News Release

Roseville, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close the right lane on southbound Highway 100 from Excelsior Boulevard in St. Louis Park to 50 th Street in Edina, beginning Thursday, July 21 at 6 a.m. The center and left lane will remain open. The right lane will remain closed until late October 2005.

The lane closure is necessary so that soundwalls can be constructed along the nearly one-mile stretch.

• The ramp from Excelsior Blvd. to southbound Highway 100 is currently open, however it will close for two months later this summer.
• The ramp from southbound Highway 100 to 50th Street will remain open during the project.
• No work is currently taking place on the northbound lanes of Highway 100.
• Later this summer, work will occur on the northbound shoulder between 50th St. and Excelsior Blvd.

Mn/DOT reminds motorists to SLOW DOWN in work zones 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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