Get ready for lane closures, detours this weekend

Construction season continues to ramp up this weekend with lane closures and detours in place across the metro area.

Southbound Interstate 35E will be reduced to two lanes on Thursday at 6 a.m., and traffic will be shifted to the northbound side starting at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will also close the following ramps after midnight Friday:

• Southbound I-35E to eastbound Hwy. 36
• Eastbound Hwy. 36 to southbound I-35E
• Westbound Hwy. 36 to southbound I-35E
• Southbound I-35E to Roselawn Avenue
• Roselawn Avenue to southbound I-35E

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Hwy. 36 will close between Roseville and Maplewood starting at 9 p.m. on Friday.

While Hwy. 36 is closed, drivers can follow detours on Interstate 35W, Interstate 694 and Hwy. 61.

Hwy. 36 is scheduled to reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday.

In St. Paul, eastbound Hwy. 5 between Hwy. 55 and Davern Street will close from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Thursday and Friday.

There are also scheduled lane and ramp closures on Interstate 494 in Plymouth.

Much of the construction work this weekend is planned as part of the I-35E MnPASS project, which will add an express lane between Little Canada Road and Maryland Avenue, and replace the Arlington Avenue, Wheelock Parkway and Larpenteur Avenue bridges.