Highway 5 closes this week, lane closures begin on I-35 and I-94
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It’s going to be a busy week for construction crews, with a number of projects starting up this spring.
Highway 5 is closing near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this week until the middle of summer. The shutdown begins at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8 along Highway 5 eastbound between Interstate 494 in Minneapolis and Davern Street in St. Paul. A number of ramps will close during the same time frame, including:
- Westbound Hwy 55/62 to eastbound Hwy 5
- Eastbound Hwy 55/62 to eastbound Hwy 5
- Eastbound Hwy 5 to Edgcumbe Road
- Eastbound Hwy 5 to Norfolk Avenue
- Edgcumbe Road to westbound Hwy 5
If you need to travel between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud, you’re about to see a lot more construction barrels. Starting Monday, I-94 will be down to one lane between Highway 24 in Clearwater and Highway 25 in Monticello. Crews will work daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. until early May. Drivers will also encounter off-peak lane closures on I-94 from St. Michael to Maple Grove until early May.
North of the Twin Cities, I-35 will be reduced to one lane in both directions near Harris starting Monday morning. Crews will begin re-striping the roadway and shifting traffic to the southbound lanes, while they begin reconstructing the northbound side. The roadway will be down to one lane starting at 7 a.m. until the middle of summer.