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TH 61 Between Egg Lake Road and Frenchman Road Improvements <br />Construction begins July 7 <br />Construction is scheduled to begin on the interim improvements to Trunk <br />Highway (TH) 61 between the two County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 8 segments <br />(Egg Lake Road on the south and Frenchman Road on the north). Construction <br />will start on July 7. Near August, TH 61 between 140th Street N and Frenchman <br />Road will be closed for approximately 2 weeks to replace the culvert just south <br />of 141st Street N. This will include a closure of TH 61 from Frenchman to CR 96. <br />Traffic will be routed to the detour highlighted on the map below that takes <br />traffic from Frenchman Road to I-35E, and around to CR 96. <br />• Access for local traffic will be maintained up to Egg Lake Road. <br />• Access to the neighborhoods east of TH 61 will be maintained from CSAH <br />8 (Egg Lake Road). <br />• Outside of closure for culvert replacement, the road will be open to <br />through traffic, but using the detour or alternate route is recommended. <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY <br />108 crashes <br />in the project area <br />between 2013 and 2023 <br />Including: <br />• 67 rear-end crashes <br />• 8 same-direction <br />sideswipe crashes <br />Project area crash data demonstrating <br />safety issues. <br />Road Closed <br />Egg Lake Road <br />61 Detour Route <br />35E <br />61 <br />Road closed to <br />through traffic <br />Ha <br />r <br />d <br />w <br />o <br />o <br />d <br /> <br />C <br />r <br />e <br />e <br />k <br /> <br />R <br />e <br />g <br />i <br />o <br />n <br />a <br />l <br /> <br />T <br />r <br />a <br />i <br />l <br />Improve signal <br />timing to support <br />turn lanes needs <br />Widen road to accommodate turn lanes <br />Pedestrian <br />improvements will <br />include new curb <br />ramps and crosswalk <br />striping