News Release

(Roseville, Minn.)--The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will shift southbound Highway 100 traffic onto the new Highway 100 roadway just south of Duluth St. at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, 2002.

In addition, the ramp from southbound Highway 100 to eastbound and westbound Highway 55 will re-open, as will the ramp from southbound Highway 100 to Glenwood Ave. and the ramp from eastbound and westbound Highway 55 to southbound Highway 100.

Mn/DOT urges motorists always to drive with caution and reminds them to SLOW DOWN in work zones 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/construction.html.

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