Transportation

Separate from the Highway 71 corridor study, this visioning effort will identify longer-term goals and other potential improvements, like pedestrian crossing needs.

Seventy more stops, expanded hours and more vehicles in the fleet makes the free AV service available to more MN communities, including those on Leech Lake Reservation.

The plan shapes Minnesota’s rail infrastructure and investments over the next 20 years.

At the open house, the public can give feedback on the study of the highway's four-lane sections in Itasca County.

The Arrowhead Regional Development Commission and White Earth Land Recovery Project are part of the second round of the Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program.

Plus: Crow Wing County is hosting a meeting on its long-range transportation plan, and Second Harvest Northland's BackPack Program will continue serving northeastern Minnesota students through the 2025-26 school year.

It will be 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 28, 2025, at the Crow Wing County Land Services Building in Brainerd. The plan will help the county make informed decisions for the next 10-20 years.

The closure in McDavitt Township begins Monday, Aug. 25, and is expected to end Aug. 29.

A boulder riffle and new culverts would allow fish passage upstream and allow for sediments to more naturally flow downstream.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation estimated the westbound detour between Washington Avenue Southeast and Division Street will last four days.