The Hastings City Council met in regular session Monday evening. The council received a presentation about the Highway 61 project from MnDOT, which included a public timeline and the process, where construction staging is focused on safety for workers and public, quality
of construction and maintaining access for all businesses and residents. The construction estimate is $41M. Bryant Ficek from MnDOT stated he knows the project will cause many changes to the public and business community during the much needed road construction.
The updated timeline presented to council included hazardous/deceased tree removal beginning later this year, potential work beginning next year on the wall at Todd Field, and the primary work on Highway 61 beginning in 2028 with completing in 2029, with landscaping for the project completed in 2029 or 2030.
The next steps include the July 14 public meeting as well as several other engagements with business and community events.
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