Expect Overnight Closures of Hwy. 169 All Week For Rockford Road Construction

Portions of U.S. Highway 169 will be closed overnight this week as part of the months-long reconstruction of the Rockford Road overpass near the border of Plymouth and New Hope..

Work on the reconstruction of the Rockford Road overpass on Highway 169, shown here in July, continues.

According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, southbound Highway 169 will be closed between Interstate 94 and 36th Avenue from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the nights of Tuesday, Sept. 5, and Wednesday, Sept. 6.

Northbound Highway 169 will be closed between Interstate 394 and 49th Avenue from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the nights of Thursday, Sept. 7, and Friday, Sept. 8.

The Rockford Road overpass reconstruction began in the spring and is expected to last through the fall with more associated road closures to come.

See also: MnDOT Worker Fatally Struck at Rockford Road Construction Site

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