Drivers in the Woodbury, Maplewood and Oakdale areas will run into lane closures and detours this weekend as reconstruction of the Interstate 94/494-694 interchange.
To accommodate the ongoing road work, I-94 will close in both directions at the I-94/494/694 interchange from 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, according to information posted on the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s web site.
Westbound I-94 traffic will be detoured from I-694 to 10th Street to I-694 to I-94.
Eastbound traffic will be detoured to I-494 to Tamarack Road to I-494 to I-94.
Ramp closures went into effect at noon Friday, including the westbound I-94 to southbound I-494 loop, which will detour to I-694 to westbound 10th street to southbound I-694.
The southbound I-494 to eastbound I-94 loop also closed, sending traffic to southbound I-494 to eastbound Tamarack Road to northbound I-494.
Both ramps will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday.
Four other ramps also closed this week will remain closed through September, including the eastbound I-94 to I-694 loop, the northbound I-494 to I-94 loop, the Tamarack Road entrance to southbound I-494, the northbound I-494 exit to Tamarach Road and the 10th Street to northbound I-694 ramp . Detours will be posted.
MnDOT reduced Tamarack Road to a single lane between Weir Drive and Bielenberg Drive, and eastbound 10th Street to a single lane between Highway 120/Century Avenue and Inwood Avenue.
That change will also remain in effect through September.