Overnight closure of Interstate 35W at the Interstate 494 interchange in Bloomington/Richfield begins April 15

ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Starting at 9 p.m. Monday, Apr. 15 through 5 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 16, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will close Interstate 35W overnight in both directions at the I-35W/I-494 interchange in Bloomington/Richfield. This closure is needed so crews can pour the concrete deck for a new turbine bridge that will carry traffic from northbound I-35W to westbound I-494.
During this closure, motorists traveling southbound on I-35W can use westbound I-494 to Penn Avenue to eastbound I-494 to southbound I-35W as a detour. Motorists traveling northbound on I-35W can use eastbound I-494 to northbound Hwy 77 to westbound Hwy 62 as a detour.
The following lanes and ramps will also be closed between 9 p.m. Monday, Apr. 15 through 5 a.m. Tuesday, Apr. 16:

Southbound I-35W will be reduced to one lane between 66th Street and I-494 in Richfield
Northbound I-35W will be reduced to one lane between 90th Street and I-494 in Bloomington
The ramp from westbound I-494 to southbound I-35W will be closed
The ramp from southbound I-35W to eastbound I-494 will be closed
The ramp from 82nd St. to northbound I-35W will be closed
The ramp from eastbound I-494 to northbound I-35W will be closed
The ramp from northbound I-35W to westbound I-494 will be closed

All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change. The Minnesota Department of Transportation urges motorists to always be attentive, drive with caution, and slow down in work zones where workers are present.

For more information, visit the project webpage at mndot.gov/metro/projects/i494edina-richfield

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit www.511mn.org.

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