Fall has arrived but road construction season is not over

A grinding summer of frequent freeway closures and the worst gridlock that downtown Minneapolis has seen in more than 15 years has metro commuters pining for the end of the road construction season — even if that means winter.

But the last day of summer Tuesday doesn’t mean it’s good riddance to detours and lane closures.

“We have a good six weeks to two months to go,” said Kevin Gutknecht, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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