Hwy 59 closed from 5th Ave NE to 5th Ave SE, includes Hwy 59/Hwy 108 west intersection. Bring your questions to our weekly public meetings on Wednesdays, noon to 12:30 p.m., at the Pelican Rapids Library!
Current traffic impacts
- View the Construct tab for project progress, staging information and maps
- Highway 59 CLOSED between 5th Avenue NE and 5th Avenue SE for Stage 1A - 1C of the project. Closure includes the intersection of Highway 59/Highway 108 west (north junction)
- Pelican Rapids businesses are OPEN during construction. Use in-town detours to navigate around construction and check in with your destination for best ways to access them. To access businesses on the northeast side of town, use Fifth Avenue NE.
Project details
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is partnering with the City of Pelican Rapids for the 2024 resurfacing and reconstruction project on Highways 59 and 108 in Pelican Rapids.
The project will address pavement concerns, pedestrian accessibility (ADA) requirements and storm sewer needs. As part of this project, the City of Pelican Rapids will be replacing up to 25 blocks of city utilities.
In 2019, the City of Pelican Rapids worked with MnDOT and PartnerSHIP 4 Health to conduct a planning study ahead of MnDOT's design phase. The planning study helped aid the City of Pelican Rapids in applying for Transportation Alternative grants in 2020.
Based on feedback gathered from the public throughout 2020 and 2021 a series of proposed improvements have been developed for Highway 59 and 108 through Pelican Rapids. In November 2021 the City Council voted in favor of partnering with MnDOT on the 2024 Complete Streets project
Key project elements
- Resurface Hwys 59 and 108 in Pelican Rapids
- Utility replacement
- Sidewalk improvements
- Bicycle & ADA accessibility upgrades
- Construct roundabouts at the two intersections of Highway 59 and Highway 108.
