Category Archives: Construction
Railroad crossing at Willow Street in Detroit Lakes to close Oct. 9-12 for maintenance
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A prominent railroad crossing on Willow Street in Detroit Lakes will be closed this week for maintenance by the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Between Monday, Oct. 9 to Thurs...
Oct 08, 2023 Map of railroad crossing on Willow Street in Detroit Lakes.
Two Becker County railroad crossings to close for repairs Oct. 10-12
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Two railroad crossings in Becker County will be closed beginning Tuesday, Oct. 10 for repair work. The affected rail crossings will be at County Road 14 and County Road 1...
Oct 05, 2023 Jerry Huddleston / CC
Alley closed behind old JC Penneys building for remodel work on Friday
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The alley behind the new Ace Hardware, formerly the JC Penneys building, will be closed on Friday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The closure is necessary for a remodel p...
Sep 29, 2023 Nate Grigg / CC
Man injured after being trapped under crane in Breckenridge
FARGO (KVRR) - A man was rescued after being pinned under a crane in Breckenridge on Thursday. On Sept. 27 at about 10:45 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of an equipment injury involving...
Sep 29, 2023
Highway 10 and Washington Avenue railroad crossing to close for repairs Friday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The railway crossing at Highway 10 and Washington Avenue in Detroit Lakes will be closed Friday, September 29. Railroad crews will be working on the tracks just north of ...
Sep 25, 2023 Tyler Silvest / CC
Portions of Moorhead Center Mall set to be demolished in coming months
FARGO (KFGO) - Developer Jim Roers told the Moorhead City Council on Monday that, after some delays, demolition of portions of Moorhead Center Mall should be starting within the next three months. The...
Sep 13, 2023
Fog sealing to begin Wednesday for Detroit Lakes parking areas near downtown
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes will be fog sealing parking areas along Veteran's Memorial Parkway beginning Wednesday morning. Beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 6 a.m., parking areas will ...
Sep 12, 2023 Map of fog sealing areas. Blue begins Wednesday. Red begins Thursday. Yellow begins Friday.
Phase 2 of the Highway 9 reconstruction project gets underway Aug. 28 in Barnesville
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Phase 2 of the Highway 9 reconstruction project in Barnesville is expected to get underway on Monday. Starting Aug. 28, Highway 9, or Main Avenue, in Barnesville will clo...
Aug 25, 2023 Jo Naylor / CC
MNDOT warns of pavement heaves due to heat
St. Cloud, Minn. (KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation is warning our short but intense hot weather could lead to pavement buckles. Highs this week are expected to be into the 90s with h...
Aug 23, 2023 Pavement buckles under high heat along Highway 10 in Detroit Lakes on June 4, 2023. (Screenshot / MnDOT / Facebook)
Lakes Area Morning News for Aug. 11, 2023
New director takes helm of Detroit Lakes Public Library Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes has a new director for its public library. Pamela Westby was hired to the position in ...
Aug 11, 2023