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

A portion of the Blue Line will be down from Friday night to Sunday morning. Buses will fill in.

September 27, 2019 at 2:57AM
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will resurface the eastbound lanes of I-94 through St. Paul's Midway area from Friday night to Monday morning.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will resurface the eastbound lanes of I-94 through St. Paul’s Midway area from Friday night to Monday morning. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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:

Minneapolis

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.

3. Hennepin Avenue and 8th Street: Hennepin Avenue is single lane in each direction between 7th and 12th streets; 8th Street is closed from LaSalle Avenue to 2nd Avenue S. and Portland to Park avenues.

St. Paul

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.

East metro

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

North metro

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.

9. Bottineau Blvd./County Road 81 in Brooklyn Park: Closed between 71st Avenue N. and Brooklyn Boulevard.

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.

South metro

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.

15. Rockford Road in Plymouth: Bridge over I-494 closed.

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

Tim Harlow • 612-673-7768

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather. 

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