2023 Cypress Drive and Douglas Fir Drive Improvements

This project will be constructed by the City of Baxter in 2023 in partnership with Crow Wing County. The project scope includes constructing and expanding Cypress Drive from College Road to Highland Scenic Road (CSAH 48), expanding Douglas Fir Drive from Hinckley Road to approximately 350 south, and constructing a new multi-use bituminous trail from the intersection of Cypress Drive and Hinckley Road to Berrywood Park. A layout drawing is included on this webpage for more details on the project location.

The project will be constructed in phases starting around the end of May. Ongoing private utility relocation work this spring necessary for the project will is expected to continue through June. The project will be constructed in two main phases starting around the end of May. The second phase includes a planned 50-day closure of Highland Scenic Road occurring some time between Memorial Day and Labor Day in order to construct a roundabout at the Highland Scenic Road/ Cypress Drive intersection.

Kraemer Trucking and Excavating Inc. of Cold Spring, MN is the prime construction contractor for the project.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Scott Hedlund - SEH directly at 612.865.3509 or via email at shedlund@sehinc.com or Trevor Walter, City of Baxter at 218.454.5110 or twalter@baxtermn.gov.