Work continues on Hwy 23 expansion project near St. Cloud

Dust and dirt cloud the air as crews work on grading the future lanes of Hwy 23 between St. Cloud and Foley. The two-year, $26 million project will improve traffic safety and mobility on the central Minnesota corridor by expanding Hwy 23 to four lanes and adding turn lanes. Continued

• Commissioner kicks off district visits in Bemidji

If you haven’t met Wendy Friede yet, it’s probably a good thing. But she’d still like to meet you. Friede, the department’s first employee ombudsman, is hosting two open houses next week to introduce herself to employees and to talk a little bit about the services the employee ombudsman offers. Continued

• Diversity Council to host brown bag event May 23
• Research Services brown bag event set for May 16

MnDOT Library recently received the 2012 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award from the American Library Association. The award is presented to libraries for outstanding achievement in public relations. It has been awarded since 1946 and is considered to be the most prestigious of all library awards in the field of public relations. Continued

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