News Release

Roseville, Minn.— The ramps from eastbound Interstate 94 and southbound Interstate 35E to the southbound Highway 52 Lafayette Bridge will close around 4 a.m. on Thursday morning, August 5, as crews replace an expansion joint across the outside lanes of the bridge. The joint across the inside lanes of the bridge has already been replaced.

NOTE: The exit ramp from the southbound Lafayette Bridge to Plato Boulevard and the entrance from West 7 th Street to the southbound bridge WILL REMAIN OPEN .

Weather permitting, work will be completed by Friday, August 12 and the ramps will reopen. Repair work on the bridge and single lane traffic restrictions will continue until late September on both sides of the bridge.

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.

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