Highway 65

This webpage is not updated over the weekend/overnight. For up-to-date information on traffic impacts, visit 511mn.org.

Traffic impacts

All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent. Access will be maintained to all businesses and residences during construction.

Current

Road closures

6 a.m. Tue, Sept. 22 through mid-November

• 103rd Way is closed to/from southbound Hwy 65 at Blaine International Village
  • Detour: West on 104th Way to south Buchanan St. to 103rd Way (PNG)

Lane closures

Tue, July 28 through late fall

• Watch for daytime lane closures on Hwy 65 in both directions between 93rd Ave. and 121st Ave./Paul Pkwy.

Permanently closed

• 113th Ave. is closed to/from southbound Hwy 65
  • New access: West on 117th Ave. and south on Ulysses St. to 113th Ave. (PNG)

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be provided as details become available. Motorists can expect closures and detours during construction.

Road closures 

6 a.m. Mon, Nov. 9 through mid-December

• 105th Ave. at Hwy 65 will close on the east side of Hwy 65. Northbound Hwy 65 will remain open to eastbound 105th Ave. 
  • Northbound detour: North on Davenport St. and west on 109th Ave. (PNG)
  • Southbound detour: South on Davenport St., west on 99th Ln. and west on 99th Ave. (PNG)

About this project

In 2026, we will begin a project to reconstruct Hwy 65 to improve safety and mobility between 97th Ave. and 121st Ave./Paul Pkwy. Northeast in Blaine. This project will improve travel time and reduce crashes along the highway.

Summary of work

• Reconstruct Hwy 65 as a freeway-design with grade-separated interchanges at:
  • 99th Ave.
  • 105th Ave.
  • 109th Ave.
  • 117th Ave./Cloud Dr.
• Reroute existing local street/driveway connections using frontage/backage roads between 97th Ave. and 109th Ave.
• Reconstruct existing sidewalk along the roadway to meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards

Project visualization

We will reconstruct Hwy 65 as a freeway-design with interchanges between 97th Ave. and 125th Ave./Main St. in Blaine. The video below provides a bird’s eye view of the future Hwy 65 from 97th Ave. north to 121st Ave./Paul Pkwy. with a view of the four new interchanges and other features.