Highway 5 Minneapolis – St. Paul International Airport

In-person open houses/public meetings postponed

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Traffic impacts

Motorists should plan ahead and allow plenty of additional time to reach their destination, especially those headed to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. This includes those using shuttles, rideshares, taxis. All businesses and residences will remain accessible throughout the project. All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.

Current

Road closures

April 8 through Fri, Aug. 14

• EB Hwy 5 is closed between I-494 and Davern St. in St. Paul
  • Detour to MSP airport Terminal 1 and EB Hwy 5: NB Hwy 77 to EB Hwy 62 to WB Hwy 5
  • Detour to Terminal 1 from EB I-494: EB I-494 to NB I-35E to WB Hwy 62 to WB Hwy 5

Lane closures

April 8 through Fri, Aug. 14

• WB Hwy 5 is reduced to a single lane between Davern St. in St. Paul and the Mississippi River bridge

Ramp closures

5 a.m. Mon, Aug. 3 through October

• The ramp from WB Hwy 5 to EB I-494 is closed

5 a.m. Wed, Aug. 5 through October

• The ramp from WB I-494 to 34th Ave. is closed

5 a.m. Thu, Aug. 6 through October

• The ramp from WB Hwy 5 to 34th Ave. is closed

Through Fri, Aug. 14

• The following ramps are closed:
  • WB Hwy 62 to/from WB Hwy 5
  • WB Hwy 5 to EB Hwy 62
  • WB Hwy 62 to Bloomington Rd.
  • Sheppard Rd. to WB Hwy 5
  • WB Hwy 55/62 to EB Hwy 5
  • EB Hwy 55/62 to EB Hwy 5
  • EB Hwy 5 to Edgcumbe Rd.
  • EB Hwy 5 to Norfolk Ave.
  • Edgcumbe Rd. to WB Hwy 5

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available.

Road closures

August through October

• WB Hwy 5 is closed between Hwy 55/62 and I-494
  • Detour to airport: WB Hwy 62 to SB Hwy 77 to EB Hwy 5
  • Detour to WB Hwy 5/I-494: WB Hwy 62 to SB Hwy 77 to WB I-494

Ramp closures

Fri, Aug. 14 through October

• The following ramps are closed:
  • WB Hwy 62/55 to WB Hwy 5
  • EB Hwy 62/55 to WB Hwy 5
  • WB Hwy 5 to EB I-494
  • WB Hwy 5 to WB I-494
  • WB I-494 to 34th Ave.
  • WB Hwy 5 to 34th Ave.
  • WB Hwy 5 to/from Post Rd.
  • WB Hwy 5 to/from Terminal 1
  • WB Hwy 5 to Bloomington Rd

About this project

Summary of work

• Resurface Hwy 5
• Repair ramps to and from Hwy 62, Bloomington Rd. and the Minneapolis  – St. Paul International Airport entrance
• Repair ramps to I-494
• Repair 12 bridges
• Repair drainage