US 53 at Hwy 68/Britt Rd (CSAH 68) - J-Turn Project

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 53 at Hwy 68/Britt Rd (CSAH 68) located near Britt in 2026. This project is funded through the Local Partnership Program

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 ranks this intersection 11 out of 1,488 intersections which places this intersection in the top one (1) percent by risk. The County Road Safety Plan recommends construction of a J-Turn on US 53 at this intersection. This project will include installation of roadway lighting to provide illumination of the intersection and U-turns. J-Turns and roadway lighting are proven safety countermeasures to reduce the risk of serious crashes. MnDOT recently produced a video about J-Turns which describes their benefits and how they work. You can learn more about J-Turns in Minnesota by clicking here

Project Location

At the intersection of US 53 and Hwy 68/Britt Rd (CSAH 68)

Traffic Impacts

Traffic Impacts are unknown at this time.