Road work brings weekend closures on I-35W, Hwy. 36 in metro

The closures from Friday night to Monday morning are weather dependent.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
June 28, 2024 at 9:27PM
Portions of Interstate 35W in Richfield and Bloomington and Hwy. 36 in Roseville and Little Canada are planned to be closed this weekend due to road construction. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Should rain stay away, portions of Interstate 35W in Richfield and Bloomington and Hwy. 36 in Roseville and Little Canada will be closed this weekend due to road construction.

On I-35W, the freeway will be closed in both directions between 82nd Street and Crosstown Hwy. 62 from 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. Motorists will be detoured to Cedar Avenue.

In the east metro, westbound Hwy. 36 will be shut down from I-35E to I-35W from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Crews will be paving the highway, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

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