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

New maps for Tuesday's traffic changes in Pelican Rapids

Starting Tuesday, June 25, weather permitting, crews will begin work north of the Pelican River bridge in Stage 1C of the project. This closure includes the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 108 west. 

The in-town detour on First Street will extend north across Highway 108 to Fifth Ave NW. 

Pelican Rapids businesses are OPEN during construction, so please stop in to support them! Navigating around construction We have detour routes set up for every type of road user. Trucks and thru-traffic should follow the signed routes out of town, city residents and visitors can follow the in-town detour route, and if you are walking, biking or rolling through town, please follow the signed pedestrian routes. We know it may be inconvenient at times, and you may need to walk a block or two out of the way to get around, but your cooperation is important for your safety. Reminder to pedestrians and motorists near the work zone: Disturbed concrete will have to be removed and re-installed. Please help us keep things moving by being alert and cautious, and never enter an area blocked by tape/ribbon, barriers or cones. Your cooperation is important! Thank you!! Thru-traffic detour If you don't have a destination in Pelican Rapids and want to avoid backups, we advise using the thru-traffic/truck routes out of town to get to the lakes or other destinations. A new thru-traffic detour route will also be installed this week on Highway 34, County Road 23 and County Road 113. See the map for the thru-traffic route options, depending on your direction of travel.

Note the additional north detour route (Detour 4).

Get your questions answered

You can join us at the Pelican Rapids Public Library each Wednesday, noon to 12:30 p.m., for weekly in-person construction updates. Business liaison Brent Frazier, and representatives from MnDOT and Landwehr Construction will be there to share updates and answer questions!

If you have a question about the project, but can't make it to the weekly meetings, please call the project Helpline 218-517-9848 at any time. 

More information

For more information about the project, please 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.