News Release

(Roseville, Minn --.The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close the entrance ramp from Shepard Road to Southbound I-35E in St. Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002.

This overall project, which is replacement of the current Lexington Ave. Bridge, will be complete in 2004.

The closure of the Shepard Road entrance ramp will extend through July, 2003.

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

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