Highway 238 roadwork: Second detour starts June 9 in Morrison County

BAXTER, Minn. – A second detour segment on Highway 238 in Morrison County begins Monday, June 9, impacting travelers between Upsala and Little Falls, announces the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The two-month, $6.3 million roadwork project began June 2 in Upsala. Crews will 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 current and upcoming closures and detours:

June 2-23: Highway 238 remains 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 uses County Road 21 and County Road 227.

June 9 to 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 box bridge at Hay Creek. Detour via County Road 1 and County Road 12 through Sobieski. Detour map available on the Hwy 238 project web page.
Mid-July to 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.

When complete, the project will improve the road surface, drainage and safety on Highway 238.

Visit MnDOT’s Highway 238 project web page for details and to sign up for project email updates. Check real-time road conditions on 511mn.org.

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