Minnesota Department Of Transportation Announces Road Work On Hwy. 12 In Cokato Will Complete On November 6

Press release from the Wright County Government:

November 5, 2020

Travelers will experience smoother lanes, wider sidewalks and safer accesses along Highway 12 through Cokato as crews finish the four-month project Friday, Nov. 6, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced in a statement today.

Road signs and traffic control devices will be removed throughout the work zone. The new signal system at Highway 12 and Broadway Avenue/Wright County Road 3 is activated and MnDOT will monitor the signal timing the next few weeks.

The $3.8 million project provides: a new asphalt road surface, includes turn lanes, shoulders and adjacent entrances; updated sidewalks and ramps; improved access to Broadway Avenue/Wright County Road 3 to better accommodate larger vehicle turns; updated underground city utilities; and added turn lanes to the Dassel-Cokato High School, west of Cokato. For more information on the Highway 12 Cokato project, visit mndot.gov/d3/cokato/.

MnDOT thanks Cokato residents, businesses and visitors for their patience on this project.

For more information on Central Minnesota projects, in District 3, visit mndot.gov/d3/projects or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/MnDOTcentral. For real-time traffic and travel information in Minnesota, call 511 or visit 511mn.org.

This press release was produced by the Wright County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.