Weekend Traffic Impacts for August 16-18

Minnesota Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 08/15/2019 04:22 PM CDT

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Metro - Let me know about major Metro area weekend traffic impacts

Metro area weekend traffic impacts map: August 16-18

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 Impact Map August 16-18

New this weekend

 These traffic impacts are new as of this weekend.

Hwy 10 in Arden Hills

  • All lanes of EB Hwy 10 between I-35W and Ramsey Co. Rd. 96. are open. 

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

Hwy 25 in Belle Plaine

  • Hwy 25 reduced to a single lane with flaggers from E. Forest St. to Co. Rd. 40 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri, Aug. 16.

I-35 North Metro Split

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

I-35W in Minneapolis

  • Beginning 8 p.m. Fri, Aug. 16, I-35W is reduced to a single lane in both directions between I-94 and Washington Ave. through 5 a.m. Mon, Aug. 19.
  • Beginning Mon, Aug. 19, SB 2nd Ave. is closed between 40th and 42nd St. through early November.

Visit the I-35W construction project page for more details.

Hwy 169 Bloomington Ferry Bridge

  • Beginning 7 a.m. Sun, Aug. 18, NB Hwy reduced to a single lane between Bloomington Ferry Bridge and Pioneer Tr. through 5 a.m. Mon, Aug. 19.

Hwy 169/41/78 Jackson Township to Louisville Township

  • Beginning Fri, Aug. 16, Hwy 169 access at 133rd St. and 145th St. will permanently close.
  • Beginning Fri, Aug. 16, Co. Rd. 78 in both directions is closed between Hwy 169 and Emery Way through late September.
  • Beginning Fri, Aug. 16, Co. Rd. 78 in both directions is open between Emery Way and Co. Rd. 69.

This is part of a Scott County project. Visit the Hwy 169/41/78 page for more details.

I-494 South St. Paul to Eagan

  • Beginning 9 p.m. Fri, Aug. 16 WB I-494 is reduced to a single lane and EB I-494 is reduced to two lanes between Hwy 52 and I-35E through 5 a.m. Mon, Aug. 19.
  • Beginning 7 p.m. Fri, Aug. 16, the following ramps are closed through 5 a.m. Mon, Aug. 19:
    • WB I-494 to Hwy 52
    • Hwy 3 to WB I-494
    • Dodd Rd. to WB I-494
      • Detour: EB Hwy 62
    • WB I-494 ramps to I-35E will be closed while crews are present
      • Detour: Pilot Knob Rd. to EB I-494
  • Beginning Thu, Aug. 15  the following ramps are closed through Fri, Sept. 27: 
    • EB I-494 to NB I-35E
    • SB I-35E to EB I-494
      • Detour: SB I-35E to Lone Oak Rd. to NB I-35E

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

Existing and ongoing

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

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 12 and County Road 101/Central Avenue in Wayzata

  • The Co. Rd. 101/Central Ave. Bridge over Hwy 12 is closed through fall 2019.
    • Detour: Co. Rd. 6, Vicksburg Ln. N, Gleason Lake Rd., and Wayzata Blvd.
  • The following ramps are closed through Fri, Oct. 25:
    • WB Hwy 12 to SB Co. Rd. 101
    • EB Hwy 12 to SB Co. Rd. 101

Visit the County Road 101/Central Ave. Bridge project page for more details.

Hwy 13 in Prior Lake

  • Hwy 13 in both directions is closed between Hwy 282 and Fairlawn Ave. through late August.
    • Detour: Marschall Rd. and Co. Rd. 42

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

35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown in Minneapolis

  • The access to downtown (11th St./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 three lanes between I-94 and 46th St. through fall 2021.
  • 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 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.
  • I-35 lane closures will continue between the I-35W/I-35E split and Hwy 97 through November.
  • Periodic lane closures on I-35 in both directions between Hwy 8 and the I-35W/I-35E split through November.
  • Periodic lane closures on I-35W/I-35E between I-35 and one mile south of the split through November.

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

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

I-35W Roseville to Lino Lakes

  • Rosegate beneath I-35W is closed through November.
  • I-35W in both directions is reduced to three lanes between the northern Hwy 10 interchange and Mounds View Blvd. through November.
  • I-35W in both directions is reduced to two lanes between Co. Rd. C and Mounds View Blvd. (Co. Rd. 10) 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 November 2021.
  • The ramp from Co. Rd. C to SB I-35W is closed through November.
  • The ramp from SB I-35W to Co. Rd. I is closed through November.
  • The ramp from SB I-35W to 95th Ave. is closed through Wed, Aug. 21.

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 62 and Hwy 212 in Eden Prairie and Edina

  • Watch for single lane closures in both directions of Hwy 62 during the day and overnight between I-494 and Hwy 100 through Sun, Sept. 1.

Visit the Hwy 62 project page for more details.

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:
    • 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.

Hwy 100 in Edina

  • Ramp from NB Hwy 100 to 50th St./Vernon Ave. S is closed through Fri, Aug. 30.
    • Detour: Excelsior Blvd.

Hwy 212/County Road 41 in Dahlgren Township

  • Co. Rd. 41 is closed at Hwy 212 through Mon, Aug. 19.
    • Note:There is no access to/from Co. Rd. 41 and Hwy 212
  • Hwy 212 in both directions is reduced to a single lane between Co. Rd. 36 and Co. Rd. 41 through mid-August.

Visit the Hwy 212 Interchange project page for more details

Hwy 212/County Road 44 in Chaska

  • WB Hwy 212 is reduced to a single lane between Engler Blvd. and Chaska Blvd. through Tue, Aug. 27.

This is part of a city of Chaska and Carver County project. Visit the Hwy 212 and County Road 44 project page for more details.

I-494 in Plymouth

  • The Rockford Rd. bridge is closed through late October. Follow the signed detour.

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

I-494 South St. Paul to Mendota Heights

  • The right lane of I-494 is closed at the Hwy 52 interchange from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly through late-August.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Visit the I-494 South St. Paul to Mendota Heights project page for more details.

Completed projects

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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