News Release

Roseville, Minn.—The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will be temporarily closing Highway 169 on August 24 through August 26 and again on August 29, through August 31, weather permitting, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The closure is necessary to erect beams over Highway 169 at Pioneer Trail.

Both northbound and southbound Highway 169 will be reduced to a single lane with periodic closures beginning at 11 p.m., motorists are encourage to seek alternate routes.

Posted detour signs will direct motorists through the construction area.

For more information about this project, please see the project web site at www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/169/

Mn/DOT reminds motorists to SLOW DOWN in the work zone and NEVER enter a roadway that has been blocked with barriers or cones. Please join us in a safety partnership. For statewide traffic, construction and travel information visit www.511mn.org or call 511.

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