With Hwy. 100 closed in St. Louis Park and a partial closing of 1-35E, transit might not be a bad way to get around this weekend. But for those traveling by car, here is what you'll need to know to get around.
Hwy. 100 in St. Louis Park
Work on the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge means a full shutdown of Hwy. 100 between I-394 and Crosstown Hwy. 62 until 5 a.m. Monday.
During the closure, traffic will be detoured via I-394, Hwy. 169 and the Crosstown. What's happening? Trucks will deliver steel for the new bridge that's part of a remake of Hwy. 100, which includes adding an auxiliary lane, reconstructing the Minnetonka Boulevard and Hwy. 7 bridges and ramps, and building noise walls.
I-35E in St. Paul
Motorists saw the southbound lanes shrink last week around Maryland Avenue. This weekend, the two southbound lanes will remain open, but northbound will be closed from I-94 up to Cayuga Street until 5 a.m. Monday.
I-494 in Plymouth
MnDOT's rebuilding of I-494 from the Fish Lake Interchange to Hwy. 55 continues. Two northbound lanes and one southbound lane will be open until Sunday afternoon. That's when MnDOT will slide the movable barrier over to create a second southbound lane to accommodate folks returning from out of town. From Sunday afternoon until Monday afternoon, northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane.