road construction

A big road construction project in Benton County will force drivers to detour up to 10 miles from their normal route.

A road construction project north of Albany is set to get underway Monday.

A road construction project in St. Joseph is scheduled to get underway Monday. The Stearns County Highway Department will begin milling off the pavement on County Road 134 and repaving between Highway 75 and County Road 2.

Sherburne County has a few road construction projects which will impact motorists in the northwestern corner of the county this summer.

People living in cities under 5,000 people are paying a tax that they aren't seeing a benefit from. Minnesota has tax on unleaded gas of 28.6 cents per gallon and 28.6 cents per gallon on diesel. The taxes paid go to county, state and township roads but nothing to small towns.

The 2017 road construction season is ready to begin. The Minnesota Department of Transportation was set to unveil its massive list of projects for the year on Thursday.

A major downtown St. Cloud road construction project will again impact traffic and businesses. Starting in early June, crews will be tearing up 5th Avenue South and a portion of First Street South between Highway 23 and St. Germain Street.

Travelers can expect minimal construction on state highways in central Minnesota this summer. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released its list of projects scheduled for 2017.

A road construction project to improve Highway 24 between Clearwater and Clear Lake is scheduled for 2018. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is holding an open house Tuesday to provide residents and business owners a look at the design plans.

Sartell officials will consider approving a road extension project to help scale back traffic on two major city roadways.