Weekend traffic: Test project begins on Maryland Avenue in St. Paul

Ramsey County crews started removing striping along Maryland Avenue between Greenbrier Street and Johnson Parkway in St. Paul, marking the beginning of a test to try out a new configuration that will reduce the road from two lanes in each direction to one with a center turn lane.

It's a big weekend for construction and sports as the Twins play at home Saturday and Sunday, the Saints at CHS Field Saturday and Sunday, and Minnesota United at TCF Bank Stadium Sunday.

Here is your guide:

Major road construction

1. I-94 St. Paul to Maplewood: Two lanes open in each direction between Century Avenue and Mounds Boulevard; lane and ramp closures. Ramps to westbound 94 at Mounds Boulevard and Hwy. 61 are closed until June 16. White Bear Avenue is closed from the south end of the I-94 interchange to Minnehaha Avenue.

2. I-94 from Brooklyn Center to Nicollet Avenue: Two lanes open in each direction between I-694 and Hwy. 55. The ramp from southbound Hwy. 252 to eastbound/southbound I-94 is closed. Traffic is detoured to Hwy. 100. The ramp from 3rd Street to westbound I-94 in Minneapolis was scheduled to open Friday night. All westbound I-94 to I-394 traffic will be shifted onto the HOT lanes. There's no access to HOT lanes for eastbound drivers from Hwy. 100 to Minneapolis. The ramp from westbound 94 to Dowling is closed.

Minneapolis

East metro

4. I-35E in St. Paul: Two lanes open in the area of Shepard Road through Sept. 22.

5. Hwy. 51/Snelling Avenue in St. Paul: Single lane in each direction between Como Avenue and Hwy. 36 through October.

6. Hwy. 110 in Mendota Heights: Lane closures in places between Lexington Avenue and I-494.

North metro

8. Hwy. 10 in Arden Hills: The ramp from westbound Hwy. 10 to northbound I-35W is closed through late August.

9. Hwy. 65 in Fridley: Northbound closed between Mississippi Street and 73rd Avenue until 7 p.m. Saturday.

10. Hwy. 47 in St. Francis: Both directions closed from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

West metro

11. Hwy. 169 Edina to Golden Valley: The Nine Mile Creek bridge is closed between Bren Road and 5th Street/Lincoln Drive. The ramp from westbound I-394 to southbound Hwy. 169 is closed through October.

12. 66th Street in Richfield: Closed between Girard and Xerxes Avenues S.

13. 86th Street in Bloomington: The overpass at I-35W is closed through October.

14. County Road 42 in Burnsville: The westbound lanes at the I-35W interchange are set to open at 10 p.m. Saturday. Then the eastbound lanes will close until June 22.