County Road 6 in Maple Plain reopens after crash

Rebecca Omastiak

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A road closure due to a crash in Maple Plain has been lifted, officials at the scene stated.

KSTP Traffic Reporter Josie Smith said County Road 6 was shut down between County Road 90 and County Road 19 just after 5 a.m. due to the crash. The road reopened at about 7 a.m., Smith said.

Smith said County Road 6 is the detour for a current closure along Highway 12, between Orono and Independence, for a safety improvement project.

An official at the scene told Smith a driver reportedly fell asleep and crashed into traffic signals that had been set up to manage traffic flow due to County Road 6 being a detour route for Highway 12.

Officials had asked drivers to avoid the area near the crash scene along County Road 6.

[KSTP/ Chris Knoll]

Smith said one alternate route option to avoid the scene would be Highway 55.