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Willmar Wye project wins regional transportation award

WILLMAR — For almost a year the Willmar Rail Connector and Industrial Access Project, better known as the Willmar Wye , has been safely and efficiently moving train traffic around the city. Now that project is award-winning. It was announced Friday that the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has selected the Willmar Wye to receive a regional […]

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Two new ramps finished in Highway 23 project on southwest edge of Willmar, Minnesota

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WILLMAR — The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced the opening of two of the three new ramps built along state Highway 23 and Kandiyohi County Road 5 as part of the access project in Willmar. Of the three ramps involved in the project, the southwest and northeast ramps opened Sept. 13. Construction has begun on the final ramp on

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Willmar Wye road construction is done, next step is rail

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WILLMAR—Two years after the first shovels full of dirt were moved in July 2019, the road construction portion of the Willmar Rail Connector and Industrial Access Project has been completed, minus a few little things that still need to be wrapped up. “For a project of this size and complexity, it went really well,” said Paul Rasmussen,

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Willmar Wye making visible progress as bridges are constructed

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WILLMAR—Eleven months after construction began on the Willmar Wye project, progress continues to be made on several aspects of the project, according to the weekly update from the Minnesota Department of Transportation District 8, based in Willmar. The bridges that will one day span the new rail track are starting to rise, with construction on

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Willmar Wye project wins regional transportation award

Two new ramps finished in Highway 23 project on southwest edge of Willmar, Minnesota

Willmar Wye road construction is done, next step is rail

Willmar Wye making visible progress as bridges are constructed

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