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<td>Highway 23 between Ogilvie, Mora reduced to single lane
beginning Aug. 8</td>
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<td>Tue, 5 Aug 2014 12:03:32 +0000</td>
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<td>Gillach, James (DOT) <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:james.gillach@state.mn.us"><james.gillach@state.mn.us></a></td>
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<td>#DOT_ALLCOMM <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ALLCOMM.DOT@state.mn.us"><ALLCOMM.DOT@state.mn.us></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial
Black","sans-serif"">Minnesota Department of
Transportation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial
Black","sans-serif"">NEWS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Narrow","sans-serif"">District 3 – Central
Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial
Narrow","sans-serif"">3725 12<sup>th</sup>
St. N, St. Cloud, MN 56303<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Aug.
5,
2014
Contact: JP Gillach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
Office: 218-828-5706<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For
Immediate Release
Mobile: 218-232-6753<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:9.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Highway
23 lane closures between Ogilvie, Mora begin Aug. 8<br>
</span></b><i><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Flaggers,
pilot car will allow one-way, alternating traffic through
work zone</span></i><i><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ST.
CLOUD, Minn. – Motorists will encounter daytime delays on
Highway 23 between Ogilvie and Mora as the road is reduced
to a single lane beginning Friday, Aug. 8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
lane closures will occur Mondays through Saturdays from
sunrise to sunset through Sept. 15.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Flaggers
and a pilot car will allow one-way, alternating traffic
through the daily work zone. Motorists approaching the work
zone must obey the flagger, be prepared to stop and follow
the pilot car through the work zone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Motorists
entering the work zone from driveways or roads that
intersect Highway 23 must wait for the pilot car to pass,
then follow it through the work zone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The
closures are needed as crews resurface Highway 23 between
the Groundhouse River east of Olgilvie and Highway 65 in
Mora, add or extend turn lanes and improve drainage
infrastructure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lane
closures and resurfacing on Highway 65 south of Mora between
the Ann River and County Road 11 began Monday, Aug. 4, and
will continue through Aug. 29.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">When
complete, the projects will provide a smoother ride, improve
safety and preserve an efficient and effective
transportation system for local and interregional travelers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For
more information on the Highway 65 project, visit
</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/newsrels/14/08/01_hwy65.html"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/newsrels/14/08/01_hwy65.html</span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:4.5pt"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For
more information on navigating work zones with pilot cars,
visit
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/graphics2/pilotcar.pdf">www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/graphics2/pilotcar.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For
real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, check
</span><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.511mn.org"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.511mn.org</span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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