Trestle declared unsafe. Trail and Highway 66 at LeSueur closed (Sept. 27, 2010)
- Update: Travel Advisory --Highways in Minnesota River valley remain closed--3 p.m.(Sept. 27, 2010)
- River flooding closing more highways in south central Minnesota MORE OF Hwy 169 closed (Sept. 26, 2010)
- Update: Travel Advisory--Flooding in south central Minnesota creates difficult driving conditions--4 p.m. (Sept. 23, 2010)
- UPDATE: TRAVEL ADVISORY--Flooding in south central Minnesota creates difficult driving conditions--2:10 p.m. (Sept. 23, 2010)
- TRAVEL ADVISORY: Flooding in south central Minnesota creates some road closures and difficult driving conditions--8:30 a.m. (Sept. 23, 2010)
- Southbound Hwy 169 closes just north of St. Peter (Sept. 23, 2010)
- State agencies moving to new facility in Mankato (Sept. 14, 2010)
- Hwy 66 slope repair project rescheduled (again) to Sept. 9 (Sept. 7, 2010) DELAYED
- Hwy 22 detoured for one-day culvert replacement on Sept. 14 (Sept. 3, 2010)
- Nobles County Roads prepped for 2011 Hwy 60 detour (Sept. 3, 2010)
- Expect delays on Hwy 15 south of Fairmont beginning Sept. 13 (Sept. 2, 2010)
August 2010
- Hwy 66 slope repair project rescheduled (again) to Sept. 7 (Aug. 30, 2010)
- Hwy 14 bridge maintenance project in Mankato rescheduled (Aug. 19, 2010)
- Hwy 66 slope repair project rescheduled to Aug. 30 (Aug. 19, 2010)
- Expect delays at Highway 14 bridge in Mankato (Aug. 18, 2010)
- Hwy 112 detoured for culvert replacement (Aug. 17, 2010)
- Hwy 66 detoured for slope repair (Aug. 13, 2010)
- Hwy 60 resurfacing restricts traffic one lane each way beginning Aug. 23 (Aug. 13, 2010)
- Hwy 14 resurfacing to impact traffic through Waseca beginning Aug. 23 (Aug. 13, 2010)
- Hwy 14 detour begins Aug. 16(Aug. 5, 2010)
- Expect brief delays on Hwy 13 north of New Richland (Aug. 5, 2010)
July 2010
- Hwy 60 construction open house in Worthington Aug. 12 (July 30, 2010)
- Two-day detour for Hwy 13 traffic next week (July 29, 2010)
- Rail project in Sibley County near completion (July 26, 2010)
- Open house on July 27 to show recommendations for roadways, transit, bike routes and rail (July 21, 2010)
- Expect delays on Hwy 60 to Waterville beginning July 19 (July 15, 2010)
- Highway 71 south of Windom detoured for bridge replacement (July 8, 2010)
- Public open house meetings planned in July for Hwy 15 Corridor Study (July 7, 2010)
June 2010
- Eastbound I-90 restricted to one lane from Adrian to Rushmore rescheduled to July 6 - 9 (June 28, 2010)
- Hwy 169 project in downtown Saint Peter rescheduled for June 29 (June 25, 2010)
- Eastbound I-90 restricted to one lane from Adrian to Rushmore June 29-July 2 (June 23, 2010)
- Northbound lanes of Hwy 169 in downtown Saint Peter to close early Saturday morning (June 23, 2010)
- Public Hwy 60 design meeting in Butterfield July 6 (June 18, 2010)
May 2010
- Lanes restricted on Hwy 169 in St. Peter beginning May 26 (May 24, 2010)
- New Ulm signal updates begin June 1 (May 20, 2010)
- Hwy 99 bridge inspection impacts traffic beginning May 24 (May 20, 2010)
- Hwy 60 expansion project re-bid (May 7, 2010)
April 2010
- MN Valley Regional Rail track construction in Sibley County begins May 16 (April 30, 2010)
- Waseca truck station and Hwy 14 open house April 27 (April 15, 2010)
- Work resumes on Hwy 169 in St. Peter April 12 (April 9, 2010)
- Weight restrictions effective on Hwy 93 from Hwy 169 to Henderson beginning April 5 (April 2, 2010)
- Hwy 19 from Hwy 169 to Henderson open (April 5, 2010)
- Hwy 93 from Hwy 169 to Henderson open(April 2, 2010)
March 2010
- April 9-11 traffic impacts for Hwy 93 and Hwy 169 near LeSueur for bridge repair (March 30, 2010)
- Hwy 93 from Hwy 169 to LeSueur open (March 29, 2010)
- Hwy 99 east of St. Peter open (March 26, 2010)
- Mn/DOT schedules aerial mapping for Hwy 14 (March 23, 2010)
- Hwy 99 east of St. Peter closed due to flooding (March 19, 2010)
- Hwy 93 from Hwy 169 to LeSueur closed due to flooding (March 18, 2010)
- Hwys 19 and 93 from Henderson to Hwy 169 closed due to flooding (March 17, 2010)
- Hwy 93 from Henderson to Hwy 169 closed due to flooding (March 16, 2010)
- Hwy 14 expansion project in Waseca resumes March 15 (March 11, 2010)
February 2010
January 2010