Thursday night's Lowry Hill Tunnel closure delayed until 11 p.m.

With all the traffic expected in downtown Minneapolis Thursday night, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has delayed the closure of the westbound lanes of I-94 through the Lowry Hill Tunnel until 11 p.m.

August 31, 2017 at 3:12PM

With all the traffic expected in downtown Minneapolis Thursday night, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has delayed the closure of the westbound lanes of I-94 through the Lowry Hill Tunnel until 11 p.m.

The closure was originally to go into effect at 10 p.m., but accommodate fans leaving the Vikings and Gophers football games the agency pushed back the the closure by an hour.

When the lanes close at 11, traffic can use the Prohibited Vehicle route via Hennepin/Lyndale Avenues, or take I-35W south to Crosstown west to north Hwy. 100.

The tunnel is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Friday. During the closure, all eastbound lanes on I-94 will remain open.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather. 

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