News Release

Roseville, Minn.— The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) will close Interstate 494 in both directions between Highway 62 and Interstate 394 beginning Friday, July 29, at 10 p.m. It will remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday, August 1. The closure is necessary so that construction crews can set girders for the new Excelsior and Highway 7 bridges and do paving work at several locations along I-494.

All southbound I-494 traffic will be detoured east on I-394 to Highway 169, south to Highway 62 and then west to I-494. Northbound I-494 traffic will be detoured east at Highway 62, north on Highway 169 to I-394 and then west to I-494.

For daily updates of project information call the I-494 Reconstruction: Stage 2 --- Hwy 5 to I-394 Information Hotline at (952) 908-2929, or Public Information Office at (952) 908-2907, or on the web site at projects.dot.state.mn.us/gcinc/494/index.html, or e-mail dan.galvin@gcinc.com

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 or log on to mndot.gov

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