HWY 33 Northbound Near Completion
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CLOQUET - On the intersection of Big Lake road on HWY 33 crews are replacing deteriorating roads, adding turn lanes and all around improving safety. MnDOT officials say construction on the northbound lane is expected to be completed this week.
Drivers say the project has been a bit of a headache, but it’s worth it.
"It's a little pain in the butt but you know you can get through it," said Joseph Calguire who takes HWY 33 once a week. "Down in the cities you can go through something like this and it can take you half an hour, up here it's not that bad."
Officials anticipate opening up the newly paved northbound lane this Thursday.
They will then shut down the southbound lane to start the other half of construction.
The project will wrap up mid-October.