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...
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...
Wabasha County Board settles three of five union contracts
Aug 3, 2017
Following a Closed Session near the end of the Wabasha County Board meeting on July 25, County Administrator Michael Plante announced that the Wabasha County Board of Commissioners had settled collective bargaining agreements with three of the county’s five unions.
All commissioners were present...
Monday morning crash injures two, closes Hwy. 63
Jul 6, 2017
Two people were injured in an early-morning collision on Highway 63 on July 3.
Jared Morgan, 29, of Lake City, was taken to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester with life threatening injuries, according to the state patrol.
Michelle Knudsen, 25, of St. Paul was treated at Mayo Clinic Health System in...
Highway 63 railroad crossing detour begins June 12
Jun 8, 2017
Motorists on Highway 63 in Lake City will encounter a five-day detour beginning on June 12 as the Canadian Pacific Railway repairs its crossing, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
Canadian Pacific will be replacing track and concrete panels at the crossing before...
Letter: More than a few support 3-lane
Apr 6, 2017
To the editor:
I attended the Lake City City Council meeting Monday night and watched and listened to the discussion on financing the potential three lane reconstruction of Highway 61.
It was interesting to hear council members Waltman and McGrath continue to ask the same questions and make the...
State okays going 60 on 60
Mar 29, 2017
Motorists using Highway 60 from Kenyon to Zumbro Falls will see speed limits raised to 60 mph where the previous posted limit was 55 mph on the two-lane roadway, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
The speed limit changes come after MnDOT’s study of each highway...
Highway 61 money meeting is Monday
Mar 29, 2017
A special City Council meeting to compare financing options for Lake City’s portion of upcoming work on Highway 61 will be Monday, April 3.
City Admininstrator Mark Sievert said the council will look at details of the cost of the two options before the city council -- a reduction of the highway...
Letter: Three lanes, one wise investment
Mar 29, 2017
To the editor:
My wife and I own both residential and commercial property in Lake City. Having spent the last 40 years helping to lead a company that engaged change, I fully understand that change can be difficult to accept at times. Without change though, we would not have become the leader/...
Hwy. 61 financing meeting is April 3
Mar 16, 2017
Aside from three speakers who addressed the City Council during the public forum, discussion about the fate of the four-lane segment of Highway 61 in Lake City was minimal during the council’s regular meeting March 13.
The council did, however, schedule a workshop meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday,...
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