8-Mile Stretch Of I-35W Closed In South Metro This Weekend
Drivers beware...there's another major road construction project in the south metro this weekend.
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Drivers beware...there's another major road construction project in the south metro this weekend.
This weekend, almost all lanes of I-35W will close for an eight-mile stretch from Interstate 494 down to the Burnsville split.
There was a big scene on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis overnight. According to authorities, the crash occurred at 3:18 a.m. on the interstate near 46th Street.
The Minnesota State Patrol says a motorcyclist is dead after a high-speed police chase on Interstate 35W near Forest Lake.
Authorities say 16-year-old girl killed in a crash Monday on Interstate 35W in Minneapolis was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
Commuters on northbound Interstate 35W will run in to some delays Thursday morning in the north metro.
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Officials have identified the two firefighters who died Saturday on Interstate 35W after their truck hit the median and rolled.
Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 35W in Blaine.
A Minneapolis Police squad car was involved in a multi-vehicle crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 35W.
MnDOT says a 5-mile stretch of southbound Interstate 35W will close in the north metro this weekend for a resurfacing project.
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Drivers on Interstate 35W in Bloomington will encounter detours both ways overnight Thursday.
Traffic on Interstate 35W was at a stand still in both directions Saturday afternoon after an accident involving a semi-truck. The Minnesota State Patrol says a piece of construction equipment on the semi made contact with the 86th Street Bridge just before 1 p.m.
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Drivers near downtown Minneapolis may need to find a few ways around town amid highway road closures next week. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, access from southbound Interstate 35W to either southbound Highway 55 or westbound Interstate 94 will be unavailable for a period of time.
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Drivers in Minneapolis will have yet another road closure to deal with beginning Monday night. Westbound Highway 62 will be inaccessible from southbound Interstate 35W starting at 10 p.m. Monday.
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Interstate 35W in Roseville has reopened Thursday morning. The State Patrol closed both the northbound and southbound lanes between Highway 36 and County Road C.
A State Patrol officer and a Blaine Police officer are OK after being involved in a crash Sunday. According to the accident report, around 1:50 a.m. the State Patrol squad car and the Blaine Police squad car sideswiped each other while in pursuit on Interstate 35W at 95th Avenue NE.
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