AM 1240 WJON » highway 23 http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:18:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Lane Closures Slated for Highway 23 West of Foley http://wjon.com/?p=190738 http://wjon.com/?p=190738#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=190738 A washout beneath the roadway will prompt lane closures on Highway 23 west of Foley tomorrow.

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]]> http://wjon.com/?p=190738/feed/ 0 Mykl Roventine, Flickr Decker Memorial Highway Bill Gets First Hearing http://wjon.com/decker-memorial-highway-bill-gets-first-hearing/ http://wjon.com/decker-memorial-highway-bill-gets-first-hearing/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:56:04 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=166445 A Cold Spring police officer killed in the line of duty could soon be remembered with a stretch of highway named in his honor. A state House committee planned Tuesday to consider a bill to designate portions of Highway 23 in central Minnesota the "Officer Tom Decker Memorial Highway."

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]]> http://wjon.com/decker-memorial-highway-bill-gets-first-hearing/feed/ 0 Highway 23 Opens Between Foley and St. Cloud http://wjon.com/highway-23-opens-between-foley-and-st-cloud/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-opens-between-foley-and-st-cloud/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:55:42 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=145382 After more than seven months of detours, the Highway 23 project between St. Cloud and Foley is open to traffic.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-opens-between-foley-and-st-cloud/feed/ 0 gotgenes, Flickr Road Construction Projects Near Completion http://wjon.com/road-construction-projects-near-completion/ http://wjon.com/road-construction-projects-near-completion/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:01:32 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=132622 As we head into fall, orange construction cones will start disappearing as projects are completed.

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]]> http://wjon.com/road-construction-projects-near-completion/feed/ 0 bcgrote, Flickr Highway 23 in East St. Cloud Reopening http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-reopening/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-reopening/#comments Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:52:56 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=129014 You will be able to drive on Highway 23/Division Street between Lincoln Avenue and Wilson Avenue by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow (Friday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-reopening/feed/ 0 Tim Lyon Highway 23 to Close in East St. Cloud for Weeks http://wjon.com/highway-23-to-close-in-east-st-cloud-for-weeks/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-to-close-in-east-st-cloud-for-weeks/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:01:47 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=123784 The new pedestrian bridge being built in east St. Cloud will force the closure of Highway 23 below it for the next three weeks.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-to-close-in-east-st-cloud-for-weeks/feed/ 0 The Digitel Myrtle Beach, Flickr Highway 23 in East St. Cloud to Close Monday Night http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-to-close-monday-night/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-to-close-monday-night/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:21:11 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=120837 You will encounter a detour and delays on Highway 23/Division Street in St. Cloud on Monday night. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is closing the road between Lincoln Avenue and Wilson Avenue at 7:00 p.m. Monday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-to-close-monday-night/feed/ 0 The Digitel Myrtle Beach, Flickr Highway 23 Resurfacing Project to Cause Delays East of Foley http://wjon.com/highway-23-resurfacing-project-to-cause-delays-east-of-foley/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-resurfacing-project-to-cause-delays-east-of-foley/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:51:39 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=113326 If you travel on Highway 23 between Foley and Ogilvie, expect delays starting tomorrow. Workers will be re-paving the roadway, reducing the highway to a single lane of traffic for a four-mile stretch at a time.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-resurfacing-project-to-cause-delays-east-of-foley/feed/ 0 Minnesota Department of Transportation photo Highway 23 Paving Work to Begin Sunday Evening http://wjon.com/highway-23-paving-work-to-begin-sunday-evening/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-paving-work-to-begin-sunday-evening/#comments Fri, 01 Jun 2012 19:54:35 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=106327 The re-paving project on Highway 23 through St. Cloud gets underway Sunday evening. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be working on Highway 23 also known as Division Street from Cooper Avenue to one block west of Highway 15.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-paving-work-to-begin-sunday-evening/feed/ 0 Highway 23 Work to Prompt Lane Closures West of Waite Park http://wjon.com/highway-23-work-to-prompt-lane-closures-west-of-waite-park/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-work-to-prompt-lane-closures-west-of-waite-park/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 05:01:14 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=104021 If you travel on Highway 23 between Waite Park and Rockville, you'll notice some lane closures starting tomorrow.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-work-to-prompt-lane-closures-west-of-waite-park/feed/ 0 London looks, Flickr Highway 23 Paving to Hamper Traffic in St. Cloud http://wjon.com/st-cloud-highway-23-paving-to-hamper-traffic/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-highway-23-paving-to-hamper-traffic/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 05:01:29 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=99801 A major corridor through St. Cloud will cause some traffic delays starting Monday. The Minnesota Department of transportation will be re-paving Highway 23 from Cooper Avenue to one block west of Highway 15.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-highway-23-paving-to-hamper-traffic/feed/ 0 MnDOT photo Access Changes Planned for Highway 23 in Foley http://wjon.com/access-changes-planned-for-highway-23-in-foley/ http://wjon.com/access-changes-planned-for-highway-23-in-foley/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 05:01:39 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=98136 Work on the Highway 23 project between St. Cloud and Foley will prompt a change in the way motorists access Benton County Road 4. Weather permitting, that access will change either tomorrow or Friday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/access-changes-planned-for-highway-23-in-foley/feed/ 0 Minnesota Department of Transportation photo Highway 23 Detour Extended in East St. Cloud http://wjon.com/highway-23-detour-extended-in-east-st-cloud/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-detour-extended-in-east-st-cloud/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:12:26 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=99025 Our heavy rain this past weekend has caused a detour on Highway 23 in east St. Cloud to be extended. Traffic is being detoured via Wilson Avenue, East St. Germain Street, and Lincoln Avenue.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-detour-extended-in-east-st-cloud/feed/ 0 MnDOT image Highway 23 in East St. Cloud to Close Friday http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-to-close-friday/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-to-close-friday/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 05:01:43 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=97600 The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close a short stretch of Highway 23 in east St. Cloud tomorrow. The replacement of the pedestrian bridge over Highway 23 will close the road between Lincoln Avenue and Wilson Avenue tomorrow through Tuesday morning.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-in-east-st-cloud-to-close-friday/feed/ 0 MnDOT image Highway 23 Pedestrian Bridge to be Torn Down Monday http://wjon.com/highway-23-pedestrian-bridge-to-be-torn-down-monday/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-pedestrian-bridge-to-be-torn-down-monday/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:40:14 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=95217 MnDOT crews will be tearing down the pedestrian bridge over Highway 23 in east St. Cloud Monday night. The work will begin at 7:00 p.m., and is expected to be completed by the Tuesday morning rush hour.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-pedestrian-bridge-to-be-torn-down-monday/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice MnDOT to Hold Public Meetings on Paynesville Bypass http://wjon.com/mndot-to-hold-public-meetings-on-paynesville-bypass/ http://wjon.com/mndot-to-hold-public-meetings-on-paynesville-bypass/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:01:15 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=91557 The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin holding bi-weekly informational meetings this week on the Highway 23 Paynesville ByPass project.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-to-hold-public-meetings-on-paynesville-bypass/feed/ 0 Graphic courtesy of MnDOT Work Resumes on Highway 23 Paynesville Bypass http://wjon.com/work-resumes-on-highway-23-paynesville-bypass/ http://wjon.com/work-resumes-on-highway-23-paynesville-bypass/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:01:50 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=90856 Work on the Highway 23 Paynesville Bypass project resumes Monday. It will prompt the closure of Lake Avenue North from Minnie Street to 185th Street in Paynesville for about the next month.

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]]> http://wjon.com/work-resumes-on-highway-23-paynesville-bypass/feed/ 0 Minnesota Department of Transportation Major Road Projects Already Underway in Central MN http://wjon.com/major-road-projects-already-underway-in-central-mn/ http://wjon.com/major-road-projects-already-underway-in-central-mn/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:01:17 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=89926 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.

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]]> http://wjon.com/major-road-projects-already-underway-in-central-mn/feed/ 0 Minnesota Department of Transportation Highway 23 Re-Paving Project Goes Before City Council http://wjon.com/highway-23-re-paving-project-goes-before-city-council/ http://wjon.com/highway-23-re-paving-project-goes-before-city-council/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:01:12 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=74366 The St. Cloud City Council is being asked to approve a Cooperative Construction Agreement for this spring's Highway 23 resurfacing project.

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]]> http://wjon.com/highway-23-re-paving-project-goes-before-city-council/feed/ 0 MnDOT Hurries to Finish Paving Projects http://wjon.com/mndot-hurries-to-finish-paving-projects/ http://wjon.com/mndot-hurries-to-finish-paving-projects/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:01:14 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=45814 Snow and freezing temps are near and it has the Minnesota Department of Transportation construction crews scrambling to finish paving projects around the region.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mndot-hurries-to-finish-paving-projects/feed/ 0 Minnesota Department of Transportation photo