It's the end for the old Rice Street overpass this weekend as crews will take down the bridge on the border of Shoreview and Vadnais Heights. To do the work, both directions of Interstate 694 in that area will be shut down from Friday night to Monday morning.
In the southeast metro, westbound Interstate 494 shuts down between Interstate 35E and Hwy. 5.
Both freeway closures may disrupt travel, but the weekend's most gnarly traffic crunch might occur Sunday in downtown Minneapolis where the Vikings and Twins both have afternoon home games. Downtown St. Paul will see an uptick in traffic Saturday night as the Wild has a home preseason game at the Xcel Energy Center.
Minneapolis Open Streets takes over Nicollet Avenue between Lake and 46th streets Sunday. Edina has its own version of the street fair Sunday as it blocks off 50th Street between Wooddale and Chowen avenues.
And don't forget your seat belts. Law enforcement continues a "Click It or Ticket" campaign through Sept. 28.
Here is a list of some major road construction projects:
Minneapolis
1. I-35W: Lane reductions in both directions from 43rd Street to I-94. Ramps closed from northbound I-35W to westbound I-94 and eastbound I-94 to southbound I-35W.
2. Hennepin Avenue and 8th Street: Hennepin Avenue is a single lane in each direction between 7th and 12th streets; 8th Street is closed from LaSalle Avenue to S. 2nd Avenue and Portland to Park avenues.
