A stretch of Interstate 494, one of the busiest roads in Minnesota, will close in both directions this weekend.
Starting at 10 p.m. Friday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will close I-494 between 35W and Highway 77 until Monday morning at 5 a.m. The department also closed the stretch a couple of weeks ago.
The closure affects a roughly 2.5-mile stretch near Mall of America.
Drivers will need to use the detour via Highway 62 to navigate around the closure.
It’s happening to allow MnDOT crews to take down the 12th Avenue Bridge as part of a large renovation project. More closures are expected in the future, so drivers should prepare for heavy traffic in the south metro area this weekend.
