MANKATO, MN — The Minnesota Department of Transportation has opened the Highway 4/CR 27 bridge at St. James and has closed the Watonwan County Road 12 bridge. The closures are necessary for bridge work as part of the Highway 60 construction project in Watonwan County.
Construction on Highway 60 in Watonwan County is a two-year project that started in June of 2018 and is expected to be complete in the fall of 2019. Thirteen miles of Highway 60 construction includes:

• Resurfacing the existing pavement
• Resurfacing eastbound and westbound ramps 
• Constructing a crossover at the west and east end of the project area to accommodate two-lane, two-way traffic
• Removing and replacing road signs
• Constructing a snow fence to mitigate snow drifts on Hwy 60 at the Watonwan River Bridge 
• Removing or replacing guardrails
• Resurfacing and upgrades to the Hwy 4/County Rd 27 bridge and County Rd 12 bridge over Hwy 60

PCiRoads of St. Michael, Minnesota, was awarded the project with a bid of $27,500,000.