Weekend traffic: Sign replacement project could hinder travel near Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport

This weekend brings lane restrictions on highways throughout the Twin Cities and traffic-generating events including Garth Brooks concerts Friday and Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis, the Cinco de Mayo celebration on St. Paul's West Side on Saturday, and a Minnesota United game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Allianz Field.

The Department of Transportation will close lanes to replace signs along a portion of Interstate 494 and Hwy. 5 Sunday, so leave extra time to get to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, said agency spokesman David Aeikens.

On the Green Line, buses will replace trains between U.S. Bank Stadium and the Raymond Avenue Station in St. Paul from 3:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Metro Transit will be performing track maintenance.

Here is where you'll encounter orange cones:

1. Interstate 35W: Reduced to two southbound lanes from downtown to 43rd Street. Northbound is two lanes up to 31st Street, then a third general traffic lane opens to 3rd Street. The ramp from northbound I-35W to 5th Avenue is closed.

2. Hennepin Avenue and 8th Street: Hennepin Avenue is one 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 Avenue.

3. Hwy. 13 in West St. Paul: Closed between Cherokee Heights Boulevard and Hwy. 149/Annapolis Street.

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

6. Interstate 694 at Rice Street: 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 North Owasso Boulevard to Vadnais Boulevard.

7. France Avenue in Edina: Closed in both directions between 62nd and 66th streets through mid-July. Ramps to and from Hwy. 62 at France Avenue closed.

8. I-35W in Bloomington: Lane closures in both directions between Cliff Road in Burnsville and 106th Street in Bloomington. The freeway may be reduced to a single lane in each direction after 10 p.m. daily.

9. Interstate 494 and Hwy. 5 in Bloomington: Overhead sign work will bring lane and ramp closures at various times from 4 a.m. to noon Sunday between Pilot Knob Road and Portland Avenue. Drivers will also encounter periodic lane closures on Hwy. 5 from Hwy. 55 to the area of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday.

11. Hwy. 3 in Inver Grove Heights: Closed between 60th Street and County Road 26. Detour via I-494 and Hwys. 149 and 55.

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