Motorists traveling on Highway 97 in Forest Lake will encounter a road closure and a detour on Friday, Sept. 18. Beginning at 10 p.m., construction crews will close Highway 97 between Forest Road and northbound Highway 61.
During the closure, the posted detour will direct eastbound Highway 97 motorists to take northbound Interstate 35 to eastbound Highway 8 to southbound Highway 61. Westbound Highway 97 motorists will be detoured to northbound Highway 61 westbound Highway 8 to southbound I-35.
The closure is needed so construction crews can do storm sewer work beneath the roadway. The road will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21.
The work is part of a larger project to replace traffic signals at the north and south intersections of Highway 61 and Highway 97 and construct roundabouts. For more information about the project, visit mndot.gov/metro/projects/hwy61and97. All work is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled.
– Press release courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation.