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Road Construction in the Twin Cities This Week

What roads should you avoid this holiday week? We have the breakdown by Twin Cities region: northwest, north, east, central, south and west.

Here is a list of some of current road construction projects, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Hennepin County and Dakota County.

Northwest

Monticello/St. Michael

  • I-94 in both directions: Nighttime construction work: Between MN 25 (Monticello) and MN 241 (St. Michael). Night time construction work is in progress. The road is being repaved. A lane is closed. Width limit 11 feet. From 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. on weekends, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until Aug. 22. Nighttime work—concrete pavement rehab—I-94 from 0.9 mi. E. of CSAH 18 to Crow River Bridge, June 3 to Aug. 17, 2013, lane closures from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday through Thursday nights.

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Maple Grove/Plymouth

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  • US 169 in both directions: Road reconstruction: Between Highway 55 (Plymouth) and Exit 138: 77th Avenue North (Maple Grove). The road is being reconstructed. Until August 29. Project involves pavement removal and replacement.

  • North

    New Hope

    Brooklyn Center

    Arden Hills/Brooklyn Center

    • I-694 in both directions: Major road construction: Between Highway 100 (Brooklyn Center) and I-35W (Arden Hills). Major road construction work is in progress. Width limit 11 feet. Single lane nightly between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. and two lanes daily between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. until September 27.

    Arden Hills/Shoreview

    • I-694 in both directions: Long-term road construction: Between 35W (Arden Hills) and Exit 104C: Victoria Street (Shoreview). Look out for long-term road construction work until November 15. Width limit 10 feet. There will be ramp closures and non-peak lane closures.

    Pine Springs

    • MN 36: Road construction: At Hilton Trail (Pine Springs). Follow the detour signs. There is a width limit in effect. See map for detour(s). Width limit 12 feet. Southbound Hilton Trail to eastbound Highway 36 is closed. Detour is westbound 36 to southbound 694, follow both loops to eastbound 36 until November 15.

    Central

    St. Paul

    • I-35E in both directions: Bridge construction: Between Exit 107C: University Avenue and Exit 109: Maryland Avenue (St. Paul). Bridge construction work is in progress until Dec. 31, 2015. The Cayuga Project includes multiple construction sites.

  • US 52 in both directions: Bridge construction: At 94; MN 803A (St. Paul). Bridge construction work is in progress until Sept. 15, 2014. No vehicle or vehicle combinations over 35 feet are allowed to use the Lafayette Bridge north of Plato Blvd until the crossover is removed (Early 2014).

  • Minneapolis

    Minneapolis/Bloomington

    • 494: Major road construction: Between Exit 1B: 34th Avenue South (Minneapolis) and Highway 100 (Bloomington). Major road construction work is in progress until September 30. The Xerxes Avenue Bridge spanning 494 is now open.

    East

    Oak Park Heights

    • MN 36: Bridge construction: The St. Croix Crossing is being built connecting Oak Park Heights, MN, and St. Joseph, WI. Look out for a new road construction layout until Sept. 16, 2016.

    Lakeland

    South

    Rosemount

    • Minnesota 3 in both directions: Center lane closed: Between Dakota County Road 41 and Biscayne Avenue West (Rosemount), the center lane is closed. Work on underground services is in progress until August 30. Traffic will shift to west side of Minnesota 3 until July 19, then shift to the east side until August 30.

    Lakeville

    • County Road 9: This project is the reconstruction of County Road 9 (Dodd Boulevard) from 183rd Street to 500 feet east of Hayes Avenue in Lakeville. County Road 9 will become a four-lane divided roadway with a roundabout intersection at County Road 9 and Highview Avenue. The project also includes the reconstruction of Highview Avenue from approximately 1,100 feet south of County Road 9 to 175th Street. The project is expected to be completed in late September 2013.

    Burnsville/Eagan

    Burnsville

    Northfield/Faribault

    • MN 3 in both directions: Roadway reduced to one lane: Between Minnesota 21 (Faribault) and Minnesota 246 (Northfield). The roadway is reduced to one lane due to repaving. A pilot car is in operation. Width limit 11 feet until July 19.

    West

    Edina/St. Louis Park

    • US 169 in both directions: Roadway reduced to one lane: Between Exit 105BC (Edina) and Exit 128B: Cedar Lake Road (St. Louis Park). The roadway is reduced to one lane. Bridge construction work is in progress. Look out for construction work. Width limit 11 feet until July 15. The roadway will be reduced to one lane in both directions for the duration of the project.



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