Construction began May 11 on Highway 75 (Kniss Avenue) in Luverne and will continue through September, starting with a short in-town detour currently in place at Warren Street. The project consists of a variety of work, including resurfacing (mill and overlay) from I-90 to Main Street, seal coating from Main Street to north city limits, replacing a box culvert between Harrison Street and Edgehill Street over Poplar Creek (this is the detoured area), water main work north of Harrison Street to Main Street, sidewalk improvements, revised signal at Main Street and restriping from four lanes to three lanes (one lane each way with center lane for left turns). The $2.7 million project is a partnership between the city of Luverne and the Minnesota Department of Transportation.