35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown

• Closed Wed, April 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Closed 10 p.m. Thu, April 25 through 2 a.m. Fri, April 26
• Detour: Franklin Ave. to Nicollet Ave. to 15th St.

• Closed June 15, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Pedestrian Detour: 5th Ave. to 28th St. to 3rd Ave

• Closed Nov. 8, 2018 through Mid-June 2019
  • Traffic Detour: Blaisdell Ave. to Lake St. to 4th Ave.
  • Pedestrian Detour: 1st Ave., 26th St., 5th Ave.
  • Bicycle Detour: 1st Ave., 26th St., 5th Ave.
  • Detour Map

• Closed Aug. 3, 2018 through fall 2020
  • Detour: Paved trail on the east side of MLK park, 42nd St, 2nd Ave.

• 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.
• Routes into downtown

Access from NB I-35W to 5th Ave. S – CLOSED

• Mon, April 22 through September 2019 for reconstruction
  • Detour: NB I-35W to 11th St./Grant St. (PDF)
• Routes into downtown

• Closed June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Detour map
  • Access out of downtown to SB I-35W is only open to buses; it will remain closed for all other vehicles for the duration of the project. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes or use transit to travel in/out of downtown. The long-term closure is needed to allow ongoing construction in the area and to maintain effective transit operations on the limited number of available lanes on southbound I-35W. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes or use transit to travel in/out of downtown.
  • Routes out of downtown

• Closed June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Detour: WB I-394 to SB Hwy 100 to EB Hwy 62

• Closed May 18, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Detour: WB I-694, WB Hwy 62, NB Hwy 100, EB I-394
  • 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 will be in full swing starting in 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.

5th Ave. ramp to NB I-35W – CLOSED

• Aug. 24, 2017 through fall 2021
  • Detour: Franklin Ave. to Cedar Ave. to Hwy 55

5th Ave. ramp to EB I-94 – OPEN

31st St. to SB I-35W ramp – CLOSED

• Closed June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Detour: Nicollet Ave. to 46th St.

NB I-35W to 31st St. ramp – OPEN

SB I-35W to 35th St. ramp – CLOSED

• Closed June 15, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Detour: Continue on I-35W and take the 46th St. exit to Nicollet Ave.

35th St. to NB I-35W ramp – CLOSED

• Closed June 8, 2018 through fall of 2021
  • Detour: Nicollet Ave. to E. Diamond Lake Rd.

NB I-35W to 36th St. ramp – OPEN

36th St. to SB I-35W ramp – CLOSED

• Closed March 2, 2018 through fall 2021
  • Detour: Portland Ave. to 46th St.
  • 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.

NB I-35W between Hwy 62 and I-94 – CLOSED

• 10 p.m. Fri, April 26 through 5 a.m. Mon, April 29
• Detour: Hwy 62 to Hwy 100 to I-394 to I-94 (PDF)

NB I-35W is reduced to three lanes through fall 2021

• MnPASS Express Lanes remain open

SB I-35W between I-94 and Hwy 62 – CLOSED

• 10 p.m. Fri, April 26 through 5 a.m. Mon, April 29
• Detour: I-94 to I-394 to Hwy 100 to Hwy 62 (PDF)

SB I-35W is reduced to two lanes through fall 2019

WB I-94 between I-35W and I-394 – CLOSED

• 10 p.m. Thu, May 2 through 5 a.m. Fri, May 3
  • Detour: I-35W to Hwy 62 to Hwy 100 to I-394

EB I-94 between I-394 and I-35W – CLOSED

• 10 p.m. Wed, April 24 through 5 a.m. Thu, April 25
• 10 p.m. Thu, April 25 through 5 a.m. Fri, April 26
• 10 p.m. Mon, April 29 through 5 a.m. Tue, April 30
  • Detour: I-394 to Hwy 100 to Hwy 62 to I-35W

2nd Ave. between Lake St. and 28th St. – CLOSED

• Closed April 8 through early May

2nd Ave. between 38th St. and 39th St. intersection - OPEN

2nd Ave. between 31st St. and 32nd St. – OPEN

4th Ave. between 18th St. and Franklin Ave. – CLOSED

• Closed Mon, April 15 through early May 2019

4th Ave. between 12th St. and 15th St. – CLOSED

• Closed May 1 through early June

4th Ave. between 22nd St. and 25th St. – CLOSED

• Closed June 18, 2018 through summer 2019

Clinton Ave. between 26th St. and 3rd Ave. – CLOSED

• Closed Sep. 17, 2018 through summer 2019

Lake St. between Blaisdell Ave. and 5th Ave. – OPEN

Lake St. between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave. – CLOSED

• Closed Tue, April 23 from 7 p.m. through 6 a.m. Wed, April 24

31st St. between 1st Ave. and 3rd Ave. – CLOSED

• Closed Mon, April 29 and Tue, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

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 summer 2019

Stevens Ave. between 31st St. and Lake St. – CLOSED

• Single southbound lane through summer 2019

Stevens Ave. between 31st St. and 34th St. – CLOSED

• Closed April 2 through Summer 2019

Stevens Ave. between 31st St. and 35th St. – CLOSED

• Closed Oct. 22, 2018 through summer 2019

Park Ave. between 31st St. and 14th St – OPEN

• All lanes of Park Ave. are open to all traffic. It will be striped back to two lanes with larger lanes for bicycles and parking in spring 2019.

Portland Ave. between 14th St. and Lake St. – OPEN

• All lanes of Portland Ave. are open to all traffic. It will be striped back to two lanes with larger lanes for bicycles and parking in spring 2019.

39th St. and Stevens Ave. intersection – OPEN

39th St. and 1st Ave. intersection – OPEN

39th St. and 3rd Ave. intersection – OPEN

Sidewalks are closed on the following roads:

• 4th Ave. between 22nd St. and 25th St.
• South side of Lake St. between Stevens Ave. and 2nd Ave. S
• South side of 31st St. between Stevens Ave. and 2nd Ave. S
• Midtown Greenway between Nicollet Ave. and 5th Ave. closed Wed, May 1 from 6 a.m. to noon
• Midtown Greenway between Nicollet Ave. and 5th Ave. closed Fri, May 3, Mon, May 6 and Tue, May 7 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• WB Bicycle and Pedestrian Detour: NB 5th Ave. to WB 26th St. and SB Nicollet Ave. to the Midtown Greenway entrance
• EB Bicycle and Pedestrian Detour: NB Nicollet Ave. to EB 28th St. to NB 1st Ave. to EB 26th St. and SB 5th Ave.