Bridge over Highway 169 in north metro closed after being struck
A bridge over a highway in the north metro is closed until further notice after a truck carrying a backhoe struck it.
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A bridge over a highway in the north metro is closed until further notice after a truck carrying a backhoe struck it.
With winter in the rearview mirror, Minnesota's construction season is upon us.
An interstate closure in the east metro starts Monday.
An interstate closure in the east metro starts Monday.
Starting on Monday, MnDot will close the southbound Interstate 35W at the I-35W/Interstate 494 interchange Bloomington/Richfield. The northbound I-35W interchange will then close on Tuesday.
Drivers in the east metro may be dealing with headaches this weekend as Interstate 94 is set to close from St. Paul to the eastern suburbs of Woodbury and Oakdale.
A section of Interstate 94 in the northwest metro shut down Saturday evening due to a fatal crash.
Starting Friday, southbound Interstate I-35W in Minneapolis and Roseville will close for bridge, pavement, and guardrail repair and graffiti removal.
While Minneapolis' Third Avenue bridge — a major artery into downtown — is set to reopen next month, the nearby Stone Arch Bridge is set to close for repairs starting next spring.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that the eastbound Interstate 94 ramp to Highway 95 and the St. Croix Trail in Lakeland will close on Aug. 28.
The detour for those traveling in the area will be Highway 77. This particular stretch of freeway was going to be closed the weekend of June 23, but the weather prevented that from happening.
The Stone Arch Bridge will now be closed from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., starting June 30 and lasting through July 5.
An oft-traveled route to the Rosedale Center mall in Roseville will close for a month starting Monday.
Construction season is heating up all across the Twin Cities this weekend, but with all the delays and detours, keeping a cool head will also be important.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin installing high-tension cable barrier and new guardrail on Highway 169 in Champlin and Brooklyn Park on June 5.
If your NEXT Drive takes you through the south metro, heads up that the Minnesota Department of Transportation is starting construction on Interstate 35W in Bloomington Monday.
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Across Minnesota, riverside communities are dealing with road closures due to flooding.
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation released its list of 2023 construction projects signaling the beginning of road construction season across the state.
A river road in St. Paul will be closed starting Friday as the city prepares for street flooding caused by the rising Mississippi River.
Minnesotans can't catch a break. Just as we've started to bid adieu to winter weather, state transportation officials are there to remind us road construction season is imminent.
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There are a couple of big weekend road closures.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation says part of I-35W near downtown Minneapolis will be closed nightly starting Monday as crews work to make repairs.
Starting Monday, it means northbound traffic is down to just one lane from Lexington Avenue in Blaine through the split.
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