Semi and trailer block Highway 59 near Milan

Heard on: Kandiyohi MN Public Works Group Calls

00:54

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Sounds like we got a semi with a very large dump truck blocking 59 up here by the bridge north of Milan.

00:09

A guy tried turning it around, so the semi is in the ditch.

00:13

The trailer is fully blocking both lanes.

00:16

So I don't know if you guys have heard anything about that, but I'm heading to that.

00:19

So I don't know if you guys got anybody who wants to come up here and see what kind of possible damage we might have.

00:28

This is a low boy, so I don't know if it's sitting on the highway or what he did to the ditch.

00:31

But it's north of Milan.

00:35

That would be Appleton, different district.

00:38

But if you need help with traffic control, I can turn around.

00:45

All right, so that's Appleton then.

00:46

If it's north of the railroad bridge there.

00:50

Yep, Highway 40 is the cutoff.

7/9/2026 10:47 AM

Traffic

US-59, Milan, MN

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio reports describe a semi with a large dump truck trailer that apparently became stuck while turning around on Highway 59 north of Milan, leaving the semi in the ditch and the trailer fully blocking both lanes near a railroad bridge by the cutoff with Highway 40. Units discuss possible damage to the highway or ditch and potential need for traffic control, with the location falling in the Appleton district.