Category Archives: Construction
Portion of Lake Avenue closed in Detroit Lakes for sewer main repairs; maintenance expected to be complete Aug. 5
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A portion of Lake Avenue, from Forest Street to West Lake Drive in Detroit Lakes, will be closed beginning Monday, July 31 through Saturday, Aug. 5. According to a news r...
Jul 31, 2023 Map of Lake Avenue road closure for sewer main repair. (Contributed / City of Detroit Lakes)
No parking on multiple south side of Detroit Lake roadways begins Monday morning
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - No parking will be allowed along some roadways on the south side of Detroit Lake beginning on Monday morning. According to the city public works department, on Monday, Ju...
Jul 19, 2023
Some Detroit Lakes road and utility projects put on hold after bid rejection by city council
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Some potholed roadways around Detroit Lakes received a temporary reprieve from summer road crews after the Detroit Lakes city council rejected the sole bid for three road...
Jul 14, 2023
Road work on Highway 59 and other lakes area highways begins this week
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Several highways in west-central Minnesota are about to be under construction beginning this week. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, road crews wil...
Jul 12, 2023
Highway 34 road work to begin July 6; expect delays between Detroit Lakes and Osage
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Drivers in the lakes area can expect major delays after the 4th of July holiday as road construction on Highway 34 begins on July 6 between Detroit Lakes and Osage. Accor...
Jun 30, 2023 Minnesota Department of Transportation detour for the Highway 34 road project. (screenshot / MN DOT)
Roosevelt Avenue in Detroit Lakes closed until June 30 for water main repairs
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Roosevelt Avenue, from Central Street to 8th Street, in Detroit Lakes will be closed at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27 to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 30, for continuing water main...
Jun 27, 2023 Detroit Lakes Public Works map of Roosevelt Avenue and planned detour.
Corbett Road in Detroit Lakes closed beginning June 26 for water main repair
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Drivers should also expect detours around Corbett Road in Detroit Lakes beginning on Monday. According the Detroit Lakes public works department, starting on Monday, June...
Jun 23, 2023 Nate Grigg / CC
Highway 59 road work to begin June 26; expect delays
Detroit Lakes , MN (KDLM) - Drivers should expect delays on Highway 59 beginning on June 26, from Highway 34 to the Buffalo River, south of Ogema. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportati...
Jun 23, 2023
Detroit Lakes city council discusses new 5-year plan and changes to the special assessment policy
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Members of the Detroit Lakes city council held a work session Tuesday to review the city's 5-year capital improvement plan, which lays out major projects to be completed ...
Jun 22, 2023 Members of the Detroit Lakes city council and city staff hold a work session to discuss the city's five-year plan and special assessment policy on June 20, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Lakes Area Morning News for June 19, 2023
Fmr. Rep. Collin Peterson honored with office recreation exhibit at Becker County Museum Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - After three decades in congress representing the communities of a large portion o...
Jun 19, 2023 Fmr. Minnesota Rep. Colin Peterson smiles during a speech at the grand opening of Peterson's legacy exhibit at the Becker County Museum on June 16, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)