St. Paul I-35E shutdown tops Twin Cities weekend road woes
Expect more north-south pain for drivers trying to get through St. Paul this weekend. Interstate 35E is closing again between Interstate 94 and Shepard Road.
It's the biggest road construction hassle this weekend. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has a complete list posted on its website. Here's your guide to the basics.
I-35E, St. Paul
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Starting at 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, the highway will be closed between I-94 and Shepard Road. The Ayd Mill Road ramp to southbound I-35E and the ramp from northbound I-35E to Ayd Mill Road remain closed until late September. The Randolph Avenue bridge is also closed through late September.
I-94, Brooklyn Park
The northbound lanes of the Zane Avenue bridge spanning I-94 will be closed through Friday. From Friday through Oct. 5, the southbound lanes of the Zane Avenue bridge will close. Traffic will be a single lane in each direction on the northbound side of the bridge.
I-94 from St. Paul to Maplewood
Starting at 7 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, westbound I-94 will be reduced to one lane between Mounds Boulevard and Century Avenue. Several ramps will also close through late fall: westbound I-94 to McKnight Road; westbound I-94 to U.S. Highway 61; McKnight Road to westbound I-94; and Hudson Road to westbound I-94.
Greater Minnesota
Traveling across Minnesota outside the Twin Cities? Check out MnDOT's statewide road construction map.