Multiple ramps to close in downtown St. Paul Wednesday night
Starting Wednesday night, multiple closures will take place in St. Paul as construction continues. Credit: Hanna Conway/KSTP
Starting Wednesday, August 17 at 10 p.m., drivers in the downtown St. Paul area will experience even more ramp closures as construction continues on I-94 and I-35E.
According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), the following ramps will close Wednesday night:
- Northbound Hwy 52 to westbound I-94 and northbound I-35E
- Detour to WB I-94: Southbound Hwy 52, eastbound I-494, northbound Hwy 61 to I-94
- Detour to NB I-35E: Southbound Hwy 52, eastbound I-494, northbound Hwy 61, westbound I-94, northbound Hwy 280, eastbound Hwy 36 to I-35E
- Westbound I-94 to northbound I-35E
- Detour: Westbound I-94, northbound Hwy 280, eastbound Hwy 36 to I-35E
- Mounds Blvd. to westbound I-94
- Detour: Mounds Blvd., westbound 7th St., northbound Jackson St, westbound 12th St. to I-94
MnDOT says the ramps should reopen by this weekend. MnDOT is also warning that there could be additional lane restrictions on I-94 between I-35E and Mounds Blvd. during that time. Drivers are urged to go slow through the work zone and to follow the posted detours.
For more information on I-94 and I-35E construction in St. Paul CLICK HERE.
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