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Highway 62 in Edina closed this weekend to fix pedestrian bridge truck hit

By Melissa Turtinen
Published  January 6, 2023 9:23am CST
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Raw video: Truck smashes into Hwy 62 pedestrian bridge

Raw video shows the moments something inside a dump truck struck a pedestrian bridge along Highway 62, forcing westbound lanes in Edina from I-35W to Highway 100 to close.

EDINA, Minn. (FOX 9) - A portion of Highway 62 westbound in Edina will be closed this weekend to fix the pedestrian bridge a truck smashed into last August. 

The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the westbound lanes of the highway between France Avenue and Highway 100 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday.

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"This closure is necessary so crews can erect the span for the new pedestrian bridge," MnDOT said. 

Motorists will be detoured to Interstate 35W to westbound Interstate 494 to northbound Highway 100 as a detour. 

The truck driver was cited in the August 2022 incident that forced the highway to be closed for more than a day.