West metro drivers will need to find alternate routes this weekend, as Hwy. 100 shuts down through St. Louis Park and Edina to allow crews to set beams for a new bridge as part of the Southwest light-rail project.
Drivers on Interstate 35W can plan on slower trips Saturday when the freeway will be reduced to two lanes in both directions in several spots between downtown Minneapolis and Burnsville.
Motorists returning Sunday night to the Twin Cities on eastbound Interstate 94 may hit traffic snarls when the freeway goes down to one lane from St. Michael to Rogers and two lanes from Rogers through Maple Grove.
Looking ahead, both directions of I-94 in downtown Minneapolis will be closed during the overnight hours Tuesday and Wednesday between Hwy. 55 and the Hennepin/Lyndale exit, to allow crews to wash down the Lowry Hill tunnel and do electrical repairs.
Here's what is on tap for this weekend:
Minneapolis
1. I-35W: Ramps from 46th Street to northbound I-35W, and from northbound I-35W to 36th Street, closed until September 2021. Ramps from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94, and from eastbound I-94 to southbound I-35W, closed until fall 2021. Ramp from 5th Avenue to eastbound I-94 closed through Nov. 8. There will be lane reductions in both directions between 46th Street and Hwy. 62 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
2. Hennepin Avenue: Lane reductions and full closure on some blocks between 13th Street and Washington Avenue.
3. 10th Avenue Bridge: Closed over the Mississippi River through midsummer 2021.
