Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Hwy 28

Morris to Starbuck

Highway 28 closes to thru-traffic on May 11 for road work. Stay informed during construction, sign up for project email updates.

During construction

Highway 28 is closed to thru-traffic until October. What motorists should know:

  • No destination on the roadway (thru-traffic): Please follow the detour.
  • Destination or home on the roadway (local traffic): You can still get there, access to homes and businesses will be maintained.
    • Expect restrictions in areas where crews are working
    • Roadway will be impassable for centerline culvert replacements for up to one week at a time. Be prepared to find an alternate route.
  • Sign up to receive project updates during construction.

Important local traffic restrictions:

  • Crews have started in Cyrus, in Phase 1 east of Dahl Street. You cannot enter Cyrus from the east, so please use County Road 3 to enter from the south, or find an alternate route.
  • Week of May 18: Road will be impassable west of Cyrus between the north County Road 3/430th Avenue and County Road 1/Lake Avenue for centerline culvert replacement. You will have to find an alternate route around this site for the week.

Thru-traffic detour

During construction, Highway 28 will close to thru-traffic and detoured:

  • Cyrus access: Use County Road 3 from the thru-traffic detour to/from Cyrus.
  • Local traffic restrictions: Crews will replace centerline and entrance culverts throughout the entire project. Some areas may become impassable for several days and residents will need to find alternate routes around those locations.
  • Stevens County will be resurfacing County Road 10 during this project and traffic may encounter flaggers along areas of the detour route.

City of Cyrus - Construction phasing

Work in Cyrus will be completed in phases:

  • Phase 1 between Dahl Street and the bridge east of town
  • Phase 2 between Bergen Street and Dahl Street. This section will close, use in-town detour route.