MnDOT conducting aerial photography work in southwest Minnesota
WILLMAR, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping in southwest Minnesota this spring. The mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape along, and adjacent to, MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and highway design. This work is conducted when there is no snow and before trees leaf out.
Weather permitting, work will begin late March and conclude early in May at the following locations:
- Highway 9 – Highway 23 to Glen Oaks Drive in New London
- Highway 12 – 6th Street Southeast to one-half mile east of Kandiyohi County Road 9 in Willmar
- Highway 23 – 45th Avenue Southwest to one-half mile east of County Road 5 southwest of Willmar
- Highway 30 – South Dakota Border to 30th Avenue west of Pipestone
- Highway 30 – Ravine Street to the east junction of Highway 91 in Lake Wilson
- Highway 68 – 320th Street to 1,000 feet southeast of East Maskel Street in Ghent
- Highway 167 - Highway 23 to one mile west of Yellow Medicine River Bridge southeast of Granite Falls
The public is asked to not disturb temporary targets
To obtain accurate aerial mapping, MnDOT crews paint large white “X” targets on paved surfaces, and place plastic or fabric “X” targets on unpaved surfaces. Examples of the types of targets that may be used are attached.
A survey crew then records the coordinate position and elevation of the temporary targets for the aerial photography company. The plastic and fabric targets are temporary and will be removed by MnDOT when the photography is completed.
Landowners in the areas that will have targets placed on or near their property will be contacted directly. MnDOT asks that landowners and others who come across targets not remove or disturb the targets. If a target must be moved, please contact the District 8 Willmar Office at 320-231-5195 and ask for assistance from Surveys.
- Learn about current studies and projects in southwest Minnesota at mndot.gov/d8/projects.
- Join the Southwest Minnesota Facebook group for news, events, and updates
- Follow us on Twitter @MnDOTsouthwest for news, events, and updates
- For real-time traffic and travel information in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org or get the free smartphone app at Google Play or the App Store
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