Overnight I-90 detours planned in Austin Oct. 19-21 for Hwy 218 north bridge work

AUSTIN, Minn. – Interstate 90 motorists will have two overnight detours that begin each night at 8 p.m. and run through 6 a.m., the following morning Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 20-21 at the Highway 218 north/14th St NW bridge in Austin as crews remove decking and paint the bridge, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

During each 10-hour detour, motorists on I-90 will be directed up and down the highway ramps at the Highway 218/14th St NW bridge from 8 p.m., Oct. 19 to 6 a.m., Oct. 20 , and then traffic will reopen on I-90 until 8 p.m., Oct. 20. The detour will resume the second night and run through 6 a.m., Oct. 21, as crews do the work over the mainline lanes of I-90. There will be no right or left turns at the top of the ramps, only through traffic. Traffic will return to the mainline once the work is completed each morning.

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