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- Bre Magee
651-234-7502
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Minnesota Department of Transportation
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1500 County Rd B2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
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I-494 closing Aug. 12-14
Frontage road closures will occur Aug. 12-15
ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Motorists in Bloomington and Richfield will experience delays and detours as both directions of I-494 close between Hwy 77/Cedar Avenue and I-35W at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12.
The closures are needed as crews paint the 2nd Avenue pedestrian bridge. During the closure a posted detour will direct motorists to use Hwy 77/Cedar Avenue, Hwy 62 and I-35W.
In addition, the frontage roads (West 78th Street) to the north and south of I-494 will close between Lyndale Avenue and Portland Avenue at 10 p.m. on Aug. 12. Motorists are advised to follow posted detours.
Both directions of I-494 will reopen by 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. The frontage roads will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15.
The work is part of the Nicollet Avenue Bridge rehabilitation project. For more project information visit http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i494bloomington/index.html.
For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 511mn.org or dial 5-1-1.
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