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Weekend Road Closures Will Affect Downtown, South Minneapolis Traffic

Watch for the following weekend road and lane closures downtown and in South Minneapolis.

Editor's Note: The following is a City of Minneapolis press release.

DOWNTOWN

4th Street South and 3rd Avenue South (near Minneapolis City Hall)

  • North and south bound 3rd Avenue will be closed to traffic. Drivers should follow posted detours.
  • Eastbound 4th Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic.
  • Streets and lane will reopen July 14 evening.

5th Street North between Third Avenue North and Sixth Street North (north of Target Field)

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Fifth Street North between Third Avenue North and Sixth Street North will be closed due to multiple concrete pours in the Interchange public parking ramp structure.

  • The street will tentatively be closed July 17 from 5 a.m. - 5 p.m. 
    This is a departure from previous closures due to the size of the pour.
  • Weather and/or schedule could move this closure to July 18 or 19.

Basilica Block Party (Northwest corner of downtown Minneapolis) - July 12 and 13

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16th Street North from Hennepin Avenue and Linden Avenue North (including the grounds of the Basicila of St. Mary's) will be closed to vehicular traffic on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13between 5 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. each night.

Traffic congestion along 2nd Avenue North between 6th and 7th streets North (Target Center)

Watch for traffic congestion through Tuesday, July 16 along 2nd Avenue North between 6th and 7th streets as City of Minneapolis crews continue to fix the roadway after a watermain break. Expect lane closures and lane shifts during this period. Signed detours will be posted.

Several weekend events downtown Minneapolis may cause traffic congestion. Use other modes of transportation and leave your car at home if you can. If you do have to drive downtown, give yourself extra time and watch out for heavier than normal pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS

Lifetime Fitness Triathlon (Lake Nokomis) - 7 a.m. - 2 p.m., July 13

Anticipate road closures along West River Parkway, East River Parkway, Minnehaha Parkway, Nokomis Parkway, and Lake Harriet Parkway from Franklin Avenue to Lake Harriet during race times onSaturday, July 13 for the LifeTime Fitness Triathlon.

Bastille Day event - Irving Avenue South - July 14

Irving Avenue South from Lagoon Avenue to Lake Street West will be closed from 10:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. on Saturday July 14.

For real-time information for lane closures and construction in downtown Minneapolis, see the right-of-way permiting map.


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