News Release

Roseville, Minn.—Motorists will encounter traffic restrictions on Interstate 35E throughout the next month during a project to repair and resurface three bridges north of downtown St. Paul. The three bridges carry I-35E traffic over Pennsylvania Ave., the BNSF railroad tracks (north of Pennsylvania Ave.) and Cayuga St.

Work begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 18, on the southbound side of the interstate and motorists will be restricted to two lanes of traffic during peak periods between University Avenue and Maryland Avenue. During off-peak times and throughout the weekends, southbound I-35E traffic will be reduced to a single lane between 5 p.m. Friday evenings and 5 a.m. Sunday mornings. Beginning Sunday evening, April 25, the exit ramp from southbound I-35E to Pennsylvania Ave. will close until early May.

When the southbound side of the interstate is completed in early May, work will switch to the northbound side of the interstate, with traffic restricted to a single lane on the northbound lanes of I-35E through the same area. At the same time, the ramp from Pennsylvania Ave. to northbound I-35E will close and traffic should follow the signed detour. Off-peak and weekend traffic will again be restricted to a single lane of traffic from 8 p.m. Friday evenings through 5 a.m. Monday mornings. The northbound lanes of the interstate (and the entire project) should be completed by mid-May.

Motorists may encounter congestion and delays during the project. No ramps or loops will be affected by the work.

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