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This summer’s most fashionable color will be orange. Again.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has 193 road and bridge construction projects on tap for this spring, summer and fall in pretty much every corner of the state: Edina, East Grand Forks, Duluth, Litchfield, Minneapolis, Monticello and lots of other spots.

“Drivers throughout Minnesota can expect to see more work zones, more orange cones, more closed lanes, and more people working along the road wearing their high-visibility gear,” said Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger. “We need everyone on the road to work together to keep our crews, and yourselves, safe in work zones.”

Among the biggest projects are replacing and repairing bridges on 

Highway 36 between Roseville and Little Canada

, and a three-year effort to shore up the historic 

In Greater Minnesota, MnDOT will be improving the 

Highway 25 bridge over the Mississippi River in Monticello

, and making several improvements to the 

I-90/Highway 52 interchange southeast of Rochester

Drivers are urged to obey posted speed limits in work zones and use the 

“The concept is really simple,” said J.P. Gillach, a MnDOT spokesperson, of the zipper merge. “It’s what you learned in kindergarten, right? Take turns [merging] as you go into a work zone.”

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has 193 road and bridge construction projects on tap for this spring, summer and fall in pretty much every corner of the state: Edina, East Grand Forks, Duluth, Litchfield, Minneapolis, Monticello and lots of other spots.


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