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Diane Beck
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2505 Transportation Road
Willmar, MN 56201
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Construction slows on Highway 23 Paynesville bypass project
WILLMAR, Minn. —Construction work on the new Highway 23 Paynesville bypass project has slowed down for the winter, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
In the coming weeks, crews will place the bridge beams for the two bridges over the Crow River and remove the temporary bridge that has been in place since early June. Work also will continue on the two Highway 55 overpass bridges until the bridge beams are placed in early February.
Grading operations and bridge construction is scheduled to resume in late March.
The 7.5-mile, four-lane divided bypass project is located from Kandiyohi County Road 6 to west of 263rd Avenue in Paynesville and includes grading, paving, construction of eight bridges and lighting.
The project is scheduled for completion in August 2012.
The project will improve mobility and safety for motorists traveling along the Highway 23 corridor and allows Highway 23 to remain an important connection between Willmar and St. Cloud.
Project information is available at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d8/projects/paynesvillebypass/index.html
For statewide travel information, visit www.511mn.org, call 5-1-1 or log on to www.mndot.gov.
