US 169 at Nichols Ave (CSAH 109) - J-Turn Project

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About this Project

St. Louis County, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), is leading a project to construct a J-Turn on US 169 at Nichols Ave (CSAH 109)/Mud Lake Rd (CSAH 103) located in the City of Mountain Iron in 2025. Both MnDOT District 1 and St. Louis County submitted funding applications to the (HSIP) in November 2021 and were awarded funding for this project in February 2022.

The County Road Safety Plan ranks this intersection 19 out of 1,488 intersections which places this intersection in the top two (2) percent by risk. For the ten-year period of 2014 through 2023, there were 31 reported intersection crashes with 16 crashes resulting in injuries (one crash resulted in a life changing injury). For reference, there was a fatal crash at this intersection in 2011. The most frequent crash type observed for this ten-year period was an angle crash. 15 of the 16 injury crashes (94 percent) were the result of an angle crash. Angle crashes have the greatest potential to result in serious outcomes.

The County Road Safety Plan recommends construction of a J-Turn on US 169 at this intersection. This project will include installation of roadway lighting to provide illumination of the intersection and U-turns. and roadway lighting are proven safety countermeasures to reduce the risk of serious crashes. MnDOT recently produced a about J-Turns which describes their benefits and how they work. You can learn more about J-Turns in Minnesota by clicking


Location

At the intersection of US 169 and Nichols Ave (CSAH 109) and Mud Lake Rd (CSAH 103)


Traffic Impacts

There will be a detour, please follow posted detour.


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About this Project

St. Louis County, in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), is leading a project to construct a J-Turn on US 169 at Nichols Ave (CSAH 109)/Mud Lake Rd (CSAH 103) located in the City of Mountain Iron in 2025. Both MnDOT District 1 and St. Louis County submitted funding applications to the (HSIP) in November 2021 and were awarded funding for this project in February 2022.

The County Road Safety Plan ranks this intersection 19 out of 1,488 intersections which places this intersection in the top two (2) percent by risk. For the ten-year period of 2014 through 2023, there were 31 reported intersection crashes with 16 crashes resulting in injuries (one crash resulted in a life changing injury). For reference, there was a fatal crash at this intersection in 2011. The most frequent crash type observed for this ten-year period was an angle crash. 15 of the 16 injury crashes (94 percent) were the result of an angle crash. Angle crashes have the greatest potential to result in serious outcomes.

The County Road Safety Plan recommends construction of a J-Turn on US 169 at this intersection. This project will include installation of roadway lighting to provide illumination of the intersection and U-turns. and roadway lighting are proven safety countermeasures to reduce the risk of serious crashes. MnDOT recently produced a about J-Turns which describes their benefits and how they work. You can learn more about J-Turns in Minnesota by clicking


Location

At the intersection of US 169 and Nichols Ave (CSAH 109) and Mud Lake Rd (CSAH 103)


Traffic Impacts

There will be a detour, please follow posted detour.


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Page last updated: 27 May 2025, 10:43 AM