Minnesota Department of Transportation District 3 has announced lane closures on Interstate 94 this weekend, hopefully taking advantage of travel limited by the state’s new limitations put in place to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes limited travel.
The freeway will be down to a single lane on the eastbound side from 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 as construction crews conduct overnight work between the Crow River and Albertville’s County Road 19 exit. It will also be reduced to a single lane from 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 on the westbound side.
The closures are part of the ongoing project on I-94, which will continue through the winter months.
Here’s an overview from MnDOT:
Traffic impacts
I-94 Maple Grove to Clearwater project location map.
Click here for map – larger version.
Current
All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent. Motorists are advised to follow posted speed limits; fines are up to $300 in work zones.
Road closures
Maple Grove to Rogers
Through November 2021
- The four-way intersection at Territorial Rd. and Fletcher Ln. is reduced to a three-way intersection with a temporary signal. Access to NB Fletcher Ln. from the intersection is closed.
Lane closures
Maple Grove to Rogers
Mon, Nov. 23 through Wed, Nov. 25
- The ramp from EB I-94 to SB I-494 is reduced to a single lane at the I-94/494/694 interchange
- SB I-494 is reduced to three lanes between the I-94/494/694 interchange and East Fish Lake Rd.
- Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
- Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon
10 a.m. Wed, Nov. 18 through 2 p.m. Fri, Dec. 11; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily
- EB I-94 is reduced to two lanes between Hwy 101 and Hwy 610
- Note: The closure is in place Monday through Friday only
9 p.m. Thu, Nov. 19 through 6 a.m. Fri, Nov. 20
- WB I-94 is reduced to a single lane between the I-94/694/494 interchange and Hwy 101
Fri, Nov. 13 through April 2021
- I-94 is returning to three lanes in both directions between the I-94/I-494/I-694 interchange in Maple Grove and Hwy 101 in Rogers
St. Michael to Albertville
Through November
- Wright Co. Rd. 19 is intermittently reduced to a single lane in both directions at the I-94 bridge
- Note: Wright County is working on Co. Rd. 19 east of the Albertville Outlet Mall. For more information, visit the Wright County project website.
- I-94 is intermittently reduced to a single lane in both directions at night between Hwy 241 and west of Wright Co. Rd. 19
Monticello to Clearwater
Through November
- I-94 is reduced to a single lane in both directions between Hwy 25 and Hwy 24
- Monday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. nightly
- Sunday from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. nightly
Ramp closures
St. Michael to Monticello
Through November
- The ramp from EB I-94 to Wright Co. Rd. 37 is closed
- Follow the signed detour and exit at Wright Co. Rd. 19
Lane alterations
St. Michael to Albertville
Through November
- EB I-94 lanes are shifted to the existing WB I-94 lanes between Co. Rd. 19 and the Crow River
- Two lanes are available at all times
- View map of lane shifts (PNG)
- WB I-94 lanes are shifted to the local access road between exit 202 and Co. Rd. 19
- Two lanes are available at all times
- WB I-94 lanes are shifted to the widened outside lanes between Hwy 241 and exit 202. Two lanes are available at all times.
Upcoming
Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be provided as details become available. Five I-94 lanes will shift to the eastbound side with an exit lane on WB I-94 between I-94/I-494/I-694 interchange and Hwy 101 in Rogers in 2021.