Design-Build

I-494 Airport to Hwy 169 Project 2

SP 2785-462 Letting Oct. 7, 2026

Purpose

I-494 Project 2 is the completion of the I-494 vision, building off the work done on I-494 Project 2. Project 2 includes extension of E-ZPass lanes on I-494 from I-35W to Hwy 77, pavement reconstruction and drainage on I-494 from Lyndale Avenue to 24th Avenue, pavement reconstruction on I-35W from 82nd Street to 76th Street, and bridge replacements including CPKC Railroad over I-494, Hwy 77 over I-494, and 82nd Street over I-35W.

Procurement schedule

• Request for Letters of Interest: Spring 2025
• RFQ: Winter 2025-26
• Shortlisted Teams: Late Spring, 2026
• RFP: Summer 2026
• Letting: Oct. 7, 2026
• Major Construction Start: Spring 2027

Information

• Project Sharepoint Site
  

Oversight

• Design and construction post-letting oversight will utilize consultant contracts