By far the biggest event on the calendar this weekend is the State Fair, but it's not the only large event that will attract traffic. The Vikings play a pre-season game Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis while another edition of Open Streets will take over Franklin Avenue Sunday and the Renaissance Festival continues in Shakopee.
The soggy forecast spared motorists from a closure on westbound I-94 in Minneapolis (now the weekend of Sept. 8), but rain or shine MnDOT will close the MnPASS lanes on northbound I-35E between Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake.
Blue Line trains will run only every 15 minutes from 8 p.m. Friday until 3 p.m. Sunday. Trains will share a single track between Terminal 1 Lindbergh and Humphrey Station, but delays will be felt along the entire 11-mile line.
Interstate 94 in Minneapolis and St. Paul
1. I-94 from Minneapolis to Brooklyn Center: All vehicles over 9,000 pounds are prohibited from the Lowry Hill Tunnel. The freeway is reduced to two lanes in each direction on the westbound side of the tunnel. Ramps from east I-394 to east I-94, east I-94 to south I-35W, north I-35W to west I-94 west, Hwy. 55 to east I-94 and 49th Avenue to east I-94. One lane on the ramp from east 94 to 4th Street is closed.
2. I-94 from St. Paul to Maplewood: Eastbound has one lane set aside for through traffic while one lane is for drivers who want to access local streets. Lane and restrictions and ramp closures between Century Avenue and Mounds Boulevard.
Minneapolis
3. Cedar and Portland avenues: Closed between 28th and Lake streets.
4. 5th Avenue S.: The ramps to northbound I- 35W and eastbound I-94 are closed. Fifth Avenue is closed between Franklin Avenue and E. 19th Street.
East Metro
5. I-35E in St. Paul: Lane restrictions in the vicinity of Shepard Road.
