Travelers in Plymouth, steel yourselves for a summer of detours and delays. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has rolled out plans to shut down the 36th Avenue bridge over Highway 169 for a significant overhaul. Starting this June and expected to run through October, the bridge, and all related ramps, will bid adieu as crews get down to business on replacement work.
Commuters who rely on Plymouth Metrolink's Route 790 need to brace themselves to adapt their travels. The bus line will have to quickly to negotiate the detour beginning Thursday, June 6. Plymouth officials are warning passengers of disruptions and advising to consider earlier journeys where possible.
Morning eastbound buses will veer off course, swinging from Lancaster Lane at 36th Avenue N., marching down to East Medicine Lake Boulevard N., then left on 26th Avenue North, and squeezing onto southbound Highway 169. Westbound routes in the afternoon will do a little dance of their own, exiting northbound Highway 169 at Medicine Lake Road, cutting across to Medicine Lake Road/26th Avenue N., then hopping right onto Medicine Ridge Road, to finally glide onto regular turf via 36th Avenue N.
For those wanting the minutiae, the full detour details are laid out by the City of Plymouth. Travelers seeking more personalized assistance or an interpreter for the message can reach out to Transit Administrator Nur Kasin. And with any questions regarding the Metrolink, the transit team is just a call or an email away, ready to ease passenger woes.
