Interstate Closures Planned for Twin Cities This Weekend
Motorists should anticipate significant delays this weekend asโ sections of โฃwestbound Interstate 94 and southbound Interstate 35E in โขSt.โฃ Paul will be closed for maintenance. The closures begin at 10 p.m. on Friday andโข will remain in effect until 5 a.m. on Monday.
The westbound I-94 closure will span the stretch betweenโ John Ireland-35E and John Ireland Blvd., while southbound I-35E willโข be closed between University โฃAve. and โ10th โSt.Traffic on westboundโค I-94 willโฃ be detoured โviaโข northbound I-35E to westbound minnesotaโ Highway 36, โthen southbound Minnesota highway 280. Southbound โI-35E traffic will be directed eastboundโข on I-94 to southbound โขU.S. Highway 52, then westbound I-494. These closures coordinate with ongoing โฃmaintenance on the I-94 Dartmouth โขbridge in Minneapolis, where the Marion St.bridge over โI-94 is expected to reopen to trafficโค on Friday.
Looking ahead, the Minnesota Department of Transportationโค (MnDOT) will begin replacing the John Ireland โBlvd. bridge over I-94 on October 6. This is part of a larger initiative encompassing nine bridge โคprojects in St. Paul scheduled for completion through fall 2026. The new John Ireland Blvd.bridge design will include sidewalk, biking, and โaccessibility improvements, and โthe project will โฃoccurโ following the Twin Cities Marathon.
Additionally, MnDOT will conduct overnight cleaning and repairs in the โฃI-94 Lowry Hill Tunnel in Minneapolis โขnext week. Both directions of โI-94 throughโข the tunnel will be closed โคfrom 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.โ on Monday โandโข Tuesday between Groveland ave. and Minnesotaโข Highway 55. Associated ramp closures include those from northbound I-35W to westbound โขI-94, U.S. Highwayโ 55/Hiawatha ave. to eastbound I-94, โขandโข eastbound I-394 to eastbound I-94.
For more โขinformation, visit the MnDOT website at https://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i94minneapolis/ โขor check 511MN.org โคat https://511mn.org/@-96.66821,46.92432,6?show=metroTrafficMap,roadReports,weatherWarningsAreaEvents,stationsAlert,otherStateInfo.