Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue

Traffic impacts

All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.

Current

Road closures

5 a.m. Sat, Oct. 1 through Tue, Oct. 4

• The Hiawatha Ave./50th St. intersection is closed to EB/WB traffic
• Detour: 50th St. traffic will use Minnehaha Pkwy. to cross Hiawatha Ave.

5 a.m. Mon, Sept. 26 through early October

• The Hiawatha Ave./38th St. intersection is closed to EB/WB traffic
• Detour: 38th St. traffic will use 35th St. to cross Hiawatha Ave.

Through early October

• SB Hiawatha Ave. is closed between Downtown Minneapolis and Cedar Ave.
• Detour: WB I-94 to SB I-35W to EB Hwy 62 (PNG)

June through early October

• Watch for temporary, short-term closures of Franklin Ave. near Hiawatha Ave. Please follow the posted detour routes during this time.
• Watch for temporary, short-term intersection closures within the project area. Please follow the posted detour routes during this time.

Bridge closures

Through mid-October

• The bridge from downtown Minneapolis (8th St.) to SB Hiawatha Ave. is closed
• Detour: Park Ave. to 4th St. to SB I-94 to SB I-35W to EB Hwy 62 to Hiawatha Ave. (PNG)
• The bridge from NB Hiawatha Ave. into downtown (7th St.) is closed
  • Detour: NB Hiawatha Ave. to 3rd St. to Portland Ave. to 7th St. (PNG)

Ramp closures

5 a.m. Mon, Sept. 12 through early October

• The ramp from NB Hiawatha Ave. to 3rd St./Washington Ave. is closed
• Detour: NB I-35W to 4th St./University Ave.

Through mid-October

• The ramp from EB I-94 to SB Hiawatha Ave. is closed
• Detour: EB I-94 to 26th St. to Franklin Ave. to Bloomington Ave. to 24th St. to Cedar Ave. to Hiawatha Ave. (PNG)
• The ramp from SB I-35W to SB Hiawatha Ave. is closed
• Detour: WB I-94 to SB I-35W to EB Hwy 62 (PNG)

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available.

Road closures

5 a.m. Mon, Oct. 3 through Sat, Oct. 15

• Franklin Ave. under Hiawatha Ave. is closed
• Detour: Bloomington Ave. to 24th Ave. to Cedar Ave. to Franklin Ave.

Wed, Oct. 5 and Thu, Oct. 6; 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• SB I-35W is closed between Washington Ave. and I-94

Mon, Oct. 10 and Tue, Oct. 11; 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• NB I-35W is closed between I-94 and Washington Ave.
• Note: At 10 p.m., NB I-35W is reduced to one lane between I-94 and Washington Ave.
• Detour: Washington Ave. to NB I-35W

Ramp closures

5 a.m. Mon, Oct. 3 through Fri, Oct. 14

• The ramps from NB Hiawatha Ave. to Cedar Ave. and Cedar Ave. to NB Hiawatha Ave. are closed
• Detour: 26th St. to Hiawatha Ave.

Mon, Oct. 3 and Tue, Oct. 4; 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• The ramps from SB I-35W and Washington Ave. to WB I-94/11th Ave. are closed
• Detour: Follow the posted detour

Wed, Oct. 12 and Thu, Oct. 13; 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• The ramp from NB I-35W to Washington Ave./U of M/3rd St. is closed
• Detour: NB I-35W to 4th St./University Ave.

Utility work

Centerpoint Energy and Xcel Energy will be working on Hiawatha Ave. between 35th St. and 46th St. This work will require temporary, short-term lane closures in both directions of Hiawatha Ave.

About this project

Crews will resurface Hwy 55/Hiawatha Ave. between I-35W and Hwy 62 and repair bridges from Hiawatha Ave. to 7th St., from 8th St. to Hiawatha Ave. and on SB Hiawatha Ave. over Franklin Ave.

Summary of work

• Resurface Hiawatha Ave. between I-35W and Hwy 62
• Repair three bridges
• Update accessibility at intersections