On Thursday, April 2, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced that the agency will undertake 188 road and bridge projects statewide during the 2020 season to help maintain the state’s roads and bridges improve safety and support construction jobs across the state. Some of the projects have already begun and others – such as the work on Highway 5 around Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport – are proceeding ahead of schedule in light of the reduced traffic volumes in Minnesota due to statewide efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two of the projects will be done in Cook County.
Highway 61 will undergo reconstruction from Cutface Creek to Highway 14 through Grand Marais, with much of the work through Grand Marais taking place next summer.
In Grand Portage, Highway 61 will be resurfaced from Reservation Bay Road to the Canadian border.
In addition, MnDOT will work on another 66 projects to make improvements to airports, ports, transit and railroads that are outside of the state road construction program.
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