Contact: Colin Cox, Transportation, 612-596-7426
A reminder that at 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, the Franklin
Avenue Bridge (County Road 5) in Minneapolis will close to all traffic (motor
vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians). The closure is expected to remain in place
until Labor Day weekend.
In addition, the intersection of Franklin
Avenue and East River Parkway will be closed Monday, May 9 from 12 a.m. to 5
a.m. to assemble the crane that will be placed on the bridge deck for removal
activities.
Motorists will be directed to use a detour that includes
I-94, Huron Boulevard, University Avenue Southeast and 27th Avenue Southeast.
Pedestrians and bicyclists have an option of using either travelling south to
Lake Street/ Marshall Avenue or north to the Washington Avenue Bridge. Full
detour information can be found on the project website.
This closure is needed to allow for removal of the existing
bridge deck and placement of new deck panels. More than 360 deck panels
constructed last year are ready for placement. These panels will be floated
down the river and hoisted up to the bridge deck.
Once complete, the restored bridge will be
closer to the original 1923 designs and will incorporate safe, modern,
multimodal features such as separated on-road bike lanes, walkways, overlook
nooks and architectural lighting.
For more
information, or to receive email updates, please visit www.hennepin.us/franklinbridge.
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