Yes, there are freeway closures on tap for the weekend, but for once it's not in downtown Minneapolis. This time it's drivers in the north and south metro who get to play the game of finding an alternate route.

Eastbound I-494 is closed through Eden Prairie and west Bloomington and westbound will be down one or two lanes at times while the nearby Crosstown has lane closures between Shady Oak Road and Interstate 494.

Drivers heading north out of Minneapolis will find I-35W blocked off from 4th Street up to Roseville, meaning Hwy. 280 may be busier than normal.

Traffic-busting events include Twins games at Target Field, a Loons soccer match Saturday night at TCF Bank Stadium and Lynx game Sunday night at Target Center. Several communities have celebrations that will bring road closures, including the annual Bastille Day fete at 31st and Lagoon in south Minneapolis and the St. Paul Dragon Festival. The Life Time Tri will have Minnehaha Parkway shut down Saturday.

Here are a few spots you may encounter traffic headaches and detours:

Minneapolis
1. Interstate 35W: Reduced to two southbound lanes from downtown to 43rd Street. Northbound is two lanes plus a MnPASS lane up to 31st Street, then third general traffic lane open to 3rd Street. MnPASS northbound open to 31st Street. This set up will be in place until late 2019. Ramps from northbound I-35W to 11th Street and 5th Avenue and to from 12th Street/4th Avenue to southbound closed.

2. Interstate 94: Westbound reduced to two lanes from Chicago Avenue to Nicollet Avenue until fall.

3. Penn Avenue N.: Closed 23rd to Lowry avenues and 35th to Dowling avenues.

4. Hennepin Avenue S.: Closed 31st to 36th streets.

5. Lake Street: Closed 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday from 2nd to Stevens avenues.

Northeast Minneapolis
6. Interstate 35W: Northbound lanes closed from 4th Street to County Road C in Roseville from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

7. NE. Broadway Street: Closed from Stinson Boulevard to Industrial Boulevard until fall.

St. Paul
8. Wabasha Street: Closed from Plato Boulevard to Cesar Chavez Street due to a rock slide.

9. Hwy. 149/Smith Avenue: The High Bridge over the Mississippi River is closed until December.

East Metro
10. Hwy. 149/Dodd Road in West St. Paul: Closed from Delaware Avenue to Wentworth Avenue and Hwy. 110 to Lake Drive.

11. Hwy. 95 in Afton: Closed both directions between Bailey Road and 70th Street until Sept. 7.

North Metro
12. I-35 in Forest Lake: Northbound reduced to two lane from Hwy. 97 to Hwy. 8. Southbound periodic lane reductions.

13. Hwy. 10 in Elk River: Reduced to one lane in both directions between Joplin Street and Upland Avenue.

14. Hwy. 169 in Champlin: Single lane traffic in both directions between Hwy. 610 and East Hayden Lake Road.

South Metro
15. Hwy. 50 in Farmington: Single lane with flaggers between Hwy. 3 and Hwy. 52.

16. Hwy. 3 in Inver Grove Heights: Closed in both directions between Rich Valley Boulevard and Hwy. 55.

17. Interstate 494 in Bloomington: Eastbound lanes closed from Hwy. 169 to Hwy. 100 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Westbound will have one or two lanes closed at times.

West Metro
18. Hwy. 41 in Chaska: Closed in both directions from Hundertmark Road and Pioneer Trail until Sept. 3.

19. Flying Cloud Drive in Eden Prairie: Closed from Charlson Road and Spring Road.

20. Hwy. 62 in Eden Prairie: One lane closed in both directions between Shady Oak Road and Interstate 494.

21. Hwy. 55 in Rockford: Closed between Rockford and Buffalo, Minn.