Question: What will the detour be for going west from Interstate 35 to Interstate 90 once road construction starts?

Answer: There will be various ramp detours at different times during the I-90 construction, but for through traffic there is no overall detour for the project.

Maps of all of the detours can be found on the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s website at www.dot.state.mn.us/d6/projects/i90-concreteoverlay/documents.html.

The site lists the following detours taking place in the spring and summer:

• Detour 1: The Freeborn County Road 46 entrance to westbound I-90 will be closed; use the entrance to westbound I-90 at Freeborn County Road 26.

• Detour 2: Exit from westbound I-90 to County Road 26. Exit at County Road 46 and take County Road 46 to County Road 26.

• Detours 3 and 4: Westbound I-90 exits to I-35 closed; I-35 exits to westbound I-90 closed. Traffic re-directed via County Road 22 or County Road 26 back to I-35 or I-90.

• Detour 5: Westbound I-90 exit to Minnesota Highway 13 closed. Use County Road 22 northbound to County Road 14 westbound to Highway 13.

During the fall, the following detours will be in place:

• Detour 6: The on-ramp to westbound I-90 will be closed at County Road 26. Use westbound I-90 on-ramp at County Road 46.

• Detour 7: The westbound I-90 on-ramp at Bridge Avenue will be closed. Traffic will be redirected to I-35 northbound exit then immediately take I-90 eastbound exit

• Detour 8: The westbound I-90 exit to Bridge Avenue will be closed. Traffic will be redirected to Highway 13 and then back on eastbound I-90 to Bridge Avenue.

Question: Is the city looking into anything on its end with the new case of Legionnaires’ at St. John’s Lutheran Community on Fountain Lake?

Answer: Albert Lea City Manager Chad Adams said the Minnesota Department of Health contacted the city April 17 to report a resident of St. John’s Woodlands site had tested positive for Legionnaires. After this notification, the city took precautionary steps to confirm the water in the city of Albert Lea is safe for all customers to use as normal.

“The city continues to ensure the water system has the intended chemical levels and are confident water delivered to customers meets requirements,” Adams said. “MDH has confirmed the city has diligently and consistently adhered to its policies and procedures, and as such, the water delivered to its customers poses no risk of imminent harm.”

He said city staff continue to be in regular contact with the Department of Health to monitor the positive testing of Legionnaires’ at St. John’s.

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