Southbound I-494 To Close This Weekend In Woodbury: MnDOT

WOODBURY, MN — The Minnesota Department of Transportation is planning to close all southbound lanes of Interstate 494 in Woodbury again this weekend, as crews continue repairing the road.

Southbound I-494 has been reduced to two lanes daily between Tamarack and Lake roads for the past week, while that portion of the interstate was fully closed last weekend.

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MnDOT is set to shut down all southbound I-494 entrance and exit ramps in the area by 9 p.m. Friday, with the interstate to close by 10 p.m. between I-94 and Lake Road. The Lake Road entrance ramp to southbound I-494 will remain open during the closure, officials said.

Drivers will be detoured along I-94 and Highway 61 during the closure, which is scheduled to end by 5 a.m. Monday, officials said.

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