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Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Hwy 71 and Hwy 23 Resurfacing

Willmar

About the Project

MnDOT is planning to:

  • resurface Hwy 23 Willmar bypass from CR 5 to southwest junction of Hwy 71 and Business Hwy 71
  • resurface SB lanes of Hwy 71/23 Willmar bypass from southwest junction of Business Hwy 71 to northeast junction of Business Hwy 71.

Summary of MnDOT work

  • Replace existing asphalt with concrete pavementWork zone and project area for Hwy 71 and 23
  • Update existing guardrails
  • Improve drainage

Traffic Impacts

This project will require traffic control measures consisting of construction staging, lane crossovers, temporary ramp accesses and closures, and a detour for the section of the project west of the Hwy 71 overpass

This project will be completed in three stages

Proposed traffic control measures during construction are shown below: