Interstate 494 closure slated for this weekend in Bloomington-Richfield area
Both directions of Interstate 494 between Minnesota highways 100 and 77 will be closed Friday, May 30, through Monday morning, June 2, for bridge work, state transportation officials said.
Before the freeway is shut down at 10 p.m. Friday, all ramps along the route will close at 8 p.m. The freeway will open again at 5 a.m. Monday.
The closure is due to construction of a pedestrian bridge over I-494 near Chicago Avenue and the removal of the Portland Avenue bridge for reconstruction, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Motorists will be directed to Minnesota 62 via 100 and 77 as a detour.
For more information about this project or to sign up for email updates, visit the project website: mndot.gov/metro/projects/i494edina-richfield.
For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 511mn.org.
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