News Release

Roseville, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close the northbound Highway 61 exit ramp to 70th St. County Road 22 on Tuesday, June 8, as the first stage of the St. Paul Park interchange begins.

The reconstruction of the St. Paul Park interchange is part of the Wakota project which began in 2002. There will also be alternating lane closures on Highway 61 for the next four weeks while median work is completed and a bypass is built. Lane closures near the interchange will not occur on northbound Highway 61 between 6 to 9 a.m. and southbound Highway 61 between 3 to 7 p.m., however, lane closures should be expected at other times of the day.

The entrance ramp from St. Paul Park Rd. (CSAH 22) to southbound Highway 61 will close mid to late June and the rest of the interchange will close in early August when the Glen Rd. interchange opens. The St. Paul Park interchange will reopen fall 2005.

Traveler information, including incident reports, is available by calling 511 or logging on to www.511mn.org. Know the Road. Dial up or log on.

WORK ZONES. PAY ATTENTION OR PAY THE PRICE.

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