Current traffic impacts
- Highway 59 closed between the Pelican River bridge to Fourth Avenue SE
Detours and navigation
- Traveling in town? Use in-town detours to navigate around construction.
- Thru-traffic and truck detours vary depending on direction of travel and vehicle weight. See map below! If you don't have a destination in-town, please stick to the thru-traffic routes.
- Businesses are OPEN! Check in with your destination to determine the best way to get to them.
Have questions? Bring your questions to an upcoming in-person meeting:
- Join us at the Public Library each Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m., for weekly in-person construction updates. *Meeting subject to change based on interest and attendance.
Construction schedule
Construction will be completed in phases, starting in April 2024 through Fall 2025. Most work in 2024 will be focused on the Highway 59 corridor, and in 2025 crews will switch to working on Highway 108. All work and schedules are weather dependent.
- Stage 1A (Hwy 59, from bridge to 4th Ave SE) began April 15 and is expected to take approximately two months. Work includes replacing city utilities, bridge resurfacing, upgrading sidewalks, constructing roundabout at Hwy 59/108 east junction.
- Stage 1B (Hwy 59, from 4th Ave SE to 5th Ave SE) will begin after Stage 1A.
- View all project staging maps. Subject to change.