News Release

July 24 , 2002

HIGHWAY 7 & 23 JUNCTION AT CLARA CITY NOW OPEN TO TRAFFIC

WILLMAR, Minn. - According to officials at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Highway 7 & 23 at Clara City is now open to traffic. Barricades were removed at 5:45 p.m. yesterday (July 23).

The junction had been closed since May 6 for reconstruction and a bridge deck overlay on the Highway 7 railroad bridge. The prime contactor for the $1.4 million project was Duininck Bros of Prinsburg, Minn.

Mn/DOT thanks businesses and motorists for their patience during the project.

For statewide up-to-date traveler information, Minnesotans are now able to access weather-related road conditions, construction and congestion by dialing 511 or by logging on to www.511mn.org.

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

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

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