News Release

(Roseville, Minn.)--The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will begin resurfacing northbound I-494 from Highway 55 in PLYMOUTH to westbound I-94 in MAPLE GROVE at 10 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2002.

All NORTHBOUND lanes of I-494, as well as entrance ramps and loops to NORTHBOUND I-494, will be CLOSED between 10 p.m. June 14 and 5 a.m. June 17, weather permitting, as crews resurface and paint lane markings on the roadway.

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-94/694.

A similar closure occurred between May 31 and June 3 as southbound I-494 was resurfaced between westbound I-94 and Highway 55. Mn/DOT had planned to resurface northbound I-494 between Highway 55 and westbound I-94 on June 7-10 but had to postpone because of rain and thunderstorms.

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.