The plan is still to do grinding on Tuesday even though the road closed signed did go up a day early. The alley next to Fire hall as well as Clay street for parallel roads will be open to local traffic.
The Camp Ground has no through traffic signs posted, please respect those signs and use the alley.
In the community meeting held with Elcor and MNDOT on Friday those attending were told that the bridge would be open to local traffic and that beginning Tuesday Elcor would be grinding the road surface down to gravel. Tuesday, Elcor said, would be one of the few days during the project that at least one way traffic would not be available.
During the construction there might be flag men directing traffic;however, the plan is to allow local traffic during the road reconstruction.
While any given intersection is being worked on, the other intersections within the scope of the project will be open to cross traffic.
When 4th Street is being worked on Elcor has a plan to place a temp road using Riverside park so traffic can get to 4th Street West.
Ninth street will be closed for one day during the project while underground utilities are being worked on, local routes around that intersection will remain open.
I suggested the possibility of getting a person from MNDOT to be on-site (or in a restaurant) at least one day a week to serve as a contact person for business owners to touch base with questions and concerns. Elcor said they would get back to me on that item.
Link to design for Hwy 57
https://www.mantorville.com/City/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Hwy-57-Mantorville-Jan_2022-Layout.pdf
MANTORVILLE, Minn. – The public is invited to attend an in-person information meeting on Friday, April 12 in Mantorville to learn more about the Highway 57 reconstruction project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The meeting will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 at the Dodge County Government Services Building, 721 North Main Street, Mantorville, MN. Attendees should use the entrance on the south side of the building to access Conference Room B. People may arrive at any time to learn about the project, ask questions and sign up for updates. No formal presentation is planned.
MnDOT invites and encourages participation by all. If you need an ASL, foreign language interpreter, or other reasonable accommodation, or need documents in an alternative format (such as braille or large print), please email your request to Janet Miller at ADArequest.dot@state.mn.us or call 651-366-4720.
Construction is expected to begin April 15 and finish late-summer. Prime contractor Elcor Construction will reconstruct Highway 57 from the South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro bridge to 9th Street in Mantorville. Work also includes replacing stormwater pipes and upgrading pedestrian and bike facilities.
During construction, a detour will be in place to route traffic around the project. Motorists should use County Road 12, County Road 9 and County Road 16.
To learn more about the project, visit the MnDOT project website, where you can also sign up for email and text message updates.
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Sheila Thoma
Public Affairs Coordinator
MnDOT - District 6, Rochester
C: 507-259-5650
The City is aware of the road closing signs that went up today, and we are working with our contacts to see where the miss communication is occuring
MNDOT will have the most up-to-date and accurate information on the Hwy 57 Updates. The City also has a site that we will keep updated.
The link to the Web page on the City's web site is:
https://www.mantorville.com/City/hwy-57-project-updates/
Fifth Street bu Hubble House
The Highway 57 street lighting project gained the attention of KIMT-3 news reporter Emma Esteb. KIMT covered the story well and their article can be found here
Mantorville's Marigold Days has been going NON-STOP for 58 consecutive years now (yes even between 2019 and 2021). The list of events for this year are presented below...
Thursday
We are so grateful to all our volunteers and I wanted to present a proclamation at our next council meeting for the hard work that was preformed in protecting our covered bridge.
I was informed last night that Congressman Jim Hagedorn has passed away. Congressman Hagedorn had been battling cancer and had a kidney removed. The City will lower our flags to half mass in honor of our congressman.
Please keep Jenifer Carnahan and the rest of Jim's family in your thoughts and prayers over the next few days.
The Historic Hubble House in the news again.
Joe Powers is taking over the Mantorville Hubble House and KTTC covered with this story:
