'Tis the season for road work in Douglas County

CR9Const 4243.jpg — Construction crews were busy Monday afternoon with rebuilding County Road 9 near the intersection of County Road 20 south of Carlos. The reconstruction, which is the area's first major road construction project of the season, started last week. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)

By Al Edenloff

May 13, 2021 at 6:10 AM

Douglas County's "other season" began last week: road construction.

Crews from Minnerath Construction started removing asphalt on County Road 9 near Carlos on Wednesday, May 5. The stretch of County Road 9 from County Road 20 to Prairie Road will be completely redone.

It's the county's first major road construction project of the season.

The project begins an ambitious schedule of roadwork to improve and maintain roadways in Douglas County, according to Douglas County Engineer Tim Erickson. “We appreciate the public’s patience and flexibility. We will do our best to communicate road closures and best alternate routes so everyone can get where they’re going as quickly as possible,” he added.

Highway 29 is the suggested detour route. Minnerath will provide impacted homeowners with a way to safely enter and exit the construction zone but all others are asked to use only the detour.

Work is expected to be completed by June 30.

By Al Edenloff

Al Edenloff is the editor of the twice-weekly Echo Press. He started his journalism career when he was in 10th grade, writing football and basketball stories for the Parkers Prairie Independent.