Metro area weekend traffic impacts: June 30-July 4

Happy Fourth of July weekend! As you celebrate the nation's independence day, take a holiday from weekend road construction on state highways!

No new traffic impacts will start this weekend, however, existing traffic impacts will remain, which include two that began this past week (indicated on the map). So if you are hitting the road this weekend, make sure to plan ahead and know your route. And please slowdown in construction zones, we want everyone to make it safely to their Fourth of July festivities.

You will note that there are upcoming traffic impacts marked on this weekend's map, they do not begin until Wed, July 5. Existing and ongoing traffic impacts are also marked on the map and details are provided below.

New this weekend

These traffic impacts are new as of this weekend.

I-94 St. Paul to Maplewood

• All WB I-94 lane resurfacing between St. Paul and Maplewood has been completed. EB I-94 is now set-up in a new configuration, with at least one thru lane and one local access lane through fall.
• Through Sat, July 1, NB and SB McKnight Rd. will be reduced to a single lane between Burns Ave. and the Sun Ray Lanes bowling alley
• Visit the I-94 St. Paul to Maplewood project page for more details

Hwy 110 in Mendota Heights

• Beginning Fri, June 30 the loop ramp from Hwy 3/Robert St. to EB I-494 will be closed through July 24
• Visit the Hwy 110 Mendota Heights project page for more details

Hwy 169 Edina to Golden Valley

• The ramp from SB Hwy 169 to Cedar Lake Road is closed through July 10
• Visit the Hwy 169 Edina to Golden Valley project page for more details 

Upcoming

These traffic impacts will begin early next week.

Hwy 47 and Hwy 65 in Minneapolis

• Beginning Wed, July 5, the northwest quads of Second St. South and First St. South at Third Ave. (Hwy 65) will be under construction. Look for reduced lanes and sidewalk detours.
• Visit the Hwy 47 and Hwy 65 project page for more details

I-94 Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center

• Beginning Wed, July 5, the ramp from 53rd St. to WB I-94 will be closed through July 19
• Detour: Lyndale Ave. N to Dowling Ave. N to WB I-94
• Visit the I-94 Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center project page for more details 

Hwy 169 Edina to Golden Valley

• Beginning Wed, July 5, the ramp from NB Hwy 169 to Hwy 7 will be closed through July 12
• Detour: Minnetonka Blvd to SB Hwy 169 to NB Hwy 7
• Visit the Hwy 169 Edina to Golden Valley project page for more details

Hwy 169 in Plymouth

• Project work resumes Wed, July 5 and should be complete by muid-August
• Visit the Hwy 169 Plymouth project page for more details

Existing and ongoing

These traffic impacts are ongoing and will continue through this weekend.

I-35E bridges in St. Paul

• I-35E will be have two lanes of traffic open in each direction through Sept. 22
• Shepard Rd. beneath I-35E will be a single lane in each direction through Sept. 22
• Visit the I-35E Bridges project page for more details

I-35E in Vadnais Heights

• Crews will continue to work, away from traffic, on the noise walls and on the overhead MnPASS signs and toll readers. Intermittent lane closures may be required on I-35E between Hwy 96 and Co Rd J through summer 2017.
• WB Hwy 96 between Centerville Rd and White Bear Pkwy will be reduced to a single lane through the end of August
• Visit the I-35E Vadnais Heights project page for more details

Hwy 10 at I-35W in Arden Hills

• The ramp from westbound Hwy 10 to northbound I-35W is closed through late-August. 
• Detour: West on I-694 to reach NB I-35W
• Visit the Co Rd H at I-35W project page for more details

I-35W and Co Rd I in Arden Hills, Shoreview

• The ramp from NB I-35W to Co Rd I is closed through early-September
• Detour: Co Rd 10/Mounds View Blvd. to Co Rd I
• The loop from Co Rd I to NB I-35W is closed permanently
• Detour: Rice Creek Pkwy to Co Rd J/85th Ave. NE to Airport Road to EB Hwy 10 to NB I-35W
• Visit the Ramsey County Project Website

86th St. bridge over I-35W in bloomington

• The 86th St. bridge over I-35W is closed through October
• Detour: Penn Ave. and Lyndale Ave. and 82nd and 90th Streets
• Visit the I-35W and 86th St. bridge project page for more details

Hwy 51/Snelling Ave. St. Paul to Roseville

• Hwy 51/Snelling Ave is one lane in each direction between Como Ave and Hwy 36 through October
• Visit the Hwy 51/Snelling Ave. project page for more details

Co Rd 42 at Hwy 52 in Rosemount

• Hwy 52 between the ramps at Co Rd 42 is closed until fall to reconstruct the bridges over Co Rd 42.
• Traffic on Hwy 52 will be maintained using the ramps at Co Rd 42 as bypasses. Right turns to/from Co Road 42 will be allowed. No left turns will be permitted.
• Visit the Dakota County Co Rd 42 at Hwy 52 project page for more details 

Hwy 95 at St. Croix Crossing

• Both northbound and southbound lanes of Hwy 95 are reduced to one lane under the bridge through early-June
• Visit the St. Croix Crossing project page for more details

I-694 Little Canada to Arden Hills

• Eastbound I-694 is restricted to two lanes separated by a concrete median barrier between Hwy 10 and I-35E. The inside lane carries through traffic and must continue east on I-694. The outside lane allows local ramp access and must continue south on I-35E. This will last through November.
• Westbound I-694 is reduced to two lanes through October.
• The ramps between EB I-694 and Lexington Ave. will be closed through early-July. And the ramp from Rice St to westbound I-694 is now closed for the duration of project work
• Visit the Enhance 694 project page for more details 

More about Metro area weekend traffic impacts

Visit: mndot.gov/weekendtrafficimpacts

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org.

MnDOT  •  mndot.gov