News Release

(Forest Lake, Minn.)The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will begin construction today on Interstate 35 in ANOKA and WASHINGTON counties from south of Highway 97 to the south ramp of Highway 8. The construction will cause shoulder closures and intermittent single lane closures on southbound I-35 from 8 a.m. to nightfall and on northbound I-35 from daylight to 3 p.m.

The construction will include removing existing fence and guardrail and replacing it with a concrete median barrier. The project is expected to be completed in November 2003, weather permitting.

The route has been marked with signs indicating the construction work will begin this week.

Mn/DOT urges motorists to drive with caution, reminding them to SLOW DOWN in the work zone and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones.

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.
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See ORANGE.

We’re in the WORK ZONE Together

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