County 61 closed

Work on the Interstate 35 Atkinson Bridge (pictured) continues, and so do detours on Carlton County Road 61, which passes under the bridge about 3 miles south of Highway 210. Traffic on County Road 61 is being detoured to County Road 4 to County Road 5. This traffic configuration was expected to last through late August. Costs for the project were estimated at $4.15 million and will improve the load carrying capacity of the bridge and life of the highway.

Carlton County also announced the following upcoming road closures:

• County Road 6, east of County Road 11, is closed starting Aug. 19 for approximately two weeks. Detour will be posted.

• County Road 25, in Perch Lake Township at the pipeline crossing, will be closed starting Sunday, Aug. 25 for approximately one week.