Polk County Highway Department - Minnesota

02/28/2026

Polk County Highway Department - Minnesota received the Roads and Bridges Award for Hot in Place Recycle on their County State Aid Highway 9 from the Red River of the North to US Route 75 in Crookston, MN. The award was presented at the 2026 AEMA-ARRA-ISSA Annual Meeting.

Presenting the award was Gavin Jenkins, Senior Managing Editor for Roads and Bridges. Donn Johnson, Dustrol, Inc. was also presented a plaque. The CSAH 9 project will be featured in March’s edition of Roads and Bridges.

01/19/2026

Fisher Ave (CSAH 11) in Crookston is now open to traffic.

01/17/2026

With the snow and wind, we can't keep up and are pulling equipment off of Fisher Ave. (CSAH 11) from Caseys to the arena. So this stretch of roadway is closed to traffic. So please don't drive this stretch of roadway as you will get stuck and won't be able to get pulled out until the wind dies down. Which sounds like Monday morning.

11/29/2025

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has closed the bridge on TH 75 in Climax, MN. There is no good route around this bridge to save yourself time other than the signed detour route. Better to stay on the detour and spend 5 extra minutes than get stuck or lost trying to get around on the gravel/dirt township roads.

10/15/2025

The Polk County Highway Department wishes to inform all residents that “Depositing mud on the road is an offense under the Highways Act”. It is the legal responsibility of the farmer to ensure that every precaution is taken to avoid mud being carried off the field on to the roads. It is understood that some mud will inevitably end up on the roadways during harvest. It is essential that the farmer make arrangements to remove it immediately. Violation of this act is considered a misdemeanor.

Polk County also cautions that the act of depositing mud onto a County Highway can subject a person to a civil liability if a road hazard occurs and causes a traffic accident. The civil liability can extend to both the property owner and the person who actually placed the mud on the roadway. All citizens are asked to obey these rules, which are designed to keep our highways safe during harvest.

08/27/2025

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad will be replacing the crossing on CSAH 4 at the North end of Lengby, MN starting September 16, 2025. Polk County will be signing a detour. The map is shown below. The detour for CSAH 4 Northbound will go West and North on CR 201 to USTH 2 and then East back to CSAH 4. Southbound will be just the opposite. The crossing is expected to be reopened on September 20, 2025, weather dependent.

08/13/2025

08/11/2025

The contractor will beginning work on CSAH 9 from TH 75 to the Red River on Tuesday August 12, 2025. Work will begin at TH 75 and work west. Work is expected to take 9 days. Flaggers will be holding traffic causing delays.

06/12/2025

Informational Ditch Redetermination Meeting - For landowners in Group 3 (light green)

06/04/2025

Polk County Engineer Rich Sanders was presented with the National Association of County Engineers 2025 Rural County Engineer Award at today's meeting of the Polk County Board of Commissioners.

From left are Joan Lee, 4th District Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Board of Commissioners; Gary Willhite, 3rd District Commissioner; Mark Holy, 5th District Commissioner and President of the Board; Rich Sanders; Warren Strandell, 2nd District Commissioner; Lyndon Robjent, Carver County Engineer and President of the Minnesota County Engineers Association, Paul Reese, 1st District Commissioner; and Wayne Sandberg, Washington County Engineer and Secretary-Treasurer of the National Association of County Engineers.

05/29/2025