U.S. Highway 65 between Garfield Avenue and Newton Avenue in Albert Lea is closed due to flooding. 

Highway 65 is also West Main Street. The street closed at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. Traffic is detoured to Newton Avenue, Front Street and Garfield Avenue then back to Highway 65. Detour signs are in place.

Highway 65 will remain closed until further notice. Albert Lea city officials expect the road to be closed for the next few days. Water levels continue to rise over the highway in that area, which is between Fountain and Albert Lea lakes.

City officials closed Lakeview Boulevard near Lakeview Park around 5 a.m. Wednesday due to Edgewater Bay rising over the roadway. Motorists have been taking Willamor Road, Crescent Drive and Martin Road to get around the detour.

When a road is closed it is illegal to travel in that area. Motorists can be fined up to $1,000 and/or sentenced to 90 days in jail.

Albert Lea will accept brush and tree debris from city residents free of charge during normal operating hours at the transfer station on Richway Drive beginning on Wednesday and ending June 28. There will be no brush or other waste collected at any other site.