Coon Rapids Boulevard will be closed to traffic at Mercy Hospital from 5 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 14) to 5 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16.
Construction crews will be placing a new skyway over the boulevard to connect the hospital with the new Allina Health medical office building on the north side of the boulevard.
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