No holiday from road construction this weekend

While many people will be on the roads this weekend for holiday travel, road construction is not taking time off.

Road work continues on Hwy. 5, with closures in St. Paul near Fort Snelling and between Waconia and Victoria in the west metro.

Also in the St. Paul area, Hwy. 13 is closed between Mendota Heights and Lilydale, and there are several lane and ramp closures on Interstate Hwy. 35E in St. Paul and Little Canada. The Snelling Avenue bridge over Interstate Hwy. 94 remains closed.

In Plymouth, some lanes are closed on Interstate Hwy. 494.

If traveling through the state, delays and detours can be expected. Here is the list of affected areas from the Minnesota Department of Transportation:

Central Minnesota
I-94 between Rogers and St. Michael
Speeds are reduced and you can expect delays as lanes are shifted and narrowed.

Hwy 169 along the south shore of Lake Mille Lacs
Expect delays. Bypass lanes are in place.

West Central Minnesota
Hwy 12 between Atwater and Litchfield
Traffic will be detoured.

Hwy 12 between Kerkhoven and Pennock
Traffic will be detoured.

Northern Minnesota
Hwy 2 between Cass Lake and Ball Club
Expect delays and drive carefully as lanes shift and people holding flags may be directing traffic.

Hwy 2 (Bon Bridge) between Duluth and Superior
Eastbound traffic will be detoured.

Hwy 10 in Detroit Lakes
Expect delays as traffic will be single lane.

Hwy 23 between Duluth and Duquette
Traffic will be single lane and may be detoured.

Hwy 61 south of Grand Marais
Traffic will be single lane.

Hwy 70 east of I-35
Traffic will be detoured.

Southern Minnesota
I-35 between Owatonna and Albert Lea
Expect delays as traffic will be single lane.

Hwy 59 in Marshall
Traffic will be detoured.

I-90 between St. Charles and Eyota
Expect delays. Traffic will be single lane.

I-90 near Alden, Jackson and between Adrian and Rushmore
Speeds are reduced in the area. Traffic will travel on two lanes and will use crossovers, but some ramps in the area will be closed.