Highway 62, I-694 closures top Twin Cities weekend road woes

This weekend's traffic impacts.
This weekend's traffic impacts. Click here to view a larger version of this map.
Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation

Now that winter is over — well, soon, we hope — it's time for the start of a new season: construction.

Major closures are scheduled throughout the metro this weekend. Here's what you need to know before you hit the road.

Minnesota Highway 62 and the France Avenue Bridge in Edina

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Minnesota Highway 62 will be closed in both directions between Interstate 35W and Minnesota Highway 100 beginning at 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.

Also starting at 10 p.m. Friday, the ramps to and from eastbound Highway 62 and France Avenue will close until mid-June. The westbound ramps will close until mid-July.

Meanwhile, France Avenue will be closed in both directions between 62nd Street and 66th Street beginning at 8 p.m. Friday. That closure lasts until mid-July.

Interstate 694, between Little Canada and Shoreview

Interstate 694 will close in both directions between Interstate 35E and Victoria Street starting at 10 p.m. Friday. The closure will last through 5 a.m. Monday.

I-35W, Burnsville to Bloomington

Beginning at 9 p.m. 106th Street will be closed in both directions between Verdi Road and Lyndale Avenue until 5 a.m. Monday.