News Release

Roseville, Minn.—- Motorists should watch for overnight lane closures on Highway 252 at 85 Avenue in Brooklyn Park between 6 p.m. Monday, September 15 through 6 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16. Lane closures will begin on the southbound side of the highway as crews erect girders for a new pedestrian bridge just north of 85th Ave. Once the southbound girders are in place, work will switch to the northbound side of the highway.

The new pedestrian bridge is being built at the site of a fatal car/bicycle accident. It is being constructed by the city of Brooklyn Park in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and Hennepin County. When completed, this project will increase pedestrian safety for children and adults while providing the missing link in the existing Edinburgh Trail system.

Mn/DOT urges motorists always to drive with caution and reminds them to SLOW DOWN in work zones and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. For updated statewide traffic, construction and travel information visit www.511mn.org.

See ORANGE.

We’re in the WORK ZONE Together

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