by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
The Sartell Newsleader office has received numerous calls from Sartell residents about motorists driving fast through residential and business areas because of disruptions caused by construction along Sartell’s main street, Pinecone Road.
City officials, law enforcement and the city engineer are urging people to follow the designated detours, to take their time, to be as patient as possible and not to speed.
Businesses near the intersection of Pinecone Road and 2nd Street S., where a roundabout is under construction, do have access for customers, but city officials are urging motorists not to use those access areas as “short cuts” to get someplace else.
The area of construction is on Pinecone from 2nd Street S. north to 7th Street. N. The roundabout construction is expected to be completed by July 31; the concrete road pavement replacement from 2nd Street to 7th Street is supposed to be completed by Aug. 31.
Pinecone Road S. up to Heritage Drive is open so far. Heritage Drive has become a detour route that connects to Riverside Drive, which is also a detour route that connects to 7th Street N.
