<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>FYI. <br><br>Sent from Karen's favorite iPad</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> "Gillach, James (DOT)" <<a href="mailto:james.gillach@state.mn.us">james.gillach@state.mn.us</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 15, 2014 at 2:57:39 PM CDT<br><b>To:</b> #DOT_ALLCOMM <<a href="mailto:ALLCOMM.DOT@state.mn.us">ALLCOMM.DOT@state.mn.us</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>UPDATE - Highway 23 between Ogilvie, Mora reduced to single lane</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Aug. 15, 2014 Contact: JP Gillach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Office: 218-828-5706<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">UPDATE - See new dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<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
<span style="color:red">Aug. 15</span><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<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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<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
<span style="color:red">Sept. 20</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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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<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>
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<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<span style="color:red"> Sept.
5</span>. <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 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 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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