Weekend traffic: Closures on I-94 in St. Paul, I-494 in Mendota Heights

Drivers will have to contend with another weekend of freeway closures, including eastbound Interstate 94 in St. Paul's Midway area as the Minnesota Department of Transportation finishes a resurfacing project.

A closure of southbound I-35W between downtown Minneapolis and the Crosstown, lane reductions on I-94 in Maple Grove and Rogers, and 24-hour shutdown of the Lexington Avenue bridge over I-94 in St. Paul will challenge motorists.

Traffic-generating events include concerts Friday and Saturday night and a Sunday afternoon Wild hockey game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and a Minnesota United game Sunday at Allianz Field in St. Paul.

Blue Line trains won't run between the 46th Street Station in Minneapolis and Terminal 2 at the MSP Airport from 6:45 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Sunday. Buses will fill in.

A roundup of this weekend's bigger construction projects:

1. I-35W: Southbound closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday between I-94 and Crosstown Hwy. 62. Ramps from northbound I-35W to 3rd Street and Washington Avenue closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Lane reductions in both directions from 43rd Street to I-94. Ramps closed from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94 and from eastbound I-94 to southbound I-35W.

2. Hwy. 55: Ramp from westbound Hwy. 55 to 3rd Street and Washington Avenue closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

4. I-94: Eastbound closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday between Hwy. 280 and Western Avenue.

5. Lexington Parkway: Bridge over I-94 closed from 3 p.m. Saturday to 3 p.m. Sunday.

6. Hwy. 120/Century Avenue in Maplewood: Closed between 27th and 34th streets until Nov. 1.

7. I-35W from Roseville to Lino Lakes: Lane reductions in both directions between Hwy. 36 in Roseville and Sunset Avenue in Lino Lakes.

8. I-35W and I-35 in Columbus and Forest Lake: Lane closures in both directions on I-35 between the split and Hwy. 8. Southbound I-35 reduced to two lanes from Hwy. 97 to the I-35W/35E split, and I-35W and I-35E reduced to a single south of the split. Northbound I-35W reduced to a single lane approaching the split.

10. I-94 in Maple Grove and Rogers: Lane closures in both directions between Hwy. 241 and I-494 from 7 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday and resuming at 7 p.m. Sunday.

11. I-35W in Bloomington: Lane restrictions in both directions between 106th Street and Cliff Road.

12. I-494 in Mendota Heights: Westbound closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday between I-35E and Hwy. 5.

13. Hwy. 3 in Inver Grove Heights: Closed between 60th Street and County Road 26 until Nov. 1.

14. Hwy. 13 in Prior Lake: Closed between Panama Avenue and Franklin Trail.

16. Flying Cloud Drive in Eden Prairie: Closed between Hwy. 101 and Spring Road.