MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — A bridge over a highway in the northern metro has been closed until further notice after a truck with an excavator crashed into it.
Several concrete beams were damaged in the crash on the 77th Avenue/Brooklyn Boulevard/Elm Creek Boulevard bridge over Highway 169, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The bridge will remain closed until engineers inspect the bridge and crews clear debris.
Traffic on Highway 169 will not be affected, MnDOT said, and ramps to and from the highway at each end of the bridge will remain open. Bridge traffic will be diverted to Interstate 94/Interstate 604 on the south side and Highway 610 on the north side.
Drivers should also find alternate routes if possible, MnDOT said.
