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2024-2025 Construction:
Hwy 59, Hwy 108 Pelican Rapids

Road construction starts April 15 in Pelican Rapids

Thank you for signing up to receive project email updates for the two-year reconstruction project on Highway 59/Highway 108 in Pelican Rapids! These emails will help to keep you informed during construction and will include progress updates, traffic changes, public meeting dates and more.

You can view these updates any time on the project website. 

Work starts on April 15

Taking advantage of the mild winter, crews will begin installing detour signs and other traffic control devices and start work on Stage 1A of the project on Monday, April 15. Weather permitting, Highway 59 will close between the Pelican River bridge and 4th Avenue SE next week.

The project will be completed in stages over the next two years. Year one in 2024 will focus on Highway 59, and in year two in 2025, the focus will be on Highway 108. 

Do you live, work or plan to visit Pelican Rapids? Pelican Rapids businesses will be open during construction. There will be signed detours using city streets for navigation in-town.

Thru-traffic and trucks: Thru-traffic on Highway 59 and Highway 108 west (motorists who do not have a destination in Pelican Rapids) will be detoured to other county/township roads, with designated routes for 7-ton and 10-ton truck traffic.

We're working on final maps of the staging and detours, and will share them soon! Check the project website or plan to stop into our in-person open house on April 16 to learn more.

Public open house scheduled for April 16

MnDOT will host a public open house on Tuesday, April 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. No formal presentation planned, so stop in whenever it’s convenient to ask questions and meet the construction team:

• DATE: Tuesday, April 16
• TIME: 4 to 7 p.m.
• LOCATION: Pelican Rapids Public Library, 25 W. Mill

More information

Landwehr Construction, Inc., based out of St. Cloud, Minn., is the prime contractor for the $22.8 million project. To learn more about the overall project, visit the project website.

All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather dependent and subject to change. MnDOT urges motorists to always be attentive, drive with caution and slow down in work zones where workers are present.

MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all people in their programs, services and activities. If you need an ASL, a foreign language interpreter, or documents in an alternative format (such as braille, large print or in a different language) at no cost, please email your request to Janet Miller at ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us or call 651-366-4720. Relay service: 711.

If you need any other reasonable accommodation to participate (such as seating modification or auxiliary aids), please email your request to Accessibility.DOT@state.mn.us or call 1-833-400-8432. Relay service: 711.