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KLOSSNER -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) reports the State Highway 15 roundabout at Klossner is expected to open by 5 p.m., Friday, July 31.
Traffic has been detoured since May 18 while crews built the single-lane roundabout to improve safety. The project includes lighting and drainage improvements.
Roundabouts reduce fatal crashes by up to 90% and injury crashes by about 75%. Other project benefits include improved traffic flow, lighting and drainage.
Construction of another single-lane roundabout at State Highway 111 and Nicollet County Road 5 (Fort Road) north of Nicollet is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 3, weather permitting.
R & E Enterprise of Mankato was awarded the roundabouts project with a bid of $6.2 million.
Motorists should note that Nicollet County Road 5 remains closed to through traffic between State Highway 15 and Nicollet County Road 12 for a separate county project.