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Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
I-494, I-35W closing for construction this weekend
The Brief Interstate 494 and Interstate 35W will be closed Friday, June 27 through Monday morning, June 30. Eastbound I-494 will be closed between Highway 100 and I-35W, and westbound I-494 will be closed between Highway 77 and Highway 100. I-35W will be closed in both directions between I-494 and Highway 62. (FOX 9) - Interstate 494 and Interstate 35W will be closed this weekend as construction continues in the area. The closure is set to start at 10 p.m. Friday, June 27, and will go until 5 a.m. Monday, June 30. What we know The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says that eastbound I-494 will be closed between Highway 100 and I-35W. The detour for this closure is taking northbound Highway 100 to eastbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 77 to eastbound I-494. Here's the map of the detour: Westbound I-494 will close between Highway 77 and Highway 100. The detour will take you from northbound Highway 77 to westbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 100 to westbound I-494. Here's the map of the detour: Dig deeper MnDOT says that I-35W will be closed in both directions between I-494 and Highway 62. There are two detours for this closure, for northbound and southbound I-35W. Northbound I-35W detour Take this detour if you are traveling on northbound I-35W: Take eastbound I-494 to northbound Highway 77 to westbound Highway 62 to northbound I-35W. Here is the map for that detour: Southbound I-35W detour Take this detour if you are traveling on southbound I-35W: Take eastbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 77 to southbound I-35E to southbound I-35W. Here is the map for that detour: For more information on the construction in Edina, Bloomington and Richfield on I-494, click here. The Source Minnesota Department of Transportation information page.
CBS News
31-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Parts of Interstate 494 will be closed from Friday to Monday, MN DOT says
Section of I-494 in Bloomington closed for weekend road work Section of I-494 in Bloomington closed for weekend road work Section of I-494 in Bloomington closed for weekend road work If there's one thing Minnesotans can count on seeing, its orange cones lining the streets as soon as snow clears. "It's a constant struggle," said Minneapolis resident Lindsey Fine. Bloomington resident Nicholas Severson echoed Fine's frustration saying, "I was disappointed, at the same time we live in Minnesota." Though frustrations may continue to rise as one of the state's busiest throughfares is offline for upgrades: Interstate 494. Kent Barnard with the Minnesota Department of Transportation says well over 100,000 drivers use the road every day. Hence, the reason for construction. It's time for some much-needed TLC. Barnard says construction aims to create "smoother road surface and improve accessibility for people out there driving improve traffic flow." Aesthetics aside, some repairs are crucial. Including, replacing bridges. That's why both directions of Interstate 494 are shut down between Highways 100 and 77 near Richfield from Friday night to Monday morning. Drivers like Fine are in the crosshairs, trying to maneuver through. "These are major roads that we need to use to get to where we are going, and we can't," said Fine. Detours will be marked but if you're travelling westbound in I-494 you can use northbound Highway 77 to westbound Highway 62. Drivers travelling eastbound on I-494 can hop on northbound Highway 100 to eastbound Highway 62. "That congestion is already terrible, and I feel bad for the people who will deal with that," said Severson. If you have plans to travel out of state this weekend, know that airport access will also be impacted. The highway will re-open Monday at 5 a.m.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Next weekend to bring major closures on I-494, Hwy. 100 in Twin Cities
There will be two major closures on busy Twin Cities roads next weekend, with drivers advised to plan ahead. Stretches of I-494 in Inver Grove Heights and Hwy. 100 in Edina will be closed in both directions over the weekend to allow for bridge demolition and ramp reconstruction work. The I-494 closure had been planned for this weekend, but it was announced by MnDOT it had been postponed to May 16-19. Here's what you need to know about the two closures: The closure of I-494 in both directions is now "tentatively scheduled" to start at 10 p.m. on Friday, May 16, until 5 a.m. on Monday, May 19. The closure will be in place between Blaine Avenue and Babcock Trail, including all Highway 52 ramps to I-494, to allow for redecking work on the southbound Highway 52 bridge and ramps. Prior to the weekend closure, ramps from westbound I-494 to southbound Hwy. 52 and from southbound Hwy. 52 to eastbound I-494 will close from 5 a.m. Thursday, and it will last through 6 p.m. Monday. The work continues after May 19, with the ramps from westbound I-494 to southbound Hwy. 52 and southbound Hwy. 52 to eastbound I-494 close through July 22. As part of extensive work on the $28.2 million removal and replacement of the Vernon Avenue bridges over Hwy. 100 and the Canadian Pacific railroad, Hwy. 100 will close between Excelsior Boulevard and Hwy. 62 from 10 p.m. on Friday, May 16, until 5 a.m. Monday, May 19. During the closure, access to northbound Hwy. 100 will not be available via West 50th Street, but access to southbound Hwy. 100 will still be open via Eden Avenue on the west side of Hwy. 100. Prior to this, the Hwy. 100 northbound on-ramp at Grange Road will be closed beginning Wednesday, May 14, and remain closed until further notice. "The project is really ramping up with the removal of these two bridges, and we thank the community for their patience with the project detours, changes to traffic operations, dust and noise,' said City of Edina engineering director Chad Millner.
