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UPDATE: Highways In West Central Minnesota Reopen

MNDOT opened highways at 5pm Monday.

 

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Interstate 94, Highway 10, Highway 210 to re-open

No travel advised in most of west central Minnesota

 

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – (4:40 p.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol will open three roadways in west central Minnesota at 5 p.m.

 

The highways opening at 5 p.m. include:

  • Interstate 94 between Moorhead and Alexandria
  • Highway 10 between Moorhead and Audubon
  • Highway 210 between Breckenridge and Fergus Falls

Although the roads are legally open for travel, MnDOT is still listing the roads as “Travel Not Advised” in the Alexandria, Breckenridge, Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Mahnomen, and Moorhead areas of west central Minnesota. Current driving conditions remain very difficult due to low visibility, high winds and ground drifting. In addition, roads are ice-covered in many locations.

 

MnDOT reminds motorists to be patient while snowplow operators work to improve driving conditions.

 

Motorists are also reminded of Minnesota’s “Move Over Law.” If you are traveling on a roadway with two or more lanes, you must stay one full lane away when passing stopped emergency or maintenance vehicles. If motorists cannot move over, they should reduce their speeds.

 

MNDOT/KFGO News