Hwy 61 Grand Marais culverts 

Traffic impacts

Starting on Aug. 6, Highway 61 will be temporarily detoured in Hovland. Traffic will be routed on County Road 16/Arrowhead Trail to County Road 69/North Road for up to 12 consecutive calendar days. The highway will be fully closed to replace a culvert at an unnamed creek.

Culvert work at Myhr Creek (milepost 124.83) has a temporary single lane bypass controlled by a signal. Work at Otis Creek (milepost 129.36) will be complete on Aug. 5.

About this project

Summary of work

The project involves replacing six aging box culverts (more than 80 years old) with properly sized hydraulic structures. The culverts are located between reference posts 124 and 133.

Public Meeting

April 23, 2025 Meeting Presentation

Visual quality renderings

These documents show a before and after view of what the culverts at Myhr and Carlson creeks will look like.