Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Hwy 23—Milaca to Ogilvie

Mille Lacs and Kanabec counties

Current impacts

All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.

Hwy 23 current work zone map
Hwy 23 Bock to Ogilvie work, detour mid-May to late June. Select image to enlarge

Work begins Mon, May 13

Bock to Ogilvie

Crews will set up the work zone the first week. Motorists to encounter periodic lane or shoulder closures from Mille Lacs Co. Rd. 24 and the Groundhouse River bridge in Ogilvie.

Detour mid-May to late June

Hwy 23 will close and detour the week of May 20 between Mille Lacs Co. Rd. 24 and north junction Hwy 47 to work beneath the road

Through traffic
Local traffic
  • Access will be open to those who live, work or visit those along Hwy 23; however, expect changes and use of alternate accesses
  • Hard closures will occur to replace box culverts. Follow signs and enter/exit the work zone nearest to your destination to avoid delays
  • Segments of lane closures, alternate one-way traffic, flaggers, pilot car
  • Hwy 23 will be open to all travelers between Milaca and Bock until early July

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About this project

MnDOT will resurface and improve 12 miles of Hwy 23 from Milaca to east of Ogilvie, which includes shoulders, underground drainage structures and updates to access.

  • Resurface (asphalt) road and shoulders
  • Update access:
    • Realign 100th Ave./Mille Lacs Co. Rd. 101 east of Milaca and install left turn lanes on Hwy 23
    • Install left turn lanes on Hwy 23 at 90th Ave./Mille Lacs Co. Rd. 144
  • Replace three drainage structures:
    • Pipe between 78th Ave. and 165th St., west of Bock
    • Box bridge east of Cable St./Kanabec Co. Rd. 52, east of Bock
    • Box bridge at South Fork Groundhouse River between 50th Ave. and Bear St., east of Bock
Hwy 23 Milaca to Ogilvie project map
2024 roadwork on Hwy 23 between Milaca and Ogilvie. Select map to enlarge

Work will be done in two segments along this 12-mile stretch of Hwy 23 from Milaca to Ogilvie.

Hwy 23 tentative traffic plan map - detours
Hwy 23 traffic plan map. Select image to enlarge

Through traffic

Detours, work segments

  • 1. Bock to Ogilvie: Mid-May to late-June
    Hwy 23 will close and detour via Mille Lacs Co. Rd. 24, Kanabec Co. Rd. 26 and Hwy 47
  • 2. Milaca to Bock: July to late August
    Hwy 23 will close and detour via Mille Lacs Co. Rd. 2, Co. Rd. 4 and Co. Rd. 1

Local impacts

Access will be open to those who live, work or visit those along the work zone; however, expect changes and use of alternate accesses

  • Lane closures, alternate one-way traffic, flaggers, pilot car
  • Reduced speeds