EMBARRASS — Highway 135 near Embarrass will be closed for a culvert replacement on Sept. 16. Work is expected to last through Sept. 29.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation stated the construction area is just over a mile south of County Road 26, also known as Wahlsten Road.
Traffic will be detoured on Wahlsten Road to County Road 21.
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