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Road Construction in the Twin Cities This Week
What roads should you avoid? Here’s the breakdown of detours, repaving and bridge projects by Twin Cities region.

E-mail: jay.corn@patch.com
Jay is formerly the Local Editor of the Lake Minnetonka Patch. Before coming to Patch, he spent five years as editor of the Kanabec County Times in Mora, MN.
Jay was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, and he moved to Minnesota about eight years ago to attend St. Cloud State University.
He has a daughter entering the second grade and enjoys the outdoors, music and baseball. In recent years, Jay has taken up golf, and he never turns down a get-together with buddies for a game of poker.
Politics:
Jay views himself as a conservative liberal. He believes in the right to bear arms, free market enterprise, gay rights and the death penalty. He opposes off-shore drilling, abortion and prayer in public schools.
Religion:
While he has issues with the church, Jay is a born and raised Catholic. He spent two weeks in Israel when he was 21 and says he learned a lot about himself. That said, he enjoys learning about other religions and civilly discussing faith with believers and non-believers alike.
Local hot button issues:
Jay concedes he has a lot to learn about the issues you care about and understands those issues differ between Orono, Wayzata, Deephaven, Excelsior and Mound-Westonka, the core towns of Lake Minnetonka Patch. But already, you'll see a mix of stories about local government, business, sports, the arts, education and, through it all, the people who make this area special. Look soon for stories on everything from development projects to the environment and local economy.
Jay pledges the news you read on the Lake Minnetonka Patch will be timely, built on fact and delivered through a lens of balance and objectivity.
What roads should you avoid? Here’s the breakdown of detours, repaving and bridge projects by Twin Cities region.

Good news from the past week from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael.
Good news from the past week from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael.
Big and Rich tickets are on sale now!
Cotrell Short was found unresponsive when police and paramedics responded to his St. Bonifacius home back in February of 2012.
Thomas Pauley Lueders, a mechanical engineer, died a month after being hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of a Hopkins Wendy's.
The Excelsior Apple Day Apple Pie Eating Contest is sponsored by Cub Foods and Zydeco Design.
Sneak peak at Phase III design concepts will be available for viewing this weekend at James J. Hill Days.
Four police officers were treated for chemical exposure following a combative arrest in a Culver's parking lot Monday night.
Incident took place in the Culver's parking lot around 9:15 p.m.
Labor Day night search ends.
Man's body was found in a freezer inside a Shorewood home last month.
This week’s police and fire stories from Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael include a man pleading guilty to a robbery.
This week’s police and fire stories from Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael include a man pleading guilty to a robbery.
The top stories from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael include a famous political figure’s upcoming visit.
The top stories from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael include a famous political figure’s upcoming visit.
August business news from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael.