Service is expected to begin in 2023.Ĭonstruction of the 17-mile Orange Line, a bus rapid transit project connecting Minneapolis to Burnsville, continues as well. Major transit work includes tunnel excavation at Hwy 62 in Minnetonka and the Kenilworth Tunnel in Minneapolis, as well as construction of several bridges and stations along the 14.5-mile line. Department of Transportation announced $25 billion in federal grants to help transit agencies nationwide combat the effects of the coronavirus, with about $226 million budgeted for the Twin Cities. The Metropolitan Council’s construction of the $2 billion Southwest light-rail line running from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie is expected to remain on schedule. The coronavirus isn’t derailing transit projects. MnDOT also will work on 66 other projects around airports, ports, transit and railroads that are outside of the state road construction program, Kelliher said.
Mndot road closures and detours drivers#
MnDOT created an interactive map at /construction to provide construction updates and help drivers plan their routes. 61 along the North Shore will be slowed by a reconstruction project in Grand Marais and resurfacing from Grand Portage to the Canadian border. Meanwhile, the escape to cabin country could be hampered by work on I-35 that will have the freeway down to one lane in each direction between Harris, Minn., and the Pine County line Monday through midsummer.Īnd the drive on Hwy.
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14 to make it four lanes from Owatonna to Dodge Center will get underway a multiuse trail in Bena to improve pedestrian safety will be built and Hwy. In greater Minnesota, the long-awaited expansion of Hwy.
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The agency will post construction updates on the website. The eastbound lanes between 34th Avenue and Fort Snelling will be closed from Wednesday to mid-July and westbound lanes from mid-July to October. 5 in Bloomington could pose difficulties getting to the Minneapolis-St. Should air travel pick up when the coronavirus crisis subsides, a major redo of Hwy. 280 and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis while new lanes will appear from Maple Grove to Clearwater. Interstate 94 will get an asphalt overlay between Hwy. This year, MnDOT will continue resurfacing I-35 in the Forest Lake area, rebuilding I-35W in downtown Minneapolis and replacing the I-35W bridge over the Minnesota River in Bloomington. 10th Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis: Closed through midsummer 2021 from 10th Avenue on the east side of the Mississippi River connecting with S. Southbound Hennepin will be closed from 6th Street to Washington Avenue until April 20.ġ3. Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis: Hennepin Avenue in both directions will be closed between 7th and 12th streets. All I-94 ramps at Cretin Avenue/Vandalia Street, Snelling Avenue, Lexington Parkway and Marion Street will also be closed.ġ2. Paul: Closed in both directions between Hwy. 13 and County Road 21 closed to build a roundabout. 169 in Jackson Township: In partnership with Scott County, MnDOT will rebuild the interchange of Hwys. I-35W in Bloomington: Replacement of the bridge over the Minnesota River. The westbound lanes will close in August.Ĩ. The eastbound lanes will be closed April 8 until mid-July.
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55 and 62 near Fort Snelling and the Mendota Bridge. 5 in Bloomington: Rebuilding the highway between 34th Avenue in Bloomington and Hwys. I-494 in Mendota Heights: Pavement and bridge deck repair between I-35E and Hardman Avenue. I-35W from Roseville to Lino Lakes: Constructing a MnPass lane, repairing 17 bridges and replacing five bridges between County Road C and Lexington Avenue. 101, building a new interchange at Dayton Parkway and repairing deteriorating pavement. I-94 in Maple Grove: Adding a lane in both directions between Hwy. Some weekend closures from April to October.Ĥ. 280 and Nicollet Avenue and adding a traffic management system. I-94 in Minneapolis: Resurfacing between Hwy. Work begins in May and will run through November 2022.ģ. 3rd Avenue bridge in Minneapolis: The project will replace the deck on the 102-year-old bridge, repair structural elements and add a dynamic transit lane. The project includes infrastructure upgrades, a new transit station at Lake Street and a new ramp from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94.Ģ. I-35W in Minneapolis: Lane restrictions between 42nd Street and I-94.