Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Bloomington Avenue bridge

Minneapolis

This webpage is not updated over the weekend/overnight. For up-to-date information on traffic impacts, visit 511mn.org.

Traffic impacts

Bloomington Avenue between East 60th Street/Cedar Avenue and the ramps to/from eastbound Highway 62 in Minneapolis project location map

Bloomington Ave. bridge in Minneapolis project location map.

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All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.

Current

Road closures

Thu, March 13 through late May
  • Bloomington Ave. is closed between East 60th St. and the ramps to/from eastbound Hwy 62
    • East 60th St. to East 66th St. detour: 60th St. west to Portland Ave. south to 66th St.
    • East 66th St. to East 60th St. detour: E. 66th St. west to Portland Ave. north to 60th St.

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available. Motorists can expect overnight closures of Hwy 62. Pedestrians and bikers will still be able to cross the bridge during construction.

Road closure

10 p.m. Tue, April 29 through 5 a.m. Wed, April 30
  • Hwy 62 is closed in bothdirections between I-35W and Hwy 77
    • Detour: I-35W, I-494 and Hwy 77

About this project

We will be repairing part of the Bloomington Ave. Bridge that was struck by an over-height vehicle.

Summary of work

  • Remove and replace part of the bridge deck
  • Replace the damaged beam