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The rough ride for motorists on North Highway 75 through Luverne will continue until mid-August.
The milling of the rough surfaces and overlaying of asphalt was set to begin late in July but is now scheduled for Aug. 9 or Aug. 12, weather permitting.
Work is expected to take one day, according to a Monday press release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Duininck Brothers Inc. of Prinsburg is the primary contractor.
Resurfacing extends from Main Street north to James Street at an estimated cost of $150,000.
Traffic on the day of construction will be managed with flaggers.
Motorists are advised to use caution, watching for workers, equipment and traffic control devices.
Improved crosswalks
In addition to the resurfacing, work is being completed on the rectangular rapid flashing beacons pedestrian crossing system.
The city of Luverne is adding a pedestrian crossing system on Hwy 75 at Gabrielson Road and upgrading the Loop crossing near Veterans Drive.
The county is responsible for upgrades to the existing pedestrian crossing systems at Dodge Street and Barck Avenue.
New bollards will be installed for pedestrians to passively activate the flashing beacons by passing through the upright devices. In addition to the passive activation, workers will also install an active (push button) activation option.
“The upgrades will make it better for the public,” said City Administrator John Call. “They will be more efficient and have less problems.”
Instead of operating by battery power, the lights will connect directly to electricity.
County Engineer Mark Sehr has monitored the school crossings since the systems were installed in 2016.
“We’ve had problems in the winter. When it gets real cold, the batteries don’t send enough power to the sensors,” he said.
Estimated cost to upgrade the Barck Avenue and Dodge Street crossings systems is $14,000, according to Sehr
The pedestrian crossing work will be complete by the start of school in mid-September.