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Public input sought on MnDOT 20-year plan; June 6 meeting planned in Willmar, Minn.

WILLMAR - A proposed 20-year plan for transportation in Minnesota will be reviewed during statewide meetings in the next month, including June 6 in Willmar. The meeting will be held...

news / region Mon, May 13, 2013 - 6:22pm

U.S. Hwy. 12 now open near Grove City, Minn.

WILLMAR, Minn. –- U.S. Highway 12 near Grove City is now open, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced. It was closed earlier due to a crash, and MnDOT at...

news / region Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 9:43am

Crash closes U.S. Highway 12 east of Grove City, Minn.

WILLMAR, Minn. –- U.S. Highway 12 two miles east of Grove City is closed due to a crash, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced. Motorists are advised to avoid...

news / region Fri, Apr 26, 2013 - 8:23am

Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Charles Zelle, left, addresses an audience Monday at Northern State Supply in Willmar. Zelle said the public has delivered a big dose of mistrust and suspicion of government agencies which may make it difficult for people to consider MnDOT as an integral partner with business and the local economy. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

MnDOT boss lays out goals, initiatives for future

WILLMAR — When he toured the Polaris manufacturing facility in Roseua a couple weeks ago, Charlie Zelle said he was struck by the fact parts were being delivered right at...

news / local Mon, Apr 22, 2013 - 11:18pm

Update: Highway 7 near Hutchinson has is now open

WILLMAR – State Highway 7 near Hutchinson has been reopened. A stretch of Highway 7, just east of state Highway 22, had been closed this afternoon following a crash. The...

news / local Thu, Apr 18, 2013 - 6:13pm

Crash closes Highway 7, east of Highway 22 near Hutchinson

WILLMAR – A crash this afternoon has closed State Highway 7, near Hutchinson. The closure is located east of state Highway 22. Motorists should expect delays and seek alternate routes,...

news / local Thu, Apr 18, 2013 - 5:04pm

Heavy snow, wind, ice make travel hazardous today in west central Minn.

WILLMAR – A combination of heavy snow, high winds, limited visibility and ice is making travel hazardous this morning in much of west central and southwestern Minnesota. Plows are busy...

news / local Thu, Apr 11, 2013 - 7:23am

Jarrett Hubbard, senior planner for the Minnesota Department of Transportation District 8 office in Willmar, displays a map Thursday during an informational program about federal funding for transportation projects. New federal transportation legislation puts the focus on the national highway system and makes it a priority for funding, Hubbard said. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Big changes to how money will be divvied up for road projects

WILLMAR — The pot of federal money Minnesota will receive for transportation in the next few years isn’t expected to change much, but changes in how that money will be...

news / local Thu, Apr 04, 2013 - 11:36pm

Minnesota road, bridge plan reveals big projects but also key concessions

WILLMAR — With a price tag of $1.1 billion, the 370 road and bridge projects the Minnesota Department of Transportation is undertaking this year will do much to improve safety...

news / state Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 11:25pm

Major work is part of 22 construction projects in west central Minnesota

WILLMAR — There are 22 state highway construction projects scheduled to take place this summer in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s District 8 region, which includes 12 counties in west...

news / local Wed, Mar 27, 2013 - 11:23pm

Roads conditions are fair to difficult, more snow coming

WILLMAR — The freezing rain conditions are expected to continue until around 2 p.m. today before temperatures drop and the precipitation turns into snow. Road conditions are fair in Kandiyohi,...

news / local Fri, Mar 15, 2013 - 9:07am

A vehicle is rolled over in the ditch late Tuesday afternoon along state Highway 23 near Hawick. Icy patches are reported across west central and southwest Minnesota today, and State Patrol troopers have responded to accidents and vehicles off the roadway. (Tribune photo by Ron Adams)

Blowing snow creating icy conditions in west central Minn.

WILLMAR -- Icy patches and blowing snow in west central and southwest Minnesota are making driving conditions difficult in some places. Much of the region is rated as fair by...

news / region Tue, Mar 12, 2013 - 6:28pm

Highway 212 between Montevideo and Granite closed after crash

WILLMAR - The Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed U.S. Highway 212 between Montevideo and Granite Falls due to a fatal multiple vehicle crash. The crash site is between Yellow...

news / region Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 12:45pm

A Minnesota Department of Transportation snowplow pulls to the shoulder Monday on state Highway 23 west of Clara City after clearing finger drifts from the road. Tribune photo by Susan Lunneborg

West central Minnesota roads hazardous

WILLMAR — Roads in west central Minnesota were already slippery and drifting Monday , with more snow on the way. Much of Minnesota was under a winter storm warning Monday...

news / local Mon, Mar 04, 2013 - 11:15pm

MnDOT: Area roads in difficult driving condition

WILLMAR - West central Minnesota is dealing with several inches of snow that fell by noon today, and more is on the way for some areas. Minnesota Department of Transportation...

news / local Mon, Mar 04, 2013 - 4:00pm

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