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Highway 14 Repairs Underway

Highway 14 Repairs Underway

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Repairs are under way on a busy stretch of Highway 14 between Mankato and North Mankato, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MN-DOT) has warning signage that’s more often used on interstates — detecting traffic flow and advising motorists when vehicles are stopped ahead

…MN-DOT Traffic Engineer Scott Thompson.  The six-mile stretch has the highest volume of traffic in south-central Minnesota.  Crews are resurfacing sections of pavement, repairing culverts and ditches, and upgrading guardrails on bridges.

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