2010 will be the busiest year for road construction in Minnesota state history. 283 construction projects this year will cost the state $1.3 billion. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, projects in central Minnesota include:

• A $32 million project on Highway 23 near Paynesville, where workers will construct a four-lane divided highway bypass, build bridges and install new lighting.
• A $2.6 million project in Pierz, where workers will reconstruct Highway 25 and install sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, utilities and street lights.
• A $1.5 million project in Little Falls, where workers will reconstruct Mississippi River bridges on the Highway 10 bypass that was damaged during flooding this spring.