News Release

Night-time Northbound Highway 13 Loop Closure Announced; Will Affect I-35E Lexington Bridge

(Roseville, Minn.) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close the loop from Highway 13 to northbound I-35E Lexington Bridge on Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. and will re-open by 12:01 a.m. May 16, 2002. This restriction is necessary for crews to place portable median barriers and re-stripe pavement markings on the loop and northbound I-35E.

Northbound I-35E at the Lexington Bridge will be reduced to one lane starting at 7 p.m. on May 15. The roadway will re-open to two lanes beginning at 5 a.m. May 16, 2002.

Mn/DOT reminds motorists 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 construction information and roadway closures in the metro area, visit the Mn/DOT web site:www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/construction. For updated traffic information for the metro area, visit www.dot.state.mn.us/tmc/trafficinfo.

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Contact:
Kevin Walker
(651) 582-1362

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