The route is constructed to freeway standards for most of its length, except for the western 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km), which is an expressway with two signal-controlled intersections.

The Twin Cities' MN 62 had one of the most notorious junctions in the region where it interwove with I-35W.

Plans to "unweave" and expand this section of roadway to improve traffic flow had come and gone for many years, frustrating the 200,000 drivers who used it daily.

Construction of the current design was expected to begin in July 2006, but was delayed due to state budget deficits.

The project was adequately funded during Governor Tim Pawlenty's second term and bids were received in April 2007.

The bridges were cast in Coates, Minnesota, and trucked in for on-site erection.

The 2007 cost of correcting the deficiencies in that short stretch of highway was estimated to be $285 million.

Now MN 62 in the Twin Cities area both originates and terminates at I-494, travelling across Hennepin and Dakota counties.