News Release

(Roseville, Minn.) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metro Division, will begin work on northbound and southbound 35W in the vicinity of 95th Ave, in Lexington on Aug. 12, and will reduce the freeway to one lane in each direction for approximately five working days.

The project, which will begin a mile south of the 95th Ave. interchange and extend a mile north, will widen lanes in that area.

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

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