highway 15

Workers will begin driving piles for the new Highway 15 Diverging Diamond Interchange project tonight.

Slowdowns are expected on Highway 15 in Sartell and St. Cloud starting Monday. MnDOT crews will begin working on the Highway 15/Stearns County Road 120 Diverging Diamond Interchange.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding the final open house tomorrow for the Highway 15 Diverging diamond Interchange project. MnDOT staff will be on hand to explain the project, answer questions and listen to concerns.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced a $1.1-billion construction program for this season and among them are some projects already in progress here in central Minnesota.

An Albany man ran a red light today and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 15 and 3rd Street North. The crash sent a 68-year-old St. Cloud man and a passenger to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

St. Cloud has given its approval to the final layout of the Stearns County Road 120 improvements. The council voted 4-to-3 in favor of the project which will create roundabouts at County Road 134/50th Avenue and at CentraCare Circle.

The Stearns County Board of Commissioners has approved its portion of the cost sharing agreement to make improvements to County Road 120 and Highway 15.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding an open house tomorrow to give you a chance to learn about the proposed diverging diamond interchange planned for Highway 15 and Stearns County Road 120.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle crash on Highway 15, with alcohol suspected to play a role.

A busy east-west corridor which divides St. Cloud and Sartell will undergo some major construction starting next year. Stearns County Road 120 links Veterans Drive to the west with Highway 15 to the east. Stearns County Assistant Engineer Jodi Teich says the plan calls for roundabouts to be built.