About this 2026 project
MnDOT will improve five miles of Hwy 169 from south of Garrison at Crow Wing Co. Rd. 26 to north of Garrison at Pike Ave.; includes city storm sewer, sidewalk and a new roundabout at the busy Hwy 18 intersection.
August 2025 update
Tentative 2026 construction and traffic impacts will become available in early 2026. The project will have detours and be completed in segments. Community access, including businesses, will be maintained along this project; however expect changes.
Summary of work
In Garrison
- Reconstruct Hwy 169 from the north and south city limits
- Construct a new four-legged roundabout at the intersection of Hwy 169, 18 and Monroe St.
- Install new city storm sewer
- Update or add pedestrian sidewalk and approaches
- Upgrade lighting
North and south of Garrison
- Resurface (mill and overlay) from Co. Rd. 26 to south of Hwy 18 in Garrison and north of Hwy 18 to Pike Ave., one mile north of Hwy 18
- Reconfigure turn lanes at Co. Rd. 26
- Replace or repair drainage structures
- Repair the St. Alban's Bay Historic Culvert
- Upgrade guardrail
Roundabout design
The single-lane, four-legged roundabout layout concept illustrated at the Hwy 169, Hwy 18 and Monroe St. intersection, includes sidewalks (Sept. 23, 2023).
