News Release

(Roseville, Minn.)--The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) CLOSED the ramp from Duluth St. to northbound Highway 100 in GOLDEN VALLEY at 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002.

The closure was made necessary as crews transferred the current traffic control to the next stage of construction.

Weather permitting, the ramp should re-open to traffic by 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2002, as crews resurface the affected ramp.

Duluth St. motorists seeking northbound Highway 100 will be detoured to westbound Duluth St. to northbound Douglas Dr. to eastbound 36th Ave. N.

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 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. Visit 511mn.org. for updated statewide traffic and travel information.

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