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Traffic impacts

I-35W in Burnsville project location map.
All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.
Current
Road closures
5 a.m. Tue, July 1 through late October
- Buck Hill Rd. is closed from Co. Rd. 42 to Southcross Dr.
9 p.m. Fri, April 25 through October 2026
- Cliff Rd. under I-35W is closed
Bridge closures
5 a.m. Wed, April 16 through mid-November
- Burnsville Pkwy. Bridge is closed between the east and west frontage road
- Detour (westside of I-35W): Westbound Burnsville Pkwy. to southbound Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound McAndrews Rd. to northbound Nicollet Ave. to Burnsville Pkwy. (PNG)
- Detour (eastside of I-35W): Eastbound Burnsville Pkwy. to southbound Nicollet Ave. to westbound McAndrews Rd. to northbound Co. Rd. 5 to Burnsville Pkwy. (PNG)
Lane closures
9 a.m. Wed, April 16 through early November
- Hwy 13 is reduced to one lane in both directions with head-to-head traffic over I-35W
Through fall
- I-35W is reduced to two lanes in both directions between the Burnsville Pkwy. and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split
Ramp closures
5 a.m. Tue, Aug. 19 through 5 a.m. Tue, Sept. 30
- The ramp from southbound I-35W to westbound Hwy 13 is closed
5 a.m. Tue, Aug. 19 through October
- The ramp from eastbound Hwy 13 to southbound I-35W is closed
5 a.m. Tue, Aug. 19 through 5 a.m. Mon, Oct. 20
- The ramp from southbound I-35W to Co. Rd. 42 is closed
Through late October
- The ramp from Burnsville Pkwy. to northbound I-35W is closed
- Detour (westside of I-35W): Burnsville Pkwy. to Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound Hwy 13 to northbound I-35W (PNG)
- Detour (eastside of I-35W): Burnsville Pkwy. to Nicollet Ave. to westbound Hwy 13 to northbound I-35W (PNG)
5 a.m. Fri, April 18 through early November
- The ramp from westbound Hwy 13 to southbound I-35W is closed
- The ramp from northbound I-35W to westbound Hwy 13 is closed
9 p.m. Fri, April 25 through winter
- The ramp from Cliff Rd. to southbound I-35W is closed
- Detour (westside of I-35W): Dupont Ave. to 126th St. to Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound Hwy 13 to southbound I-35W (PNG)
- Detour (eastside of I-35W): Cliff Rd. to northbound I-35W to Black Dog Rd. interchange to southbound I-35W (PNG)
Upcoming
Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available. Motorists can expect road, lane and ramp closures as work is completed.
Road closures
9 p.m. Mon, Sept. 29 through 5 a.m. Tue, Sept. 30
- I-35W is closed in both directions between I-494 and I-35/I-35E/I-35W Burnsville split
- Detour: I-35E, Hwy 77 and I-494 (PNG)
Lane closures
8 p.m. Sun, Sept. 28 through 5 a.m. Mon, Sept. 29
- Eastbound Co. Rd. 42 is reduced to one lane at Buck Hill Rd.
Ramp closures
6 p.m. Mon, Sept. 29 through 5 a.m. Tue, Sept. 30
- Southbound I-35W ramp to Burnsville Pkwy. is closed
9 p.m. Tue, Sept. 30 through 5 a.m. Sat, Oct. 4; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly
- Southbound I-35W ramp to northbound/eastbound Hwy 13 is closed
- Southbound I-35W ramp to Burnsville Pkwy. is closed
About this project
In coordination with the City of Burnsville and Dakota County, we will resurface I-35W between Cliff Rd. and the Burnsville Split.
Summary of work
- Replace both pavement and concrete pavement on I-35W
- Bridge repair, or replace bridges at Cliff Rd., Hwy 13 and Burnsville Pkwy.
- Update guardrail
- Improve drainage