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Wabasha County Hwy. 2 closes near Lake City

Mar 20, 2024
Wabasha County Hwy. 2 between Wabasha County Hwy. 17 and Hwy. 63 near Lake City was planned to be closed to through traffic beginning Wednesday, March 20. County Hwy. 2 will be closed to through traffic until approximately September 2024. Intersecting roads will remain open to traffic as...

Goodhue County 2 bridge reopens

Aug 16, 2023
Goodhue County Public Works Department has announced the reopening of County Road 2 following the replacement of a bridge. Last year an inspection discovered structural problems with the previous bridge, leading officials to close the road. It was reopened with weight restrictions for a time before...

Hwy. 61 reopens to Hansen’s Harbor

Aug 16, 2023
Motorists on Highway 61 north of Lake City can directly reach Hansen’s Harbor on the highway, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The road remains closed at the Wells Creek bridge, which is expected to be completed in late August. Motorists traveling to Frontenac or Red Wing...

Wabasha County Hwy. 86 reopens

Aug 16, 2023
Wabasha County Hwy. 86 from approximately one half mile north of 570th St. to County Hwy. 4 (near Whippoorwill) is open to all traffic after being closed for reconstruction and culvert replacements, according to the Wabasha County Highway Department. County Hwy. 86 will remain an aggregate...

Hwy. 61 closure at Ski Road begins July 20

Jul 19, 2023
Hwy. 61 will be closed at the Ski Road intersection starting Thursday, July 20 near Frontenac as crews construct passing lanes, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The closure means people traveling from Red Wing to Frontenac on Highway 61 will need to use the detour – Highway...

Wabasha County Hwy. 7 to close for construction

Jun 7, 2023
A road closure is scheduled to begin Monday, June 12, on Wabasha County Hwy. 7 from Hwy. 63 to 404th Ave near the Zumbro River bridge for road construction, according to the Wabasha County Highway Department. Through traffic must use alternate routes; a detour is planned to be posted on Hwy. 63/...

Commissioners authorize right-of-way acquisition for County Hwy. 2 project

May 24, 2023
Wabasha County Commissioners on May 16 approved a right-of-way plat and authorized the acquisition of a right-of-way in order to make improvements on County Highway 2 from County Highway 17 to an area near Highway 63. The right-of-way is required for the reconstruction of County Highway 2 on this...

N. 7th Street reconstruction project begins

May 3, 2023
A major reconstruction project of North 7th Street in Lake City began Monday, May 1. “They reclaimed the entire segment (grinding of blacktop and a little subsurface material) and laid it back down,” City of Lake City Public Works Director Scott Jensen said. The roughly $2.8 million project...

Shorter Hwy. 61 project begins in early July

Mar 1, 2023
Construction on a major Highway 61 resurfacing project is expected to begin in early July, but the project will no longer extend into Lake City. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is resurfacing about 10 miles of Highway 61 north from Hansen’s Harbor. In addition to the mill and...

Bid on 7th Street reconstruction comes in lower (and higher) than expected

Feb 22, 2023
The 7th Street reconstruction project in Lake City could cost less than anticipated, but more than an earlier estimate. The Lake City Council accepted a bid from Rochester Sand and Gravel that is more than $370,000 less than the most recent engineer’s estimate for the project, although it’s still...

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