News Release

Willmar, Minn. - Weather permitting, the mill and overlay and box culvert extension project on Highway 19 west of Redwood Falls will begin the week of May 14.

It will be necessary to detour traffic during the project. According to Kelly Brunkhorst, project engineer at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, two detours have been set up due to the length of the project (see map). The detour north of Highway 19, beginning at Echo, will route traffic via Highway 67, County Roads 1 and 9, Highway 273, C.R. 7, and Highway 68. The detour south of Highway 19 will route traffic via Highway 68 near Milroy and Highway 71.

The prime contractor for the $7,100,000 improvement project is Duininck Bros. Inc., Prinsburg, Minn. The project is expected to be complete in early November.

For statewide up-to-date road condition information, motorists can go to Mn/DOT's Web site at www.dot.state.mn.us and click on road conditions or by calling 800-542-0220. Local recorded road condition information may be obtained by calling 320-235-9230 (Willmar and Hutchinson area) or 507- 537-6387 (Marshall area).

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