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MnDOT to begin more than 200 summer road construction projects across the state

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Department of Transportation’s 2026 road construction season includes more than 200 projects. Some of the big ones in our area include completing the 11th Street underpass project in Moorhead. Completing a multi-year project on Highway 11 in Warroad that includes replacement of the Warroad River Bridge. Improving Highways 10, 71 and 29 in Wadena. Construct…

MnDOT pauses work statewide to focus on safety after two construction zone workers deaths

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — MnDOT has paused work statewide in recognition of two recent construction zone deaths. The first contractor was killed in Burnsville on September 24 on southbound I-35W. A preliminary investigation suggests the contractor was on foot in the construction zone when he was hit by the driver of a construction vehicle equipped with a boom attachment. The…