Project Information
The City of Blaine, Anoka County, and MnDOT are improving Trunk Highway (TH) 65 from 97th Avenue NE to 119th Avenue NE in Blaine. TH65 is a vital link to the Twin Cities urban core for commuters, businesses, freight traffic, and visitors.
The project is currently in the final design and right of way acquisition phase. The team has selected a preferred alternative concept based on community input and is refining design details and evaluating environmental impacts. This design came from the final PEL Study for this corridor (see Section 2).
TH65 will be converted to a freeway type highway with grade-separated interchanges (at 99th Avenue, 105th Avenue, 109th Avenue, and 117th Avenue/Cloud Drive intersections). Existing local street/driveway connections to TH65 will be rerouted using frontage and backage roads. This project will improve safety and travel time, and reduce crashes along TH65.