[chambernews] Fwd: Highway 169 lane closures north of Milaca begin Aug. 24

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Subject: 	Highway 169 lane closures north of Milaca begin Aug. 24
Date: 	Tue, 18 Aug 2015 19:21:47 +0000
From: 	Gillach, James (DOT) <james.gillach at state.mn.us>
To: 	#DOT_ALLCOMM <ALLCOMM.DOT at state.mn.us>



Minnesota Department of Transportation

District 3 – Central MN

7694 Industrial Park Rd.

Baxter, MN 56425

*News Release*

Aug. 18, 2015 Contact:  J.P. Gillach

218-828-5706

For Immediate Release Follow on Twitter: @MnDOTCentral

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*Highway 169 lane closures north of Milaca begin Aug. 24*

/Closures needed as crews prepare for 2016 reconstruction/

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BAXTER, Minn. – Motorists may encounter lane closures, reduced speed 
limits and possible delays when segments of Highway 169 just north of 
Milaca are reduced to a single lane beginning Monday, Aug. 24.

The lane closures and speed limit reductions through the work zones will 
occur from 6 a.m. Mondays through 6 p.m. Saturdays. No lane closures 
will occur on northbound Highway 169 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays, nor 
on southbound Highway 169 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. The closures 
will be complete by mid-October.

Motorists approaching the Highway 169 work zones should slow down, be 
prepared to stop if necessary, obey the reduced speed limits through the 
work zones, and watch for flaggers, crews and heavy equipment.

The closures are needed while crews construct temporary crossovers and 
turn lanes to carry traffic while seven miles of northbound Highway 169 
between Milaca and Onamia are reconstructed in 2016. Beginning in spring 
2016, Highway 169 will be reduced to a single lane in each direction, 
with all traffic switched to the southbound side of the road while crews 
reconstruct the northbound roadway.

When complete in late-Aug. 2016, the project will result in a smoother 
ride, improve safety with wider driving lanes, wider shoulders and 
longer turn lanes, improve drainage and make other improvements while 
lanes are closed for construction.

To learn more about MnDOT and transportation funding, visit Get 
Connected at www.mndot.gov/getconnected <http://www.mndot.gov/getconnected>.

For more information on MnDOT in Central Minnesota, visit 
www.mndot.gov/d3 <http://www.mndot.gov/d3>or follow on Twitter 
@MnDOTCentral <https://twitter.com/MnDOTcentral>.

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 
www.511mn.org <http://www.511mn.org>.

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