Park Construction, general contractor for the Highway 12 project, will be shutting off the water in the area of Third Street South (from Franklin Avenue to Highway 12) Wednesday, April 23, 2008 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. for a scheduled connection of a new water main. Please adjust your routines and schedules to coincide with this temporary interruption.

If you have any questions about the water shut off, contact Al Johnson, Construction Supervisor for Park Construction at (763) 238-9148 or Ed Williams, Foreman for Delano Municipal Utilities at (763) 972-0557.

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In other Highway 12 news, at the construction meeting for the public Tuesday morning, MnDOT officials said MnDOT feels an alternate truck route for through truck traffic is necessary, and is looking at alternate routes and communicating with road authorities to establish the route.

A discussion also took place about the intersection of Highway 12 and Bridge Avenue in the area of Absolute Automotive, and issues were noted from that area.