Open House for Highway 29th Reconstruction Project

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the city of Alexandria invite the public to an open house on Tuesday, March 11, from 5 to 7 p.m., to learn more about the future reconstruction project on Highway 29 between Eighth Avenue and 18th Avenue. The open house will be held at Douglas County Public Works, located at 526 Willow Drive in Alexandria.

There will be no formal presentation, the public can stop in whenever it’s convenient between 5 and 7 p.m. Project staff will be available to provide information about the overall project concepts, projected timeline, community and traffic impacts during construction, and to answer questions.

The Highway 29 project is scheduled for construction in 2028. The project includes reconstruction, sidewalk upgrades for improved pedestrian access, and traffic signal work.