Construction on Hiawatha Avenue

Construction on Hiawatha Avenue (Hwy 55) between I-35W and Hwy 62 begins on Monday, May 23.                 

We encourage you to read the information below and share with anyone else who may be interested in this information so they can plan ahead before traveling through the project area.

Beginning May 23 through mid-September  

• Southbound Hiawatha Avenue between downtown Minneapolis and Cedar Avenue will be closed

  • The detour uses: Westbound I-94 to southbound I-35W to eastbound Hwy 62.

• The bridge from downtown Minneapolis (8th Street) to southbound Hiawatha Avenue will be closed

  • The detour uses: Park Avenue to 4th Street to southbound I-94 to southbound I-35W to southbound Hwy 62 to Hiawatha Avenue

• Ramp from southbound I-35W to southbound Hiawatha Avenue will be closed

  • The detour uses: Westbound I-94 to southbound I-35W to eastbound Hwy 62.

• Ramp from eastbound I-94 to southbound Hiawatha Avenue will be closed

  • The detour uses: Eastbound I-94 to 26th Street to Franklin Avenue to Bloomington Avenue to 24th Street to Cedar Avenue to Hiawatha Avenue

Beginning May 23 through May 27   

• Franklin Avenue near Hiawatha Avenue will be closed

  • The detour uses: Bloomington Avenue to 24th Street to Cedar Avenue

  • Temporary, short-term closures of Franklin Avenue will occur June through September

Beginning early June

• The bridge from northbound Hiawatha Avenue into downtown (7th St.) will be closed through late September

  • The detour uses: Northbound Hiawatha Avenue to 3rd Street to Portland Avenue to 7th Street

• Southbound Hiawatha Avenue between Cedar Avenue and 32nd Street will be closed for two weeks

Weekend closure of I-35W

A weekend closure of I-35W near downtown Minneapolis is scheduled for the first weekend in June so our crews can remove the 7th St. and 8th St. bridge decks over I-35W. Both directions of I-35W between I-94 in Minneapolis and Hwy 280 in Lauderdale will be closed during this time. We will provide more information before these closures begin. 

Please note that timeframes are all approximate, subject-to-change and weather-and-schedule-permitting.

Learn more and see the detour routes

Visit the MnDOT project webpage for more details, recommended detour route maps and to see the construction schedule.

Reach out to the project team with any questions:

Hiawatha Avenue (Hwy 55) Project Team

Connect@Hiawathaconstruction.com

612-464-4005