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Although Stillwater’s Upper Loop Trail along the east side of Hwy 95 has opened to bicycle and pedestrian use, several weeks of work remain to complete the project in Minnesota. The new Upper Loop Trail, which begins south of the Oasis Café and ends at the St. Croix Crossing, is part of nearly five-mile loop trail in Minnesota and
 Wisconsin. With completion of work on the Stillwater Lift bridge next summer, the trail system will connect Houlton, Wis. and Stillwater, Minn. The lift bridge is being transformed into a bicycle-pedestrian crossing of the St. Croix River. It will continue to operate as a lift bridge to serve river traffic.
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 Tasks remaining along the Upper Loop Trail this fall include additional landscaping, installation of protective railing along a portion of the trail and completion of concrete pads at the base of new interpretive signs. And you are reminded to stay on the paved trails and out of any landscaped areas recently seeded for new grass along both the Upper and Lower Loop Trails.
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Work along Hwy 95 consisted of constructing the Upper
Loop Trail portion in Minnesota along with installation of new drainage structures beneath Hwy 95
near the Oasis Café and completing landscaping
stemming from the St. Croix Crossing project.
While construction of the loop trail
system in both Minnesota and Wisconsin continues this fall please stay out of construction
areas as there are a large number of construction vehicles, uneven
terrain, excavation, drop-offs and other unsafe conditions that pose a risk to
anyone who does not belong in the work area.
In addition, those who are not
working in the project area could be cited for trespassing. Your cooperation is
appreciated to keep everyone safe during construction in both states.
Visit the Hwy 95 project website for more details
about the Minnesota Upper and Lower Loop Trails.
For updated road condition information, call 5-1-1 or visit: www.511mn.org.
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