News Release

Roseville, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close the West Bush Lake Road Bridge over I-494 between Highway 169 in BLOOMINGTON and Highway 100 in BLOOMINGTON at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 26.

The closure is necessary as crews construct the new West Bush Lake Road Bridge.

Mn/DOT recommends motorists follow the posted detour.
Weather permitting, the new bridge will be complete in mid-November 2004.

Mn/DOT urges motorists always to drive alertly and 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. For updated statewide traffic, construction and travel information visit www.511.mn.org.

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