News Release

Night-Time Work on Highway 41 Begins Monday May 20

(Roseville, Minn.) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will begin resurfacing Highway 41 from just north of Engler Boulevard to Highway 5 in Chaska. The project also includes re-striping pavement markings.

On Monday, May 20 at 8 p.m. the road will be closed, and crews will work in the evenings and overnight until 6 a.m. for approximately three weeks. Weather permitting, crews will complete the project by June 10, 2002.

Motorists are advised to follow the posted detours.

Mn/DOT reminds motorists to SLOW DOWN in the work zone and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. Please join us in a safety partnership.

For updated construction information and roadway closures in the metro area, visit the Mn/DOT web site: www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/construction. For updated traffic information in the Twin Cities metro area, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo.

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Contact:
Kevin Walker
(651) 582-1362

Metro Division
1500 County Road B2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Office Tel: 612/582-1000