France Avenue ramps to eastbound I-494 will be closed until June.
10 p.m. Monday, May 13 - Friday, May 17, both directions of I-494 will be reduced to a single lane between Hwy 100 and Xerxes Avenue. All lanes will re-open by 5 a.m. daily through May 17, and by 8 a.m. Saturday, May 18.
Nightly lane closures Monday, May 20 - Tuesday,May 21
At 7 p.m. each night Southtown Drive between Penn Avenue South and American Boulevard will close
At 7 p.m. each night Clover Drive between American Boulevard and Lyndale Avenue will close
Both frontage roads will re-open by 6 a.m. the following days. The closures are necessary for crews to resurface the frontage roads.
During the closures motorists should follow the posted detours to reach local businesses.
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About this project
Summary of work
Reconstruct Xerxes Avenue Bridge spanning I-494
Add a westbound auxiliary lane between Nicollet Ave and Portland Ave and between I-35W and Hwy 100
Resurface I-494 and ramps between 34th Ave and Hwy 100
Resurface frontage roads
Reconstruct median
Utilize movable barrier (PDF 389 KB) for maximum efficiency when setting up and removing lane closures during non-rush hours
