This weekend on the roads

Motorists will encounter a few road closings this weekend.

December 3, 2012 at 11:20AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Old Hwy. 10, also known as Ramsey County Road 76, will close at 6 p.m. today and remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

Crews will begin bridge demolition of the westbound Interstate 694 bridge that passes above the road. The bridge removal is part of the project to rebuild the the 694 corridor between 35E and 35W. Detours will be in place.

In Bloomington, the ramps from France Avenue to eastbound 494 and southbound France to eastbound 494 will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday to allow crews to install a pipe beneath the ramp.

The Xerxes Avenue bridge over 494 will be reduced to one lane on the northbound side. Crews doing repairs to fix a beam that was hit by a vehicle earlier this week. The lane closure will remain in effect until mid-December.

Tonight is the last night of closures on Kellogg Blvd. in downtown St. Paul. The road will be shut down from 7 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Saturday from Mounds Blvd. and Sibley Avenue.

Drivers on I-94 in Maplewood will find that 94 in both directions will be shut down from 1 to 3 a.m. Saturday at Century Avenue. Motorists will be directed to use ramps and nearby frontage roads to get around.

In the Roseville/New Brighton area, County Road D is reduced to a single lane between County Road 88 and Cleveland Avenue.

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