Minnesota Department of Transportation

Letter: Support candidates who will honor commitments

Sep 5, 2018

To the editor: I have been following the Facebook posts and conversations regarding the proposed reconstruction of the four-lanes through Lake City. This is not a new idea that was just sprung on the people of Lake City. It has been part of the comprehensive plan for many years. MnDOT (The...

Hwy. 61 revisited: Council spars over three-lane

Aug 22, 2018

All the ingredients necessary to re-ignite the debate over the fate of a stretch of Highway 61 in Lake City were present at the Aug. 16 city council meeting. Opponents of the project were emboldened by primary election results on Tuesday, Aug. 14, where two of the top three vote-getters are...

Summer’s second Highway 63 project underway

Aug 15, 2018

A new paving project on Highway 63 between Zumbro Falls and Lake City began Aug. 13, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). Motorists will encounter a three-week detour and lane closures during the work. Crews will remove several pipe culverts that cross the roadway,...

MnDOT: Use railroad emergency signs

Jun 27, 2018

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds motorists to use railroad emergency notification system signs when there is a safety issue or emergency situation at a rail grade crossing. The blue and white signs are posted near the crossing on both sides of the road and should be clearly...

Hwy. 63 paving project open house is May 2 in Zumbro Falls

Apr 26, 2018

The public is invited to an open house Wednesday, May 2 in Zumbro Falls to learn more about the Highway 63 paving project between Rochester and Zumbro Falls, which begins next month, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Representatives of MnDOT and Croell, Inc., the MnDOT...

Overnight detours planned April 10-12 for bridge ramp demolition

Apr 4, 2018

Motorists on Highway 61 near the Highway 63/Eisenhower Bridge in Red Wing will be detoured during three nights April 10-12 as construction crews demolish the remainder of the slip ramp bridge over Highway 61, according to the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation. The Highway 63/...

Pushing snow in the road could create legal trouble

Feb 7, 2018

Goodhue County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation remind the public that it is unlawful to deposit snow on or next to a public highway or street. Minnesota law and many local ordinances prohibit the plowing, blowing, shoveling or otherwise placing of snow on to public roads. This...

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...

Highway resurfacing projects near Zumbro Falls slated for 2018

Nov 29, 2017

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning to resurface Hwy. 63 from the Hwy 63/75th St. NW roundabout near Rochester to the Zumbro River bridge in Zumbro Falls beginning in mid-May of 2018. The highway will be paved with concrete and four culverts across Hwy 63 will be replace...