I-94 and I-394 to close Oct. 9-12; second I-394 shutdown Oct. 16-19 for bridge work
MnDOT will close eastbound I-94 between Highway 55 and I-394 in Minneapolis from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, for bridge-deck repairs and painting.[1] Portions of westbound I-394 and its entrance ramps from 3rd Avenue, 5th Street, Twins Way and Linden Avenue will be shut the same weekend.[1]
MnDOT is advising detours via Highway 55, Highway 100 and I-394 for drivers during the eastbound I-94 shutdown.[1] The Highway 55 ramp to eastbound I-94 will close Sept. 30 through Oct. 12 after being moved from its earlier Sept. 24-Oct. 10 schedule.[2] MnDOT says it delayed the earlier weekend work because crews need dry conditions for bridge patching, sealing and other repairs.[2]
On Sept. 25 MnDOT postponed the planned weekend eastbound I-94 closure because of forecast rain and rescheduled the full shutdown for Oct. 9-12.[2] MnDOT said the Oct. 9-12 closures and a final eastbound I-394 weekend shutdown Oct. 16-19 are part of a project to repair 34 bridges and ramps that is expected to finish in November.[1]
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- MnDOT postponed the planned weekend closure of eastbound I-94 between Highway 55 and I-394 in Minneapolis due to forecast rain, according to FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul.
- MnDOT rescheduled the full eastbound I-94 closure for Oct. 9–12, with detours via Highway 55, Highway 100 and I-394, per I-94, I-394 closed from Oct. 9-12 for bridge painting before winter.
- The Highway 55 ramp to eastbound I-94 will now close Sept. 30 through Oct. 12 (it had been scheduled for Sept. 24–Oct. 10), according to FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul.
- MnDOT says it delayed the weekend work because it needs dry conditions for bridge patching, sealing and other repair work, per FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul.
- MnDOT will close portions of westbound I-394 in Minneapolis from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, to paint several westbound I-394 bridges (I-94, I-394 closed from Oct. 9-12 for bridge painting before winter).
- The westbound I-394 entrance ramps from 3rd Avenue, 5th Street, Twins Way and Linden Avenue will be closed during the Oct. 9–12 window, according to I-94, I-394 closed from Oct. 9-12 for bridge painting before winter.
- MnDOT has scheduled one final weekend closure of eastbound I-394 from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, weather permitting, per I-94, I-394 closed from Oct. 9-12 for bridge painting before winter.
- The agency says the work is part of a larger I-394/I-94 project repairing and restoring 34 bridges and ramps that is expected to wrap up in November, according to I-94, I-394 closed from Oct. 9-12 for bridge painting before winter.
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- MnDOT will close portions of westbound I-394 in Minneapolis from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, to paint several westbound I-394 bridges.
- The westbound I-394 entrance ramps from 3rd Avenue, 5th Street, Twins Way and Linden Avenue will also be closed during the Oct. 9-12 window.
- MnDOT confirms eastbound I-94 between Highway 55 and I-394 will close the same weekend, Oct. 9-12, for patching, sealing and other bridge-deck repairs, with detours via Highway 55, Highway 100 and I-394.
- MnDOT has scheduled one final weekend closure of eastbound I-394 from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, weather permitting.
- The agency says this work is part of a larger I-394/I-94 project that is repairing and restoring 34 bridges and ramps and is expected to wrap up in November.
- MnDOT has postponed the planned weekend closure of eastbound I-94 between Highway 55 and I-394 in Minneapolis due to forecast rain.
- The full eastbound I-94 closure is rescheduled for Oct. 9–12.
- The Highway 55 ramp to eastbound I-94 will now close Sept. 30 through Oct. 12 instead of Sept. 24–Oct. 10.
- MnDOT cites the need for dry conditions for bridge patching, sealing and other repair work as the reason for the delay.