News Release

Roseville, Minn.—- The ramp from southbound Interstate 35E to southbound Highway 52 (Lafayette Freeway) just east of downtown St. Paul will close on Tuesday, September 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to remove barrels currently preventing errant motorists from striking bridge piers on the East 7th Street bridge.

During the closure, Minnesota Department of Transportation maintenance crews will pour an eight-inch thick concrete pad for the installation of a collapsible crash attenuator. The attenuator, which replaces the barrels, will collapse if struck by a motor vehicle protecting the vehicle occupants. The attenuator will be installed the following week. (More information to follow).

Motorists will follow a signed detour from southbound I-35E onto 10th St. and then west to Jackson St., north to 11th St. and onto eastbound I-94 for approximately one-fourth mile to the southbound Hwy. 52 exit.

Mn/DOT urges motorists always to drive with caution and reminds them to SLOW DOWN in work zones and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. For updated statewide traffic, construction and travel information visit www.511mn.org.

See ORANGE.

We’re in the WORK ZONE Together

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