Motorists traveling on Highway 61 near Little Marais and Illgen City will encounter a detour from Monday, Aug. 26 through Friday, Aug. 30. The detour is 13 miles long, on good quality paved roads and adds approximately 10 minutes to normal travel time. The detour is necessary as crews install culverts and construct a retaining wall.
Motorists traveling south on Highway 61 near Little Marais will be detoured on County Road 6 to Highway 1 and back to Highway 61. Motorists traveling north on Highway 61 near Illgen City will be detoured on Highway 1 to County Road 6 and back to Highway 61.
All businesses will remain accessible and signs will be posted to direct motorists to these businesses. Through traffic is prohibited.
This project will extend the pavement life of Highway 61 and improve safety and accessibility. For more information, visit the project’s website Hwy61littlemarais/index.html
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