Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Hwy 61 Grand Marais culverts 

Grand Marais

Traffic impacts

Starting on May 12, traffic will be reduced to a single lane controlled by temporary signals at Myhr Creek (milepost 124.83). A temporary bridge bypass will be constructed in advance of the culvert replacement under Hwy 61. Work is expected to last at this location through late July.

Starting on May 19, work will begin at milepost 126.11 at an unnamed creek. Work will start with temporary widening for a bypass and traffic reduced to a single lane controlled by temporary signals.

About this project

A rendering of the Hwy 61 project with box culvert replacements.

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Summary of work

The project involves replacing six aging box culverts (more than 80 years old) with properly sized hydraulic structures. The culverts are located between reference posts 124 and 133.

Visual quality renderings

These documents show a before and after view of what the culverts at Myhr and Carlson creeks will look like.