Motorists, Prepare for More Traffic Delays on I-694 This Weekend in Roseville/Arden Hills Area

Motorists, get ready for more driving challenges this weekend on Interstate 694 heading east in the Roseville/Arden Hills area. 

"Beginning at 7 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 13), eastbound I-694 between I-35W and Lexington Avenue will be reduced to a single lane,'' according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) in a news release. "At 10 p.m. the roadway will close."

The lane closures will enable crews to continue repairing the concrete pavement on the roadway, MnDOT officials said. 

Meanwhile, at the same day and time, the ramp from eastbound I-694 to northbound I-35W and the ramps from northbound and southbound I-35W to eastbound I-694 will close, the department said. The roadway and the ramps will re-open by 5 a.m. Monday (Sept. 16).

Here's the rest of what MnDOT is saying about this project:  

"During the weekend closure, motorists will be detoured to southbound I-35W, eastbound Highway 36 and northbound I-35E.

Besides repairing the concrete, crews will also work on the I-694/Highway 10/Snelling and Hamline Avenue interchange.

If all goes as planned, this will be the final weekend closure on the eastbound interstate in the area. 

However, there are future weekend closures planned for westbound I-694 in the same area. Specific information about future closures will be announced as soon as they are determined.

Crews began repairing the pavement, replacing the bridge deck and making roadway drainage improvements on I-694 between Highway 100 in Brooklyn Center and I- 35W in Arden Hills in mid-June. Work is expected to be complete by mid-November."

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