Highway 65

This webpage is not updated over the weekend/overnight. For up-to-date information on traffic impacts, visit 511mn.org.

Traffic impacts

All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent. Construction activities on Hwy 65 between 147th Ave. and Bunker Lake Blvd. are suspended for the winter and traffic will be two lanes in each direction through the winter.

Final construction at the SB Coon Creek bridges and Hwy 65 between 147th Ave./Andover Blvd. in Ham Lake resumes in spring 2025. Final completion is planned for early July 2025, before the July 4 holiday weekend.

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available. During the spring of 2025, motorists can again expect lane shifts and single lane, head-to-head traffic on NB Hwy 65 between 147th Ave./Andover Blvd. as crews remove temporary culverts beneath the southbound roadway and finish repairs and resurfacing.

Road closures

Sun, April 6 through late May

• 143rd Ave. is fully closed at Hwy 65
  • EB 143rd Ave. detour: North on Hwy 65, east on 147th Ave. and south on Aberdeen St.
• WB 143rd Ave. detour: South on Hwy 65, west on Bunker Lake Blvd. and north on Lincoln St.

Lane closures

11 a.m. Sun, April 6 through Fri, May 30

• Hwy 65 is reduced to one lane in both directions between Bunker Lake Blvd. and 147th Ave./Andover Blvd.
  • Motorists will encounter head-to-head traffic during this closure until mid-May

Traffic delays expected

Travel will be delayed during construction:

• Plan your trip before you leave and give yourself plenty of extra time. Try to travel outside of rush hour times.
• Explore a route that isn’t affected by the road work. Look for a different highway route that doesn’t use Hwy 65. Even a longer alternate route may take less time when you consider construction impacts.
• For the safety of area residents, follow ALL posted detours and avoid cutting through local neighborhoods.
• Your regular route may be affected. Check the project webpage frequently for updated ramp and road closures, and recommended detours.
• If possible, try carpooling to destinations along Hwy 65
• Consider working from home.
• Cabin and vacation travelers who normally take Hwy 65 should consider using another route such as I-35W or Hwy 47.
• Bookmark this site and visit frequently for current and upcoming traffic impacts, and sign up to receive email updates
• Visit 511mn.org or download the Minnesota 511 app on your Apple or Android device for real time traffic information

About this project

During the 2024 construction season, we repaired, resurfaced and replaced bridges on more than 19 miles of Hwy 65 from Co. Rd. 10 in Spring Lake Park to 237th Ave. in East Bethel. The work included resurfacing nearly 16.5 miles of highway. Additionally, we replaced bridges over Coon Creek in Ham Lake and the culverts south of Viking Blvd. and north of Constance Blvd. We also made full-depth pavement repairs to correct areas of settlement and installed high-tension cable median guardrail from Bunker Lake Blvd. to 237th Ave.

Summary of work

• Resurfaced Hwy 65 between Co. Rd. 10 in Spring Lake Park and 217th Ave. in East Bethel
• Replaced bridges over Coon Creek in Ham Lake with box culverts
• Replaced culverts south of Viking Blvd. and north of Constance Blvd.
• Full-depth pavement reconstruction to correct settlement at the following locations:
  • North of Viking Blvd. on SB Hwy 65 in East Bethel
  • North of 181st Ave. on SB Hwy 65 in East Bethel
  • South of 153rd Ave. on SB Hwy 65 in Ham Lake
  • South of 153rd Ave. on NB Hwy 65 in Ham Lake
• ADA improvements to bicycle/pedestrian crossings at intersections
• Drainage repairs
• Installed cable median guardrail between Bunker Lake Blvd. and 237th Ave.
• Replaced signal systems at 85th Ave. and 93rd Ave. in Blaine
• Curb ramp and sidewalk upgrades at several intersections