Overnight I-35W closures in Burnsville begin Oct. 6 for bridge deck work

ROSEVILLE, Minn. – Southbound and northbound Interstate 35W will have overnight directional closures, and lane reductions starting Monday, Oct. 6 to allow crews to stripe and deck the westbound Highway 13 bridge, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Beginning nightly at 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 through 5 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, southbound I-35W will close, and northbound I-35W will be reduced to one lane between Interstate 494 and the Interstate 35/Interstate 35E/I-35W split.

Then, starting nightly at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8, through 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, crews will close northbound I-35W from I-494 to the I-35/I-35E/I-35 split.

During the closure, motorists traveling southbound on I-35W can use eastbound I-494 to southbound Highway 77 to southbound I-35E to southbound I-35 as a detour. Motorists traveling northbound on I-35 can use northbound I-35E to northbound Highway 77 to westbound I-494 to northbound I-35W as a detour.

If crews complete this work ahead of schedule, they will reopen the closures early.

All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change. MnDOT urges motorists to always be attentive, drive with caution, and slowdown in work zones where workers are present.

For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota, visit 511mn.org.

For more information about this project or to sign up for email updates visit the project website: mndot.gov/metro/projects/i35wburnsville/index.html.

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