WILLMAR -- Construction of a $32 million highway project to bypass Paynesville is expected to begin next month.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation District 8 office in Willmar announced today the bid for the state Highway 23 project was award to KGM Contractors Inc., of Angora, with a bid of $32,204,311.
This is the second bid opening for the project.
The original bids were opened in November, but MnDOT discovered a discrepancy in the bid process during the analysis and rebid the project on Jan. 29.
The 7.5-mile project runs from east of Kandiyohi County Road 6 north of New London to west of 263rd Avenue in Paynesville.
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It will "improve mobility and safety for the traveling public," according to MnDOT.
Construction is expected to begin in mid to late April and be completed August 2012.
Work will include grading, paving, construction of eight bridges and lighting.
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