A Stearns County road construction project begins Tuesday on County State Aid Highway 31 south of Greenwald. Highway crews will grind the pavement off in preparation for resurfacing.
Stearns County's Highway Department dug into its own bank account to keep the West Metro Corridor project going during the government shutdown. Stearns County Assistant Engineer Jodi Teich says they paid less than $3,500 in materials testing and one contract payment of about $685,000.