Highway 61 reconstruction

Public sees highway 61 plans

Dec 20, 2017

About 50 people attended an open house on the Highway 61 reconstruction project at City Hall in Lake City Dec. 14. They had the opportunity to look at two large maps of the project area that show the proposed layout of the 2020 project to reduce the highway from four lanes to three from Central...

Highway 61 open house planned for Dec. 14

Dec 6, 2017

The public will have an opportunity to view and offer feedback on the current state of the Highway 61 reconstruction project at a public open house from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at City Hall. “No formal presentation is planned. City staff, (the Minnesota Department of Transportation...

Corps meeting highlights complexity of lakefront development

Oct 19, 2017

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Army Corps of Engineers, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of Transportation, City of Lake City officials -- Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols estimates about 22 people attended a meeting at the Army Corps’ St. Paul Offices Nov. 10...

Accessibility improvements planned for Highway 61 project

Sep 28, 2017

Officials with the City of Lake City, SEH (the city’s engineering and design firm) and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) discuss the future of a curb cut near McCahill Play Park. The group was touring the area Tuesday to plan for accessibility improvements to comply with the...

Highway 61 stormwater drains replaced

Sep 28, 2017

A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) crew replaces a stormwater structure beneath Highway 61 in Lake City Sept. 21. It’s one of two or three MnDOT plans to replace this fall, according to MnDOT spokesperson Michael Dougherty. “The work is being done as necessary maintenance to prevent...

Letter: Why didn't Red Wing switch to two lanes?

Sep 14, 2017

To the editor: In response to Ron Schimbeno’s letter in the Sept. 7, 2017 issue of the Graphic. I work in Red Wing four days a week and drive through the downtown area each of those four days. Red Wing is a busy town. There is a lot of traffic flowing through the downtown at any given time of the...

Letter: Faster traffic is the answer

Sep 7, 2017

To the editor: On a busy traffic day you can begin to see the future of Highway 61. Notice the parades of traffic coming into Lake City from both north and south. Our new two lane road configuration will add much longer parades of cars and trucks for much longer distances, Red Wing to Wabasha....

Council delays street bonding decision

Jul 13, 2017

The City Council will likely vote in August whether to give itself authority to bond to pay for a five-year street construction plan. Normally, the city would be required to hold a referendum to issue the $4 million in bonds, but state law gives the council authority to bond without voter approval...

Highway 61 special meeting is April 27

Apr 26, 2017

The Lake City City Council will meet tonight to settle some unfinished business from its decision April 10 to join forces with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on a project that will convert the four-lane section of Highway 61 in Lake City to three-lanes in 2020. The council...

Council approves three lanes for Highway 61

Apr 13, 2017

A process that some trace back over a decade culminated Monday night with a 5-2 vote by the City Council to approve a contract with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to convert the four-lane section of Highway 61 in Lake City to three lanes in 2020. It was one of two items related...