A short but busy segment of a north metro highway will close Tuesday morning and drivers will be detoured for the rest of July.
Hwy. 65 closure in East Bethel, Ham Lake begins Tuesday
Rainy weather pushed the work from June to this month.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 8, 2024 at 3:03PM
At about 1 a.m. Tuesday, Minnesota Department of Transportation crews will close all lanes of Hwy. 65 in both directions between 187th Lane NE. and Viking Boulevard NE. between Ham Lake and East Bethel.
The highway will be closed through July 31 as crews work to replace a culvert under Hwy. 65 near Viking Boulevard.
“Drivers who regularly use Hwy. 65, are encouraged to use an alternate route if possible, such as I-35W or Hwy. 47 to avoid congestion and delays,” the agency said.
During the closure, access to business and residences north of Constance Boulevard to 187th will be maintained, MnDOT said.
The work is part of a larger project in which MnDOT is repaving 16 miles of Hwy. 65 between Spring Lake Park and East Bethel, repairing bridges and installing cable median barriers.
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz held up Minnesota as an example to follow during his first and only debate with Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
