News Release

(Roseville, Minn.) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation will reduce eastbound and westbound I-494 to one lane, from Highway 61 to Carver Ave., beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 15 and re-opening at 5 a.m. Monday, June 16. The night lane closures will continue for four consecutive nights, ending at 5 a.m., Thursday, June 19. The lane closures are necessary as crews place bridge beams for the Bailey Rd. Bridge over I-494.

As part of this project, westbound I-494 will also be closed intermittently for 30-minute time periods between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday and Monday, June 15 and June 16. Eastbound I-494 will be closed intermittently between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 17 and June 18.

Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route. The Bailey Road Bridge will be opened to traffic in fall 2003.

This construction is part of the Wakota project. More project information is available at www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/wakota. Mn/DOT urges motorists always to drive with caution and reminds them 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 up-to-date weather-related road conditions, congestion levels, traffic incidents and construction, by phone call 511 or on the Internet at www.511mn.org. Dial up or log on before you go.

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