UPDATE: All lanes of traffic now open on Hwy. 62 

UPDATE: Traffic is flowing through Highway 62 after a pedestrian bridge was hit by a truck that was trying to pass underneath on Tuesday.

Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic camera footage showed vehicles traveling in all lanes Wednesday night.

Drivers will no longer need to seek alternate routes.


PREVIOUS STORY: A stretch of Highway 62 between Edina and Richfield could be closed for days for repairs to a pedestrian bridge over the highway.

Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic camera footage on Tuesday showed an orange truck in the right lane underneath the pedestrian overpass just east of Highway 100 as traffic streamed by on the left.

According to MnDOT, westbound lanes of Highway 62 will be shut down between Highway 100 and Interstate 35W while crews work to repair the damage.

Officials say drivers will have to take alternate routes in the meantime.