. . . For the ‘Middle Gap’
Despite a one-month delay, it appears the end is near for at least this end of the Minnesota State Highway #60 improvement project – the “Middle Gap.”
Work crews for project sub-contractor Knife River began work on paving the pair of new eastbound lanes between Mountain Lake-and-Butterfield on Thursday, October 1.
aving the new two lanes between Mountain Lake and Butterfield is expected to take two weeks, followed by another two weeks of working on the in-slopes, top soil, seeding, signing and striping.
The entire improvement project includes grading, paving, concrete repair and lighting of two additional lanes to expand Highway #60 to a four-lane facility.
Motorists are asked to continue to reduce speeds and use caution in the work zone until the project is complete.
Mathiowetz Construction of Sleepy Eye was awarded the contract with a bid of $12,424,000.
This is the second of three projects planned to complete the expansion of Highway #60 to a four-lane facility. The Butterfield-to-St. James “East Gap” was completed in 2014, with the “Middle Gap” set to be done this year. The section from Mountain Lake-to-Windom is planned to begin in 2017. For more project information visit www.dot.state.mn.us/d7/projects/hwy60stjames/ .
For statewide travel information, visit www.511mn.org.
