Construction

Women in construction scholarships available

Feb 20, 2020

The Southeastern Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) has scholarships available for women enrolled in apprenticeships or construction-related college programs. Scholarships available include four $1,000 award for returning undergraduate students and four...

Wabasha County Hwy. 4 construction update

Sep 11, 2019

Closure of Wabasha County Highway 4 was delayed until Monday, Sept. 9.The closure will occur at a bridge location approximately one half mile south of Theilman (between 256th Ave. and 258th Ave.) over West Indian Creek. Bridge work is expected to be completed in two weeks. Through traffic will...

Lake City MCHS plans parking lot construction

Jul 17, 2019

The main parking lot at Mayo Clinic Health System in Lake City will be under construction, starting Monday, July 22. Construction is expected to last approximately four weeks. The project will involve construction to resurface and repair the driveway and parking area near the Emergency Department...

Highway 61 culvert replacement begins south of Lake City

Jul 17, 2019

Highway 61 motorists will encounter a detour for construction between Lake City and Reads Landing beginning July 15, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).Rochester Sand and Gravel, a MnDOT contractor, is replacing culverts at three locations along Highway 61 between Lake...

Highway 63 north of Rochester reopens

Aug 1, 2018

Highway 63 between the north Rochester roundabout and Zumbro Falls is open to traffic after crews completed a concrete paving project ahead of schedule, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).During this $6.9 million project, crews removed a portion of the existing blacktop...

Traffic delays expected in Red Wing May 14

May 9, 2018

Motorists at Plum Street (Highway 58) and Third Street in downtown Red Wing will encounter traffic delays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday, May 14 as construction crews conduct utility work and remove pavement and sidewalks, according to the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation....

Home building picks up in Lake City

Oct 26, 2017

After a decade-long slump, home-building activity in Lake City rebounded this year. The city has issued building permits for 21 singe-family dwellings so far this year. “This is huge because it shows that we’ve had the most home starts since 2006,” said Megan Smith, planning and community...

Hwy. 60 east detoured near Zumbrota

Apr 19, 2017

Motorists near Zumbrota will encounter road closures and detours as work on the Highway 58 bridge replacement advances, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).On April 19 work was scheduled to begin on the Highway 60 east interchange at Highway 52 and the highway will be...

Building bump gives rise to optimism

Dec 30, 2015

A small burst of home building in 2015 may be a sign of things to come, according to the Lake City Planning Department. Construction started on 11 new home units, seven single family homes and two town homes, in the year that ends today. Though not a boom, it is a drastic improvement. There were...

Work starts on Eaglewood homes

Dec 10, 2015

The first of 16 town homes to be built along North 10th Street has been started by a Rochester developer. The city sold the town home lots for $1,000 each. The lots were part of a land holding in the Eaglewood 5th Addition the city purchased for $25,000. Construction also has started on one of four...