Hwy. 65 in Fridley to Close This Weekend

Fridley City Council Member Jim Saefke said at the end of the council's meeting Monday evening at that he wanted everybody who uses state Hwy. 65/Central Avenue NE to know that the road would be closed this weekend.

A detour will be set up on Mississippi Street NE, University Avenue NE (Hwy. 47) and Osborne Road NE to avoid the closure, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. (See MnDOT announcement here.)

MnDOT has told Fridley officials that southbound Hwy. 65 will be closed from noon Friday, Oct. 28, until 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 31. The northbound roadway will close at 7 p.m., Friday and be open to traffic by noon, Monday.

The route is being closed so that a rough railroad crossing at 73rd Avenue Avenue can be rehabilitated and materials replaced.

Saefke said he is hoping drivers will find out about the closure from news reports or from watching the council meeting online or on the city’s cable channel.