Minnesota Notes

[kphoger]

Nothing earth shattering but driving along US-169 through Zimmerman today I noticed that one of the two temporary signal setups has a three-section FYA, which is the first one I've seen in Minnesota. The other signal has the MNDOT standard 4-section FYA.

On a side note, they're flying through progress on that interchange, especially since the project really only kicked off in earnest about a month ago. They've already got the NB lanes graded and a fair amount of the concrete for the new overpass poured. The roundabouts along CSAH 4 are also coming along nicely. Completion is estimated for this November, so I guess it's no wonder things are moving so quickly.

Is the Dairy Queen slated for destruction, or does it get to stay?  Carrie has early childhood memories of going there with her grandpa, so for that reason alone I'd hate to see it get torn down for an off-ramp or whatever.

[Molandfreak]

Nothing earth shattering but driving along US-169 through Zimmerman today I noticed that one of the two temporary signal setups has a three-section FYA, which is the first one I've seen in Minnesota. The other signal has the MNDOT standard 4-section FYA.

On a side note, they're flying through progress on that interchange, especially since the project really only kicked off in earnest about a month ago. They've already got the NB lanes graded and a fair amount of the concrete for the new overpass poured. The roundabouts along CSAH 4 are also coming along nicely. Completion is estimated for this November, so I guess it's no wonder things are moving so quickly.

Is the Dairy Queen slated for destruction, or does it get to stay?  Carrie has early childhood memories of going there with her grandpa, so for that reason alone I'd hate to see it get torn down for an off-ramp or whatever.

Not according to page 6.

[The Ghostbuster]

It seems like everyone is building roundabouts nowadays.

[froggie]

I never thought I'd see the day, but Rice County has started pentagoning its County State-Aid Highways, at least in the eastern townships.

The numbers are also orange, which even Hennepin County stopped doing.

That's strange as well.  MnDOT's standard for many years has been white numerals.  Better visibility.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

It seems like everyone is building roundabouts nowadays.

This one makes sense because it's all farm fields pretty much immediately to the east of 169 beyond the Holiday.

[Molandfreak]

It seems like everyone is building roundabouts nowadays.

This one makes sense because it's all farm fields pretty much immediately to the east of 169 beyond the Holiday.

Also, I don't know why this is the venue to blindly complain about them when every argument against them is easily disproven. They are easy to navigate, easy for trucks, easy for implements, and I haven't seen one with plowing residue issues. The only argument that might have held water 20 years ago is that people haven't seen them before, but the first roundabout in Minnesota opened in 1997. Over a quarter of a century ago. At some point, it's on you if you don't know how they work.