I-35W/Hwy 62 Crosstown reconstruction project

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May 2010

• Northbound I-35W closure scheduled for May 14-17 (May 13, 2010)

• I-35W/Hwy 62 Crosstown construction schedule changed due to rain (May 12, 2010) Postponed

• I-35W bridge maintenance work to take place May 12 (May 11, 2010)

• Portland Avenue ramp to close May 13 (May 10, 2010) Postponed

• Nicollet Ave. at I-35W to close May 14 (May 10, 2010) Postponed

• Diamond Lake Road ramp to close May 13 (May 10, 2010) Postponed

• New layout to affect westbound Hwy 62/northbound I-35W on May 13 (May 10, 2010) Postponed

• Northbound I-35W closing May 7-10 (May 6, 2010)

 

April 2010

• Lyndale Avenue between 61st Street and 63rd Street to close April 30 (April 23, 2010)
• Night-time closures of northbound I-35W scheduled for April 26, 27 (April 23, 2010)
• Northbound I-35W lane closure scheduled for April 14 (April 13, 2010)
• I-35W lane restrictions April 12-13 (April 9, 2010)
• Minnehaha Parkway and creek closures continue through mid-April 2010; parkway expected to open week of April 12 (April 2, 2010)
• I-35W lane restrictions begin April 5 (April 2, 2010)
• Overnight closure on April 5 for I-35W ramp to westbound Hwy 62/58th Street (April 2, 2010)
  
  March 2010
  

• Southbound I-35W to close March 24 and 25 (March 23, 2010)

• Lyndale Avenue between 61st Street and 63rd Street to close March 25 (March 23, 2010)

• Diamond Lake Road ramp to close March 29 (March 19, 2010)

• I-35W/Hwy 62 Crosstown project open house set for March 25 (March 17, 2010)

• Overnight Closure scheduled for I-35W ramp to westbound Hwy 62/58th Street on March 18 (March 15, 2010)

• Westbound Hwy 62 lane restrictions extended through March 17 (March 12, 2010)

• Westbound Hwy 62 lane restrictions begin March 9 (March 5, 2009)

• Minnehaha Parkway and Minnehaha creek closures to continue through end of March (March. 5, 2010)

• Lyndale Avenue between 61st Street and 63rd Street closing March 4 and 5 (March 3, 2010)
  
  Winter 2010
• 60th Street at I-35W scheduled to close on March 2-3 (Feb. 25, 2010)

• 46th Street ramp to close Feb. 17 (Feb.16, 2010)

• Southbound I-35W closed Jan. 15-18 (Jan. 12, 2010)

• Minnehaha Parkway and creek to close through March 2010 (Dec. 17, 2009)

• Southbound I-35W closing Dec. 18-21 CANCELLED (Dec.14, 2009)

• Southbound I-35W closed Dec. 11-14 (Dec. 7, 2009)

• Nicollet Avenue at I-35W to close Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 (Nov. 23, 2009)

• Westbound Hwy 62 single lane traffic begins Nov. 23 (Nov. 23, 2009)

 

October 2009

• Intermittent closures of Minnehaha Parkway and creek scheduled (Oct, 29, 2009)
• 60th Street at I- 35W to close November 2-5 (Oct. 28, 2009)
• 60th Street ramp to northbound I-35W to close on Oct. 22 (Oct. 15, 2009)
• Hwy 121/Lyndale Avenue/to I-35W ramp closing Oct. 19 (Oct. 15, 2009)
• I-35W and westbound Hwy 62 to close Oct. 16-19 Traffic switch scheduled for Oct. 19 (Oct. 14, 2009)
• Overnight closures scheduled for I-35W ramp to westbound Hwy 62/58th Street and southbound Hwy 121 on Oct. 14-16 (Oc.t 14, 2009)
• Lyndale Avenue between 61st Street and 63rd Street to close Oct. 19-22 (Oct. 14, 2009)

 

September 2009

• Southbound I-35W closing at western junction of Hwy 62 on Oct. 2-3 (Sept. 27, 2009)
• New I-35W “managed road” electronic signs begin operation Saturday Electronic signage is a key component of the “21st Century Roadway” (Sept. 25, 2009)
  
• Still time to open account for I-35W MnPASS Express Lanes (Sept. 24, 2009)
• Intermittent closures of Minnehaha Parkway and Minnehaha Creek scheduled through mid-October (Sept. 22, 2009)
• Southbound I-35W closing nightly at western junction of Crosstown Commons Full closures scheduled for Sept. 22-25 (Sept. 21, 2009)
• Mn/DOT announces 1,000th I-35W MnPASS transponder (Sept. 18, 2009)
• I- 35W “managed road” tests are underway Overhead electronic signs a key component of 35W managed lanes (Sept. 16, 2009)
• Traffic switches begin on eastbound Hwy 62, northbound I-35W on September 17 Eastbound Hwy 62 to Lyndale Avenue also to re-open (Sept. 14, 2009)
• Traffic changes on I-35W in Minneapolis to start Sept. 4; Congestion relief project marks progress (Sept. 3, 2009)

 

August 2009

• Northbound I-35W ramp to Diamond Lake Road to close Sept. 8 (Aug. 28, 2009)
• Lyndale Avenue between 61st street and 63rd street to close on Aug. 27 (Aug. 25, 2009)
• Nighttime I-35W closure scheduled for Aug. 24 (Aug. 21, 2009)
• Minnehaha Creek Closing to Water Traffic. While Minnehaha Parkway at 35W closes intermittently (Aug. 21, 2009)
• Nightly closures of I-35W between Hwy 62 and I-494 begin Aug. 17 (Aug. 13, 2009)
• Intermittent Minnehaha Parkway closures begin Aug. 17 (Aug. 13, 2009)
• Nighttime lane and ramp closures scheduled on I-35W for Aug. 12-16 (Aug. 13, 2009)
• 50th Street Bridge to close on Aug. 13 and 14 (Aug. 11, 2009)
• I-35 W Ramp to Westbound Hwy 52/58th Street: Ramp remains closed until 5 a.m. Wed.
• Nighttime lane restrictions and ramp closures on I-35W start Aug. 9 (Aug. 5, 2009)
• Northbound I-35W ramp to westbound Hwy 62/58th Street closing Aug. 8-10 (Aug. 4, 2009)

 

July 2009

• Mn/DOT survey results point to success for new Express Lanes on I-35W (July 30, 2009)
• Pedestrian bridge at Legion Lake in Veteran’s Memorial Park to close Aug. 3 (July 30, 2009)
• 46th Street Bridge in South Minneapolis reopens July 31 (July 30, 2009)
• Northbound I-35W closure scheduled July 31-Aug. 3 (July 28, 2009)
• Southbound I-35W closure scheduled July 24-27 (July 23, 2009)
  
• Inspection of I-35W bridges south of downtown Minneapolis scheduled July 25 (July 22, 2009)
  
• Northbound I-35W closure scheduled July 17-20 (July 13, 2009)
  
• Ramp from westbound Highway 62 to Penn Avenue to close on July 13 (July 8, 2009)
  
• Nighttime lane restrictions on northbound I-35W to start July 7 (July 7, 2009)
  

• Nightly Closures at Eastern Junction of I-35W/ Hwy 62 begin July 6 (July 2, 2009)
  

• Intermittent nighttime lane restrictions on I-35W start July 6 (July 2, 2009)
  

• Lyndale Ave between 61st St. and 63rd St. to close overnight on July 9 (July 2, 2009)
  

• Southbound I-35W closure scheduled July 10-13 (July 2, 2009)

 

June 2009


• Two ramps on northbound I-35W in Minneapolis to close July 6 (June 29, 2009)
  
• Intermittent nightly closures at Eastern Junction of I-35W/Hwy 62 begin June 21 (June 19, 2009)
  
• Cliff Road ramps on southbound I-35W to close June 24 (June 18, 2009)
  
• Overnight lane restrictions on I-35W in Bloomington June 16 (June 16, 2009)
  
• Lane reduction on southbound I-35W to start June 13 Intermittent nighttime lane restrictions also in force (June 12, 2009)
  
• Cancelled: Ramp from southbound I-35W to southbound Hwy 13 in Burnsville to close June 9 (June 5, 2009)
• I-35W closures scheduled, beginning June 12 (June 5, 2009)

 

May 2009

• Overnight lane restrictions on northbound I-35W in Minneapolis begin June 1 (May 29, 2009)
  
• Intermittent, nighttime ramp closures on northbound I-35W in Burnsville to start June 1 (May 28, 2009)
  
• Two ramps I-35W/I-494 to close May 28 (May 27, 2009)
  
• Intermittent Weeknight Closures of Northbound I-35W begin May 26 (May 21, 2009)
  
• Overnight lane restrictions on I-35W in Minneapolis begin May 18 (May 15, 2009)
  
• Intermittent, nighttime ramp closures on northbound I-35W in Burnsville to start May 18 (May 15, 2009)
  
• Northbound I-35W exit ramp to westbound Hwy 62/58th Street to close May 11-13 (May 6, 2009)
• Nighttime closures of I-35W scheduled for May 11-12 (May 4, 2009)
  
• Exit ramp from eastbound Hwy 62 to southbound I-35W to close May 11(May 4, 2009)

 

April 2009


• Minnehaha Parkway at I-35W to close May 4-8 (April 29, 2009)

 

March 2009


• Ramp from southbound I-35W to Diamond Lake Road to close April 7 (March 31, 2009)
  
• Single-lane traffic on eastbound Hwy 62, Penn Avenue begins March 25 (Mar. 24, 2009)
  
• Northbound I-35W ramp to westbound Hwy 62 Street, Hwy 121 ramps to close this weekend (Mar. 4, 2009)

 

February 2009


• I-35W to close for bridge construction on Feb. 13-16 (Feb. 9, 2009)