highway 10

Expect some minor traffic delays, some weekday lane closures, traffic shifts and reduced speeds on some central Minnesota highways starting this week. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced a list of projects which will be re-surfaced in the next several weeks.

Because of the reconstruction of Highway 10 from Clear Lake to Big Lake, the DNR has temporarily closed the public water access at Camp Lake in Sherburne County. It will be closed just this week.

Unseasonably warm weather has helped work crews make good progress on the Highway 10 construction project between Clear Lake and Big Lake.

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.

A road construction project on Highway 10 between Clear Lake and Big Lake is getting started two weeks early because of the mild spring.

Snow and freezing temps are near and it has the Minnesota Department of Transportation construction crews scrambling to finish paving projects around the region.

MnDOT road crews will begin preparing for a major pavement replacement project on Highway 10 Monday. The work will prompt lane closures and slowdowns between Clear Lake and Big Lake.

Emergency culvert repairs has forced part of Highway 10 to close east of Staples. The closure affects the eastbound driving lane.

The state government shutdown has made life difficult for officials at the Minnesota Department of Transportation who are trying to complete projects before winter. We already told about some projects that have been pushed back to next year, but there are some that were impacted by the shutdown.

Road work on Highway 10 north of Little Falls starts back up Monday now that the government shutdown is over. Crews will resume resurfacing of Highway 10 between Little Falls and Cushing.