News Release

I-494 Resurfacing Begins May 29;
Detour and Project Schedule Announced

Roseville, Minn.— The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will begin resurfacing I-494 from westbound I-94 in MAPLE GROVE to Highway 55 in PLYMOUTH at 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2002.

Crews will begin resurfacing the southbound lanes first. Motorists will expect overnight southbound lane and ramp closures between the two points until 5 a.m. May 31 as crews remove the old roadway surface. All southbound lanes of I-494, as well as entrance ramps and loops, will be closed between 9 p.m. Friday, May 31 and 5 a.m. Monday, June 3, weather permitting, as crews resurface and paint lane markings on the roadway.

Work will begin on the northbound lanes, ramps and loops of I-494 between Highway 55 and westbound I-494 at 9 p.m. Monday, June 3. Northbound I-494 motorists will expect overnight lane and ramp closures between these two points until 5 a.m. Friday, June 7 as crews remove the old roadway surface. All northbound lanes of I-494, as well as entrance ramps and loops, will be closed between 9 p.m. Friday, June 7 and 5 a.m. Monday, June 10, weather permitting, as crews resurface and paint lane markings on the roadway.

Southbound I-494 motorists are advised to use the following detour during the southbound closure: eastbound I-94, southbound Highway 169 and westbound Highway 55 to return to southbound I-494; northbound I-494 motorists are advised to use the following detour during the northbound closure: eastbound Highway 55 to northbound Highway 169 to westbound I-94.

Similar closures occurred in Summer 2001 as northbound and southbound I-494 was resurfaced between Highway 212 and Carlson Parkway.

Mn/DOT reminds motorists to SLOW DOWN in work zones and NEVER enter roadways that have been blocked with barriers or cones. Please join us in a safety partnership.

For updated construction information and roadway closures in the metro area, visit the Mn/DOT web site at 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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Metro Division
1500 County Road B2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Office Tel: 612/582-1000