News Release

NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 35W RESURFACING COMPLETE, WORK CONTINUES ON SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE

(Roseville, Minn.) - Resurfacing of the northbound lanes of Interstate 35W between Highway 36 in Roseville and Lake Drive (Anoka County Road 23) in Blaine was completed last night. There will be occasional lane closures after 7 p.m. tonight on northbound I-35W north of I-694 as crews core the roadway to make sure the new pavement has bonded to the milled surface.

The roadway was restricted to a single northbound lane north of I-694 during afternoon rush hour yesterday due to safety concerns about the two-inch drop between the newly paved surface and the milled portion of the road. Completion of the paving was delayed until last night due to severe weather that rumbled through the northern Twin Cities Metro area on Sunday afternoon and evening.

While paving continued yesterday on the northbound roadway, crews began milling the southbound lanes of the interstate yesterday morning. Traffic will be restricted to a single lane on southbound I-35W 24 hours a day except during morning rush hour between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. Restrictions on rush hour work were originally from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., but based on the larger than expected impact on the morning traffic, the contractor will remove all lane restrictions between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., Monday through Friday to lessen morning traffic congestion.

Once work begins south of I-694, daytime traffic will be restricted to a single lane. The interstate will close each night between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. the following morning between I-694 and Highway 36. During the closure, traffic will detour on I-694 to Snelling Avenue and west to I-35W.

Weather permitting, resurfacing work will be completed this weekend. Striping and cleanup work will continue into the next week.

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Contact:
Kent Barnard
(651) 582-1364
(612) 640-4142 pager

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