Metro area weekend traffic impacts map: April 27-29

Please make sure to plan ahead and know your route before your travels this weekend and slow down in work zones.

If you are heading out of town, you can view the Statewide Traffic Impacts Map to see new and existing traffic impacts on greater Minnesota state highways. You also can visit 511mn.org for real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota at any given time.

New this weekend

These traffic impacts are new as of this weekend.

I-35 North Metro Split from Lino Lakes to Forest Lake

• Beginning Fri, April 27, NB I-35 will be reduced to two lanes between Hwy 97 and Hwy 8 through early August. 
• Note: Ramps at Hwy 97 and Broadway Ave. will remain open and SB I-35 will remain open to three lanes.

Visit the I-35 North Metro Split project page for more details.

35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown in Minneapolis

• Beginning 7 p.m. Fri, April 27 to 5 a.m. Mon, April 30, Park Ave. will be closed from Lake St. to 14th St.

Visit the 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project page for more details.

Hwy 50 in Farmington

• Beginning 8 p.m. Fri, April 27 to 5 a.m. Mon, April 30, Hwy 50 will be closed between Hwy 3 in Farmington and Hwy 52 in Hampton

Visit the Hwy 50 in Farmington project page for more details.

Hwy 95 in Stillwater

• As of Thu, April 26, Hwy 95 will have single lane traffic on weekdays controlled by flaggers between Hwy 36 and Nelson St. in Stillwater from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through early May

Visit the Hwy 95 in Stillwater project page for more details.

Hwy 169 in Champlin

• Hwy 169 will have temporary non-peak lane closures between Hwy 610 and East Hayden Lake Rd. in both directions through early May

Visit the Hwy 169 in Champlin project page for more details.

Upcoming

These traffic impacts will begin early next week.

35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown in Minneapolis

• Beginning 9 p.m. Mon, April 30 to 5 a.m. Tue, May 1, the following will be closed:
• Access to downtown from NB I-35W to 11th St/5th Ave. S/E. Grant St.
• Access out of downtown (from 12th St./4th Ave.) to SB I-35W
• SB I-35W between Hwy 62 and I-94 (will begin by 10 p.m.)
• The ramps from EB I-94 to SB I-35W and NB I-35W to WB I-94

Visit the 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project page for more details.

Hwy 47 in Minneapolis

• Beginning Mon, April 30, Hwy 47/University Ave. will be closed from Lowry Ave. in Minneapolis to 44th Ave. in Columbia Heights until mid-June

Visit the Hwy 47 in Minneapolis project page for more details.

Hwy 61 at 15th St. in Hastings

• Beginning Mon, April 30 through Fri, May 11, NB Hwy 61 will be reduced to a single lane daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hwy 169 in Belle Plaine, Jordan

• Beginning Mon, April 30, Hwy 169 will have lane and road closures in both directions with detours between Delaware Ave. and Hwy 19 through September.

Visit the Hwy 169 in Belle Plaine, Jordan project page for more details.

Existing and ongoing

These projects have already begun and continue to have traffic impacts. No new impacts related to these projects are beginning this weekend.

Hwy 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge

• The Hwy 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River between Stillwater, MN and Houlton, WI is closed to ALL traffic. It will reopen for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in June of 2019.
• Traffic has been transferred to the new St. Croix Crossing Bridge to the south in Oak Park Heights 

Visit the Stillwater Lift Bridge project page for more details

I-94 Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center

• The Whitney Pedestrian Bridge (connecting Loring Park to Walker Art Center/Sculpture Garden) is closed to walkers and bikers through early August
• The following ramps are closed through early June:
• EB I-394 to WB I-94
• Detour: NB Hwy 100 to EB Hwy 55 to NB Lyndale Ave. (PDF)
• NB Lyndale Ave to WB I-94
• Detour: Continue north on Lyndale to WB I-94 ramp (PDF)

Visit the I-94 Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center project page for more details.

Hwy 95/Manning Ave. Woodbury to Denmark Twshp

• Hwy 95 from Bailey Rd. to 70th St. will have periodic lane closures through May. 
• Note: You may also see daily shoulder closures and encounter flaggers in the work zone

Visit the Hwy 95 Safety Improvement Projects project page for more details

Hwy 149 High Bridge in St. Paul

• The Hwy 149 High Bridge is closed through December 2018
• Primary Detour: Annapolis St. to Robert St to Kellogg Blvd to West 7th St. to Smith Ave/Hwy 149 (PDF)

Visit the Hwy 149 High Bridge project page for more details.

More about Metro Area weekend traffic impacts

Visit: mndot.gov/weekendtrafficimpacts

This map is meant to be a helpful tool as you plan your weekend travel in the Twin Cities metro area. We welcome your feedback on how we can best deliver this information.

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MnDOT  •  mndot.gov