Weekend traffic: Closures on Interstate 94, Interstate 35W could bring delays

A pair of closures on Interstate 35W in the south metro and another on Interstate 94 in Woodbury will put motorists on detour this weekend. In the overnight hours, the State Patrol will occasionally stop traffic on I-35W in the north metro for about 15 minutes at a time to allow for overhead utility work at County Roads C and I.

Drivers will also have to navigate around closures near 50th and France avenues where the Edina Art Fair takes place Friday through Sunday. Grand Old Days will take over Grand Avenue between Fairview Avenue and Dale Street on Sunday in St. Paul.

Meanwhile, Blue Line trains will not run between Fort Snelling and the Mall of America from 6:30 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Monday. Buses will shuttle passengers between the stations during the shutdown.

Here is where motorists will find road construction and possibly delays:

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 a third general traffic lane open to 3rd Street. This setup will be in place until late 2019. The ramp from northbound I-35W to 5th Avenue is closed. Both directions of I-35W closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday from I-94 to Crosstown Hwy. 62. The ramp from E. Hennepin Avenue to southbound I-35W closed from 9 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

2. Hennepin Avenue: Single lane in each direction between 7th and 12th streets; 8th Street is closed from Hennepin Avenue to S. 2nd Avenue with lane restrictions from S. 2nd to 4th avenues.

3. Interstate 94 in Woodbury: Closed in both directions from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday at the I-694/I-494 interchange. Southbound I-694 closed at I-94.

5. I-35W and 35 in Columbus and Forest Lake: Northbound I-35W reduced to a single lane approaching the I-35W/35E split until fall. Periodic lane closures in both directions of I-35 from the split to Hwy. 8.

6. Interstate 694 at Rice Street in Little Canada: Ramps from eastbound and westbound I-694 to Rice Street and from Rice Street to westbound I-694 closed. Lane restrictions on Rice Street from N. Owasso Boulevard to Vadnais Boulevard.

7. Hwy. 10 in Mounds View: Eastbound reduced to a single lane from I-35W to County Road 96.

8. France Avenue in Edina: Closed in both directions from 62nd Street to 66th Street through mid-July. Ramps to and from Hwy. 62 to France Avenue closed.

9. I-35W in Burnsville and Bloomington: Northbound lanes closed from the I-35E/I-35W/I-35 split to I-494 from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The detour is northbound I-35E to Cedar Avenue to I-494. Southbound will be open with lane restrictions between 106th Street in Bloomington and Cliff Road in Burnsville.

11. Hwy. 13 in Prior Lake: Closed in both directions between Vergus Avenue and Hwy. 282 until June 21.

12. Rockford Road in Ply­mouth: Ramps from Rockford Road to northbound I-494 and southbound I-494 to Rockford Road closed.

13. Flying Cloud Drive in Eden Prairie: Closed between Hwy. 101 and Spring Road.