Highway 53 Construction Near International Falls Resumes May 17
The second year of a multi-year road construction project near International Falls is set to resume again on Monday, May 17. Officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation are alerting the general public of the road work that will occur on Highway 53 and the impending truck detour that will last the remainder of the summer.
According to details released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, road crews will commence the project on Highway 53 with local detours for work areas at 15th Street to Industrial Avenue and another one at Memorial to 20th Street. Additionally, a truck detour will take freight traffic around the eastern-side of town, along 332.