Mn/DOT Home Mn/DOT Home "" District 8
About D8
Construction
News & Events

Key Contacts

Duluth
Bemidji
Brainerd
Detroit Lakes
Rochester
Mankato
Willmar
Metro



Mn/DOT Home
FAQ
Site Map
Search
Info@DOT


Spacer Gif File511mn.org Logo

August 1 , 2001


Minnesota Department of Transportation - District 8

Willmar - Marshall - Hutchinson - 2001 Improvement Projects

View/Print District 8 Project Map [301K PDF]
Get the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.

Projects located in the Willmar Region
Contact: Jeff Vlaminck, Willmar Region Engineer
320-214-3718 or 1-800-657-3792

1. Highway 71-23 by-pass at Willmar-Carryover project from last fall
Description: Grading, bridge replacement, concrete paving of the southbound lanes of the bypass and construction of interchanges.
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays at the interchanges.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $8,000,000

2. Highway 40 from east junction Highway 29 to east Chippewa County line
Description: Bituminous overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $900,000

3. Highway 75 from 8th Street in Madison to junction Highway 7
Description: Bituminous overlay, culvert repair, turn lanes and bridge replacement
Traffic Impact: Detour.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $2,200,000

4. Highway 40 from junction Highway 119 to west junction Highway 29
Description: Bituminous overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $ 940,000

5. Highway 7 from Montevideo to Highway 277
Description: Overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $400,000

Projects located in the Marshall Region
Contact: Jim Stoutland, Marshall Region Engineer
507-537-6146 or 1-800-657-3748

6. Highway 68 from Milroy to Highway 19
Description: Overlay and shoulder work
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $200,000

7. Highway 59 from Yellow Medicine County Road 3 to Clarkfield
Description: Mill and overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $300,000

8. Highway 19 from Bruce Street to Marshall
Description: Mill and overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $50,000

9. Highway 68 in Canby
Description: Mill and overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $165, 900

10. Highway 14 from the Minnesota state line to Lake Benton
Description: Overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $508,600

11. Highway 59 from Fulda to Slayton
Description: Overlay and turn lanes
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $746,500

12. Highway 268 west of Edgerton
Description: Grading and replacement of two bridges
Traffic Impact: Traffic will be detoured.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $1,600,000

Projects located in the Hutchinson Region
Contact: Dave Johnston, Hutchinson Region Engineer
320-234-4287 or 1-877-682-8249

13. Highway 19 from junction Highway 68 to 1 mile west of Highway 71 in Redwood Falls
Description: Mill and overlay and box culvert extensions.
Traffic Impact: Traffic will be detoured.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $7,100,000

14. Highway 273 from junction Highway 19 to north County Road 9
Description: Mill & overlay.
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $264,000

15. Highway 7 at junction Carver County Road 10 and Carver County Road 33
Description: Turn lane construction
Traffic Impact: Minor traffic delays.
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $1,100,000

16. Highway 22 from Hutchinson to Biscay
Description: Mill and overlay
Traffic Impact: Delays, pilot car and flaggers
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $242,000

17. Highway 7 and School Road in Hutchinson
Description: Mill and overlay
Traffic Impact: Minor delays
Project Dates: Complete
Cost: $38,100

Districtwide Projects not Shown on Map

Seal coat projects for the District (not shown on project map):
Description: Seal coating is a three-step process; spraying an asphalt emulsion on the roadway followed by the spreading of a fine aggregate and then it is compressed into the surface by a roller. This operation is fast moving and causes minimal traffic interruptions.
Locations: Highway 4 at junction Highway 12 to junction Highway 55
Highway 55 east of Eden Valley
Highway 59 at Lyon County Road 33 to Yellow Medicine County Road 3
Highway 277 at junction Highway 7 to Highway 40
Traffic Impact: Will be done under traffic using pilot cars and/or flaggers
Project Dates: Flexible start dates between mid-June and mid-August
Total Cost: $216,700

Crack sealing projects for the District (not shown on project map):
Description: Crack sealing is a two-step process; a router is used to widen cracks/create a reservoir in the roadway surface, then a sealing material is placed in the cracks and covered with paper. Paper is used to cover the sealing material to prevent it from being pulled out while the sealing material is cooling.
Locations: Highway 75 from Pipestone to Pipestone Creek
Highway 14 from Balaton to junction Highway 59
Highway 23 from Clara City to Willmar
Traffic Impact: Will be done under traffic using pilot cars and/or flaggers
Total Cost: $45,000

Information subject to change

See ORANGE.

We’re in the WORK ZONE Together


District 8 - Willmar/Marshall/Hutchinson
2505 Transportation Road
P.O. Box 768
Willmar, MN 56201
Tel: 320/231-5195
Tel: 800/657-3792

Contact:
Sandy East
Public Affairs Coordinator
320/214-3773