Highway 23-Mission Creek Landscape Project A short, few days project to clear some trees and do some landscaping ahead of a larger project will commence on March 10 near Mission Creek along Highway 23 - located to the south of the Twin Ports in the Fond Du Lac neighborhood. According to details released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation, work crews will be on site to clear away a small number of trees. The advance work is tied to a larger project that will start this summer. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has planned the Mission Creek Landscape Restoration project to begin in August. The reason that this tree clearing and site-prep work is being done now is to accommodate and comply with federal regulations for protected bats - which nest in the area.