Traffic and Construction

Crews responded to a possible sinkhole that turned out to be a structural collapse, and a full basement was found underneath a downtown parking lot.

The communications cooperative plans to add 1,600 locations to its fiber-optic, high-speed internet network, with four projects in St. Louis County planned this year.

MnDOT is planning two projects on Highway 87 south of Park Rapids in 2025.

The bonds will be paid via the county's transportation sales tax and should not impact property taxes.

Construction on the project will begin April 17, 2025, with this traffic configuration through Gilbert in place through the end of May.

Anderson Brothers Construction Co. allegedly routinely and knowingly submitted false pavement test results to the government and was paid more as a result.

MnDOT staff will be available to share information about the construction beginning in May and answer questions.

Construction is expected to begin April 1, 2025, and MnDOT will host an informational meeting that day on what motorists should expect for impacts this year.

Plus: A bipartisan bill to change the exemption process for schools with Native American mascots is making progress in the state Senate; and MnDOT and St. Louis County will host an informational meeting on road construction happening this year on Highway 53 in Eveleth.

News Director Chelsey Perkins catches up on what's happening in St. Paul with Report for Minnesota student journalists Yvette Higgins, Sam Siedow and Elias Thomas.