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A road sign this summer in Eagan.

You know the jokes about the two Minnesota seasons, winter and road-repair?  Well, we're at the furious tail end of road-repair season right now, and it ain't pretty.  Downtown Saint Paul has the added glory of putting the final touches on a new light-rail line that's scheduled to open in 2014.  Plus you might well be driving to our fair city along a highway, or over a bridge, that's being, er, enhanced.

Here are some places to go for up-to-date information on construction:

• For light-rail construction detours, go to Metro Transit or the Metropolitan Council
• For citywide road closures, go to the City of St. Paul (where you can also sign up for e-mail updates)
• For construction updates in and around St. Paul, go to Ramsey County
• For statewide highway construction projects (including a searchable list by highway number), go to the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation
• For regular informative tweets on highway congestion, follow @mndotnews on Twitter

And wherever you go, take a map and a large dose of Zen.  You'll get there, eventually!