News Release

Connection Construction Begins April 29; Links VA Hospital with Highway 55 (Hiawatha Ave.)

Roseville, Minn.— The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will begin construction of a roadway connecting the Veterans' Affairs (VA) Hospital to Highway 55 (Hiawatha Ave.) in MINNEAPOLIS on Monday, April 29.

The new roadway will connect the VA Hospital to Highway 55 just north of the
Highway 55/Highway 62 (Crosstown) intersection. Motorists traveling eastbound and westbound Highway 55 will have direct access to the VA as a result. Motorists may expect occasional shoulder closures and non-rush hour lane closures during construction. Crews also will install a temporary signal system at the new intersection.

Weather permitting, crews expect to have this project completed by June 1, 2002.

Mn/DOT urges motorists to drive with caution, reminding them to SLOW DOWN in the work zone and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. Please join us in a safety partnership.

For updated traffic information in the Twin Cities metro area, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo. For updated construction information in the Twin Cities metro area, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/construction.

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Metro Division
1500 County Road B2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Office Tel: 612/582-1000