Traffic impacts
Learn more about this project, including project staging, and how to move through the project area, including how to do the zipper merge.
What's new this week?
Details about new closures this week will be posted when available.
Lane closures
9 p.m. Thu, Jan. 28 through 5 a.m. Fri, Jan. 29
- I-35W is reduced to one lane in both directions between 46th St. and Lake St.
Ramp closures
9 p.m. Thu, Jan. 28 through 5 a.m. Fri, Jan. 29
- The ramp from 46th St. to NB I-35W is closed
Bridges by location
- Closed June 15, 2018 through fall 2021
- Pedestrian Detour: 5th Ave. to 28th St. to 3rd Ave. (PDF)
Ramps by location
Some of the ramp closures listed below are multi-year closures. This is needed to allow motorists to safely travel through the project area during the reconstruction of I-35W. The number of lanes will be reduced and shifted at various times which makes ramp access to/from I-35W difficult for vehicles.
Access into downtown from NB I-35W is one northbound lane to allow for ongoing construction in the area. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes or use transit to travel in/out of downtown.
Access into downtown from NB I-35W is one northbound lane to allow for ongoing construction in the area. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes or use transit to travel in/out of downtown.
From Downtown: 12th St. to SB I-35W – CLOSED
- June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
Access out of downtown to SB I-35W is one southbound lane to allow for ongoing construction in the area. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes or use transit to travel in/out of downtown.
- Closed June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
Closed May 18, 2018 through fall 2021
- Detour: WB I-694, WB Hwy 62, NB Hwy 100, EB I-394 (PDF)
- This ramp is being fully reconstructed. Once complete, motorists will no longer merge on the right side of WB I-94; instead, motorists will merge on the left side and will have a dedicated lane through the Lowry Tunnel, helping to reduce congestion. The Lyndale Ave./Hennepin Ave. exit will still be accessible from WB I-94.
- Prior to the reconstruction of the ramp, there are additional construction activities in the I-35W/I-94 junction that need to happen and have been in full swing since mid-June 2018. Highway lanes will be reduced and shifted at various times and construction of the new ramp piers would not allow traffic to be safely switched around.
NB I-35W to 31st St. ramp – CLOSED
- Closed 6 a.m. Fri, Dec. 6 through fall 2021
31st St. to SB I-35W ramp – CLOSED
- Closed June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
- Detour: Nicollet Ave. to 46th St. (PDF)
35th St. to NB I-35W ramp – CLOSED
- Closed June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
NB I-35W to 36th St. ramp – CLOSED
- 10 p.m. Tue, June 23 through September 2021
- Detour: NB I-35W to 46th St. exit to Park Ave.
36th St. to SB I-35W ramp – CLOSED
- Closed March 2, 2018 through fall 2021
- Detour: Portland Ave. to 46th St. (PDF)
- The number of southbound lanes will be reduced and shifted at various times while crews work for the three years after the 38th St. bridge reopens. This will make it difficult for vehicles entering from 36th St. to safely merge onto SB I-35W.
46th St. to NB I-35W ramp – CLOSED
- 9 p.m. Thu, Jan. 28 through 5 a.m. Fri, Jan. 29
Highway work by location
NB I-35W is reduced to three lanes through fall 2021
- MnPASS Express Lanes remain open
SB I-35W between 46th St. and Lake St. – REDUCED TO ONE LANE
- 9 p.m. Thu, Jan. 28 through 5 a.m. Fri, Jan. 29
SB I-35W is reduced to three lanes through fall 2021
NB I-35W between 46th St. and Lake St. – REDUCED TO ONE LANE
- 9 p.m. Thu, Jan. 28 through 5 a.m. Fri, Jan. 29
Local road work by location
WB Lake St. between 1st Ave. S and Blaisdell Ave. – Lane closure
- Mon, Jan. 18 through Fri, Jan. 29 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily
EB Lake St. between 5th Ave. S and I-35W – Lane closure
- Mon, Jan. 4 through Fri, Jan. 29 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily
Lake St. is undergoing reconstruction through September 2021. For more information, including summary of work, schedule and staging, visit the Lake St. reconstruction website.
31st St. has reduced lanes between Stevens Ave. and 2nd Ave.
- Reduced lanes through fall 2021
Stevens Ave. between the Midtown Greenway and Lake St. – CLOSED
- Closed Oct. 22, 2018 through September 2021