MN Department of Transportation Conducting Aerial Mapping in Southwest Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial mapping in southwest Minnesota this spring. The mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape along, and adjacent to, MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and highway design.

The work is conducted when there is no snow and before trees leaf out. Weather permitting, work will begin in late March and conclude early in May at several locations. One of them will be on Highway 15 – 1500-feet south of County-State-Aid-Highway 27 to 500-feet north of County-State-Aid-Highway 27 in Kingston. The public is asked to not disturb temporary targets.

To obtain accurate aerial mapping, MnDOT crews paint large white “X” targets on paved surfaces, and place plastic or fabric “X” targets on unpaved surfaces. A survey crew then records the coordinate position and elevation of the temporary targets for the aerial photography company. The plastic and fabric targets are temporary and will be removed by MnDOT when the photography is completed.

Landowners in the areas that will have targets placed on or near their property will be contacted directly. MnDOT asks that landowners and others who come across targets not remove or disturb the targets. If a target must be moved, contact the District 8 Willmar Office at 320-231-5195 and ask for assistance from Surveys.