Minnesota Department of Transportation

511 Travel Info

Highway 65 Reduced Conflict Intersections & Turn Lane Improvements

Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Ham Lake, East Bethel

Project schedule

Spring 2019 through September 2019
April 15 through mid-June 2019
Late April through July 3, 2019
  • Work on non-signalized RCI at 153rd Ave. (Co. Rd. 61) and Hwy 65 intersection in Ham Lake
    • Motorists will encounter lane shifts and narrowed lanes
    • Close and detour center median at 153rd Ave.
    • Close and detour left turns from Hwy 65 to 153rd Ave.
    • Close and detour 153rd Ave. at Hwy 65
    • Detour maps: Stage 1 (PDF) and Stage 2 (PDF)
Mid-May through July 2019
  • Project work will begin on non-signalized RCI at 181st Ave. N.E. and Hwy 65 intersection
    • Motorists will encounter lane shifts and narrowed lanes
    • Close and detour center median
    • Close and detour Hwy 65 left turns to 181st Ave. N.E.
    • Right in, right out only at 181st Ave. N.E.
    • Close and detour 181st Ave. N.E. at Hwy 65
    • Detour maps: Stage 1 (PDF) and Stage 2 (PDF)
May 28 through early August 2019
  • Project work will begin on the non-signalized RCI at 143rd Ave. N.E. and Hwy 65 intersection
    • Motorists will encounter lane shifts and narrowed lanes
      • Close and detour center median
      • Close and detour Hwy 65 left turns to 143rd Ave. N.E.
      • Right in, right out only at 143rd Ave. N.E.
      • Close and detour 143rd Ave. N.E. at Hwy 65
      • Detour maps: Stage 1 (PDF) and Stage 2 (PDF)
August 2019
  • Project work will begin on the non-signalized RCI at 169th Ave. N.E./Flamingo Dr. N.E. and Hwy 65 intersection
  • Curb and gutter and sidewalk will be completed in the center median on the existing RCI at 169th Ave.
    • Motorists will encounter lane shifts and narrowed lanes on Hwy 65
    • Close and detour center median at 169th Ave./Flamingo Dr.
      • No left turns allowed from Hwy 65 to 169th Ave./Flamingo Dr.
      • Right-in, right out only at 169th Ave./Flamingo Dr.  
    • Short-term, temporary non-peak lane closures on Hwy 65