Metro Division
1500 County Road B2 West
Roseville MN 55113
Phone: 612/582-1000
TTY/TDD telephone number
(651) 582-1212

Contact: Kent Barnard, Communications Specialist
(651) 582-1363

(Roseville, Minn.) — A cooperative project among the city of Coon Rapids, Anoka County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) to rebuild a stretch of Main Street in Coon Rapids kicks off Monday morning, March 13^th.

Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday morning, Highway 242 (Main Street) will close to traffic between Coon Creek Boulevard and Highway 10 for removal and reconstruction of the bridge over Highway 10. It will remain closed until the end of July. The ramps between Highway 242 and westbound Highway 10 also will close until the end of July.

During bridge removal next week, westbound Highway 10 traffic will travel on a bypass from 10 p.m. each night until 6 a.m. the following morning. Eastbound Highway 10 motorists will also be diverted on the ramps at Highway 242 from 10 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the next morning. Single lane traffic will be allowed between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on eastbound Highway 10 and from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on westbound Highway 10. Crooked Lake Boulevard will also be closed during the nighttime removal. Traffic will use Northdale Blvd. to reach their destinations. Local traffic only will be allowed on Crooked Lake Blvd.

As bridge reconstruction begins the week of March 20th, motorists will encounter occasional temporary lane restrictions on Highway 10 until November. Lane restrictions will be allowed weekdays on eastbound Highway 10 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and again from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Westbound Highway 10 drivers may encounter lane restrictions weekdays from 8 p.m. until 2 p.m. the following day. No weekend lane restrictions are permitted between the hours of 12 noon and 6 p.m. 

While the roadway is closed, traffic will follow a signed detour using Round Lake Blvd., Bunker Lake Blvd. and Hanson Blvd., which will remain open throughout the construction.

Weather permitting, Highway 242 will reopen to one lane of traffic each direction in late July, following completion of half of the new bridge. The entire bridge should be completed in November.

Additional work to rebuild Main Street (Anoka County Road 14) from four to six lanes on each side of the Highway 242 bridge will begin in April. Reconstruction of two sections of Main Street between Highway 10 and Coon Creek Blvd. and from Highway 10 west to Round Lake Boulevard begins in April. Work also includes closing the ramp from Crooked Lake Blvd. to Hwy. 10 and rebuilding the boulevard to connect with 124^th Ave. Weather permitting, roadway reconstruction will be finished in November.

Traffic will be maintained one lane in each direction west of Highway 10 throughout the entire project.

NOTE: Main Street consists of Highway 242 and Anoka County Road 14.

Weather permitting, repairs will be completed by Thursday afternoon as scheduled. If repairs are completed sooner, the bridge will reopen to traffic.

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