Here’s what you should know

1 week ago

0 1 minute read

Twin Cities commuters on Interstate 94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul are facing month of detours and delays as crews complete maintenance and repairs on five bridges.

Now in effect and lasting through the fall, the highway is reduced to two lanes in both directions between 11th Avenue South and Franklin Avenue Southeast.

According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the $16 million project includes an array of safety improvements to five I-94 bridges.

Construction work includes repairing bridge decks, replacing bridge joints, updating guardrails, upgrading drainage systems, repainting the bridge steel and resurfacing the roadway.

Interstate 94 construction work underway in Minneapolis on Tuesday, April 8&period; Photo courtesy of 511mn&period;org&period;

What bridges are being worked on?

I-94 bridge (Dartmouth Bridge) that spans the Mississippi River.
Riverside Ave. bridge over I-94.
I-94 over the Light Rail Transit (Blue Line).
I-94 over Hwy 55/Hiawatha Ave.

Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation. — Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Transportation&period;

What ramps are closed?

South 6th St. to eastbound I-94 will be closed until late April.
- Detour: Northbound 11th Ave. South, eastbound Washington Ave. South, southbound Cedar Ave. and eastbound I-94.

Huron Blvd. to eastbound I-94 will be closed through June.
- Detour: Eastbound University Ave. Southeast, southbound North Eustis St., eastbound Franklin Ave. and eastbound I-94.

Huron Blvd. to westbound I-94 will be closed through June.
- Detour: Westbound University Ave. Southeast, northbound Southeast Oak St., westbound Southeast 4th St., southbound I-35W and westbound I-94.

Westbound I-94 to South 7th St. will be closed until Sat, May 17.
- Detour: Westbound I-94, northbound Cedar Ave., westbound Washington Ave. South, southbound 11th Ave. South and South 7th St.
Westbound I-94 to Riverside Ave. will be closed through June.
- Detour: Westbound I-94, northbound Cedar Ave. and Riverside Ave.
Riverside Ave./Butler Pl. South to westbound I-94 will be closed through June.
- Detour: Southbound 25th Ave. South, westbound East Franklin Ave., southbound Cedar Ave., northbound Hwy 55 and westbound I-94.