Weekend Traffic Impacts for June 21-23

Minnesota Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 06/20/2019 03:49 PM CDT

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Metro area weekend traffic impacts: June 21-23

This map provides an illustrative guide to new and existing traffic impacts set to occur throughout the Twin Cities during the upcoming weekend. You can find additional details about the traffic impacts below, or by visiting: mndot.gov/weekendtrafficimpacts.

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.

There are several options for you to plan ahead and know your route as you travel through the Twin Cities Metro Area.

MnDOT Metro: Weekend Traffic Impacts Map June 21-23

New this weekend

These traffic impacts are new as of this weekend.

Hwy 12 in Wayzata

  • Beginning 6 a.m. Sat, June 22, both ramps from Hwy 12 to Carlson Pkwy. are closed through noon the same day.
    • Detour: I-494 to Carlson Pkwy.

Hwy 13 in Prior Lake

  • Hwy 13 in both directions is now open between Hwy 282 and Vergus Ave.

Visit the Hwy 13 Prior Lake project page for more details.

I-35W and 5th Street pedestrian bridge in Minneapolis

  • Beginning 10 p.m. Fri, June 21, I-35W in both directions is closed between I-94 and Hwy 280 through 5 a.m. Mon, June 24.
    • Crews will begin closing the exit and entrance ramps on I-35W beginning at 8 p.m. starting with the southbound ramps first then northbound ramps.
    • Detour from the south: I-94 to Hwy 280 to I-35W
    • Detour from the north: Hwy 280 to I-94 to I-35W
  • Beginning 9 a.m. Fri, June 21, the ramp from 4th St. to NB I-35W is closed through 1 p.m. the same day.

Visit the I-35W and 5th Street pedestrian bridge project page for more details.

County Road 54/W Freeway Drive in Columbus

  • Beginning Fri, June 21, the Co. Rd. 54/W Freeway Dr. Bridge over I-35W between 80th St. and Gander Dr. will reopen.

Hwy 55 Minneapolis to Rockford

  • Beginning 7 p.m. Fri, June 21, the intersection of WB Hwy 55 at Medicine Lake Dr. is closed through 5 a.m. Mon, June 24. Follow the signed detour.

Visit the Hwy 55 project page for more details.

Hwy 100 in Brooklyn Center

  • The ramp from SB Hwy 100 to Co. Rd. 152/Brooklyn Blvd. is closed through 9 a.m. Wed, July 3. Follow the signed detour.

Hwy 149/High Bridge (St. Paul to Mendota Heights)

  • Annapolis St. is now open to thru traffic between Smith Ave. and Cherokee Heights Blvd.

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

Hwy 244/Wildwood Road in Mahtomedi

  • Beginning 6 p.m. Thu, June 20, Hwy 244/Wildwood Rd. in both directions between Old Wildwood Rd. and Birchwood Rd. will reopen.

I-494 Inver Grove Heights and South St. Paul

  • The ramp from WB I-494 to 5th/7th Ave. is now open.

Visit the I-494 Inver Grove Heights project page for more details.

Metro Wide Noise Wall Repairs in Dakota and Hennepin Counties

  • The ramp from SB I-35W to 90th St. is closed through 11 p.m. Wed, July 3.

Visit the Metro Wide Noise Wall Repairs project page for more details.

Existing and ongoing

These projects have already begun and continue to have traffic impacts.

Hwy 3 Empire Township to Inver Grove Heights

  • Shoulder closures on Hwy 3 between 170th St. in Empire Township to Hwy 149 in Inver Grove Heights Sunday through Thursday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily until Fri, July 12.

Hwy 3 in Inver Grove Heights

  • Hwy 3 is closed between Amana Trail and 60th St. through November.

This is part of a Dakota County project. Visit the Dakota County project page for more details.

Hwy 10 in Arden Hills

  • EB Hwy 10 is reduced to a single lane between I-35W and Ramsey Co. Rd. 96 through early August.

Visit the Hwy 10 in Arden Hills project page for more details.

35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown in Minneapolis

  • The access to downtown (11th Ave./Grant St.) from NB I-35W is one northbound lane to allow for ongoing construction in the area. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes or use transit to travel in/out of downtown. The access out of downtown (from 12th St./4th Ave.) to SB I-35W is closed through fall 2021.
  • NB I-35W is reduced to three lanes between 46th St. and I-94 through fall 2021.
  • SB I-35W is reduced to two lanes between I-94 and 46th St. through June 2019.
  • The following ramps are closed through fall 2021:
    • EB I-94 to SB I-35W
    • NB I-35W to WB I-94
    • 5th Ave. to NB I-35W
    • 31st St. to SB I-35W
    • SB I-35W to 35th St.
    • 35th St. to NB I-35W
    • 36th St. to SB I-35W
  • There are several other local street closures and trail and sidewalk impacts.

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

I-35 Harris and Rush City

  • I-35 in both directions is reduced to a single lane between just north of the city of Harris and the Chisago/Pine County line through October.
  • SB I-35 ramps to/from Co. Rd. 1/Rush Lake Rd. are closed through late June.

Visit the I-35 Harris and Rush City project page for more details.

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

  • NB I-35W is reduced to a single lane between one mile south of the I-35W/I-35E split and I-35 through fall 2019.
  • Periodic lane closures on I-35 in both directions between Hwy 8 and the I-35W/I-35E split through summer 2019.
  • Periodic lane closures on I-35W/I-35E between I-35 and one mile south of the split through summer 2019.

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

I-35W and 5th Street pedestrian bridge in Minneapolis

  • West Side – 9th Ave. between 5th St. SE and 6th St. SE is closed through August.
  • 4th St. ramps to/from I-35W will have periodic closures through August.

Visit the I-35W and 5th Street pedestrian bridge project page for more details.

I-35W Minnesota River Bridge - Burnsville to Bloomington

  • I-35W will have alternating lane closures in both directions between Cliff Rd. in Burnsville and 106th St. in Bloomington from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily through fall 2019.
  • 106th St. in both directions is reduced to a single-lane between Verdi Rd. and Lyndale Ave. S through fall 2019.
  • SB I-35W is reduced to three lanes between 106th St. and Cliff Rd. through summer 2021.
  • The following ramps are closed:
    • To/from NB I-35W and Black Dog Rd. are closed through fall 2019
    • NB I-35W to 106th St. is closed through fall 2019
    • 106th St. to SB I-35W is closed through summer 2021

Visit the I-35W Minnesota River Bridge project page for more details.

I-35W Roseville to Lino Lakes

  • SB I-35W is reduced to three lanes between the northern Hwy 10 interchange and Mounds View Blvd. through November.
  • SB I-35W is reduced to two lanes between Hwy 96 and Co. Rd. E2 through November.
  • NB I-35W is reduced to two lanes between Co. Rd. C and Mounds View Blvd. (Co. Rd. 10) through November.
  • NB I-35W is reduced to three lanes between Mounds View Blvd. and the northern Hwy 10 interchange through November.
  • Watch for periodic lane closures on I-35W in both directions between Hwy 36 in Roseville and Sunset Ave. in Lino Lakes through November. The closures may occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • The left turn lane from SB Snelling Ave. (Hwy 51) to Hamline Ave. in Arden Hills is closed through October.
  • The ramp from SB I-35W to Co. Rd. I is closed through November.

Visit the I-35W Roseville to Lino Lakes project page for more details.

Hwy 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge

  • The Hwy 36 Stillwater Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River is closed to all traffic. It will reopen for pedestrian and bicycle traffic in late fall 2019.

Visit the Stillwater Lift Bridge project page for more details.

Hwy 55 in Minneapolis

  • The ramp from Hwy 55 to East Lake St. is closed through 3 p.m. Wed, July 31.

Hwy 55 Minneapolis to Rockford

  • Watch for short-term lane and shoulder closures through late June.

Visit the Hwy 55 project page for more details.

Hwy 62 and France Avenue Bridge in Edina

  • France Ave. is closed in both directions between 62nd St. and France Ave. Bridge through mid-July.

    • Detour to NB France Ave. from Hwy 62: Xerxes Ave. to 60th St.

    • Detour to SB France Ave. from EB Hwy 62: Valley View Rd. to France Ave.

    • Detour to SB France Ave. from WB Hwy 62: Xerxes Ave. to 66th St. to France Ave.

  • The ramps to/from WB Hwy 62 and France Ave. are closed through mid-July.

Visit the Hwy 62 and France Avenue Bridge project page for more details.

Hwy 65 Ham Lake and East Bethel

Visit the Hwy 65 RCI project page for more details.

Hwy 77 in Eagan

  • EB Cliff Rd. is closed and detoured between the Hwy 77 ramps through late July.
    • Motorists should follow the detour using SB Hwy 77 and I-35E.

I-94 Oakdale and Woodbury

  • WB Tamarack Rd. is reduced to a single lane between Weir Dr. and Bielenberg Dr. through September.
  • EB 10th St. is reduced to a single lane between Hallmark Ave. and Helmo Ave. through September.
  • The following ramps are closed through September 2019:
    • Tamarack Rd. entrance ramp to SB I-494
    • NB I-494 exit ramp to Tamarack Rd.
    • Ramp from 10th St. to NB I-694
      • Please note: These ramps listed above are closed to local traffic to accommodate the I-94/I-494/I-694 interchange detours
  • The following ramps are closed through September:

Visit the I-94 East Metro Interchange project page for more details.

Hwy 95/Manning Avenue Cottage Grove to Denmark Township

  • Hwy 95 in both directions is closed between 70th St./Co. Rd. 22 and Hwy 61 through late August.
  • Watch for periodic lane closures on Hwy 95 in both directions between 70th St. and just north of 110th St. through September.

Visit the Hwy 95/Manning Ave. Safety Improvements project page for more details.

I-494 Inver Grove Heights and South St. Paul

  • WB I-494 is reduced to two lanes between Bailey Rd. and Hwy 61 through late-summer 2019.
  • WB I-494 is reduced to three lanes between Hwy 61 and 7th Ave. through late-summer 2019.
  • EB I-494 is reduced to two lanes between 7th Ave. and Hwy 61 through early August.
  • Concord St. is open to two lanes in each direction between Richmond St. and Villaume Ave., turn lanes remain closed, through summer 2019.
  • The ramps to/from WB I-494 and Concord St. are closed through summer 2019.
  • The following ramps are closed through mid-August:
    • 5th/7th Ave. to EB I-494
    • Concord St. to EB I-494

Visit the I-494 Inver Grove Heights project page for more details.

I-494 in Plymouth

  • The following ramps are closed through late June:
    • Ramp from SB I-494 to Rockford Rd.
    • Ramp from Rockford Rd. to NB I-494

This is part of a city of Plymouth project. Visit the City of Plymouth project page for more details.

Metro Wide Noise Wall Repairs in Dakota and Hennepin Counties

  • NB Humboldt Ave. is closed between 86th St. and 84th St. in Bloomington through Fri, July 5.

Visit the Metro Wide Noise Wall Repairs project page for more details.

Completed projects

More about Metro Area weekend traffic impacts

Visit: mndot.gov/weekendtrafficimpacts

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