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All lanes open on Highway 210 in Brainerd

071519.N.BD.SevereWeatherSinkhole — A Brainerd police squad is parked near a washout that occurred in the midst of torrential rain Sunday night, July 14, at Washington and Chippewa streets. According to the police scanner, officials contacted the Minnesota Department of Transportation with concerns the westbound lanes of Washington Street were "severely compromised." Police worked to close the westbound portion from North Fourth Street to Northwest Fourth Street. Chelsey Perkins / Brainerd Dispatch

By Brainerd Dispatch and Jennifer Kraus

July 17, 2019 at 12:12 PM

All lanes on Highway 210 between North Fourth Street and Fourth Street Northwest, including the Mississippi River Bridge, will open by 1:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 17.

In a news release, Minnesota Department of Transportation officials thanked motorists for their patience while the westbound bridge approach was closed to fix the drainage system that failed from Sunday night’s storm.

All repairs have been completed and a new permanent drainage infrastructure has been installed, MnDOT officials stated.

For current road conditions in central Minnesota, go to www.511mn.org .