Off the Road, Again...

The Strib ran this story today that no doubt will impact all of us:

157 road projects announced

The long-awaited untangling of the Crosstown/35W junction and the shutdown of Hwy. 36 in North St. Paul for seven months of reconstruction are among 157 projects announced Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The $1.5 billion summer road construction program includes 36 projects in the metro, and another 121 statewide, MnDOT said in a news release.

Other metro projects include the continuation of the I-694/I-35E "Unweave the Weave" reconstruction project in Vadnais Heights and Little Canada and a new alignment for Hwy. 212 from Hennepin County Road 4 to County Road 17 in Chanhassen.

Projects beginning in greater Minnesota include replacing the Highway 169 bridge in Le Sueur, expanding Highway 10 from two to four lanes in Staples and rebuilding Highway 68 in downtown Marshall.

The scale of this year's construction program is similar to last year's, which included 170 projects with an overall cost of $1.5 billion.

MN-DOT greated this NIFTY MAP so we can better plan our summer get-aways.

Road construction - like weather forecasts and Packer fans, are a "necessary evil" I guess. But that doesn't mean we have to like 'em!

Happy Trails!