Start of Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue and Lake Street construction project delayed to Wednesday

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced the Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue and Lake Street ramp closures will now go into effect later this week.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation stated the project, which will take months to complete, will now begin on Wednesday, April 17 and go through October 2024. Initially, the project was scheduled to begin on Monday, April 15.

A reason for the delay wasn’t immediately provided in Monday’s announcement.

The ramps to and from Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue and Lake Street in Minneapolis will be closed so crews can work to better accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists and make accessibility improvements.

Lake Street will also be reduced to a single lane in each direction between 21st Avenue and Snelling Avenue during construction.

Listed below are detour options for people traveling through the area:

• If you’re traveling north on Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue, use eastbound 32nd Street East to northbound Minnehaha Avenue to westbound Lake Street.
• If you’re traveling south on Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue, use westbound 26th Street to southbound Cedar Avenue to eastbound Lake Street.
• If you’re traveling from Lake Street to northbound Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue, use northbound 26th Avenue South to northbound Minnehaha Avenue to westbound 26th Street.
• If you’re traveling from Lake Street to southbound Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue, use westbound Lake Street to southbound Cedar Avenue to eastbound 32nd Street.

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