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<td>Heavy traffic expected on Brainerd Lakes Area roadways
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<td>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:49:47 +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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<b><span
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traffic expected on Brainerd Lakes Area roadways Aug.
20–23<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Brainerd Lakes Area highways—especially Highway
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than 100,000 visitors will attend the 32nd annual Lucas Oil
National Hot Rod Association Nationals race at the Brainerd
International Raceway.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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patient, expect delays and watch for slow traffic on Highway
371. Recurring congestion and occasional stop-and-go traffic
is expected on Highway 371 between Brainerd and Nisswa.
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