Roadwork begins on Highway 238 in Morrison County on June 2

BAXTER, Minn. –The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin a two-month project on June 2 to resurface and update 19 miles of Highway 238 between Morrison County Road 19 in Upsala and Highway 27 west of Little Falls.

Motorists should be aware of these closures and detours:

June 2-23: Highway 238 closed to through traffic from north of County Road 19 to County Road 227
in Upsala to realign and add a turn lane at County Road 228. Detour via County Road 21 and County Road 227.
June 9-mid-July: Highway 238 closed to through traffic from 80th Avenue south of Elmdale to County Road 12 southwest of Little Falls to repair or replace 14 underground drainage structures, includes a double-box bridge at Hay Creek. Detour via County Road 1 and County Road 12 through Sobieski.
Mid-July-early August: Highway 238 will have segments of one-lane traffic with flaggers and a pilot car to pave the road surface between Upsala and Little Falls. Crews will work weekdays, sunrise to sunset on good weather days.

Local access will be open and maintained with temporary traffic changes, including hard closures for drainage work; enter/exit nearest to destination. Motorists should plan for delays and watch for changes when traveling through the work zone.

The $6.3 million project, contracted by Knife River Corporation, will improve the road surface, drainage and safety.

Visit MnDOT’s Highway 238 project page for details and to sign up for project email updates.

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