<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>FYI<br><br>Karenjane Onan Amundson. </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> July 1, 2015 at 6:19:20 AM 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 47 lane closures in Isanti County, St. Francis, begin July 9</b><br><br></div></blockquote><div><span></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">June 26, 2015 Contact: J.P. Gillach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> 218-828-5706<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For Immediate Release
</span><a href="mailto:james.gillach@state.mn.us"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">james.gillach@state.mn.us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">UPDATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Highway 47 lane closures in Isanti County begin July
<span style="color:red">9</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Motorists traveling Highway 47 between St. Francis and Isanti County Road 16 will encounter delays as segments of the road are reduced to a single lane beginning
<span style="color:red">Thursday, July 9</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The lane closures will occur from sunrise to sunset daily, and will be complete by August 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="GroupWiseView"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Flaggers and a pilot car will allow one-way, alternating traffic through the daily work zones. Motorists should slow down and prepare to stop as they approach each work zone, obey the flaggers and use
caution as they follow the pilot car through the daily work zones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="GroupWiseView"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Also, motorists entering a work zone from driveways or roads that intersect Highway 47 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" style="margin-right:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more details on how to safely navigate work zones with pilot cars, visit
</span><a href="http://www.mndot.gov/d3/graphics2/pilotcar.pdf"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.mndot.gov/d3/graphics2/pilotcar.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The closures are needed while crews resurface 21 miles of Highway 47. When complete, the project will result in a smoother ride
and ensure Highway 47 continues to serve Minnesota motorists and local communities for many years.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To learn more about MnDOT and transportation funding, visit MnDOT’s Get Connected website at:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">
</span><a href="http://www.dot.state.mn.us/getconnected/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.dot.state.mn.us/getconnected/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="GroupWiseView"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit
</span><a href="http://www.511mn.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.511mn.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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