Hwy. 62 westbound closing in Edina this weekend to repair damaged bridge

Highway 62 will be closed westbound in Edina this weekend as Minnesota Department of Transportation workers fix a pedestrian bridge two trucks stru...

January 7, 2023
1:22 AM

Highway 62 will be closed westbound in Edina this weekend as Minnesota Department of Transportation workers fix a pedestrian bridge two trucks struck last summer.MnDOT says westbound traffic will be shut down between France Avenue and Hwy 100 from 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.A commercial truck hauling a dumpster of metal beams smashed into the bridge on Aug. 16, 2022 (photo above). Before that, another truck hit it on Jan. 27, 2022. The August incident closed a section of the highway for more than a day.

Tommy Wiita