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Another weekend, another closure on Interstate 35W in the Twin Cities.

Here's a look at what's on tap for the traffic headaches this weekend:

Southbound I-35W is closing between Fourth Street in Minneapolis and County Road C in Roseville from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. 

Motorists are advised to detour on Interstate 694, Minnesota Highway 100 and Interstate 94. 

Beginning at 6 a.m. Sunday, traffic on northbound U.S. Highway 169 will switch to a single lane on the new northbound Elm Creek Bridge and roadway between Hayden Lake Road and the Mississippi River through late August. 

Southbound Highway 169 traffic will remain a single lane on the highway through late August. 

Minnesota Highway 7, Minnetonka to St. Louis Park

From 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, Minnesota Highway 7 will be reduced to a single lane in both directions between the Hopkins Crossroads and Interstate 494. 

Meanwhile, the ramp from northbound I-494 to eastbound Highway 7 will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday to 12:01 a.m. Sunday. 

Starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Interstate 35E will be down to a single lane in both directions between County Road 42 and County Road 11 through 5:30 a.m. Monday. 

Headed outside the metro? Check the greater Minnesota traffic map before you go:

https://twitter.com/MnDOTnews/status/1030444566321811456

Nancy Yang

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