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Check your route! Road closures begin Friday night on I-494, Highway 77

A portion of I-494 eastbound in Woodbury and a stretch of Highway 77 south in Bloomington will be closed Friday, June 10 through early Monday, June 13.

MINNEAPOLIS — Drivers with weekend plans should take note of several Minnesota Department of Transportation highway and ramp closures beginning Friday, June 10.

On I-494, eastbound lanes between Lake Road and I-94 in Woodbury will close at 9 p.m. and reopen Monday, June 13 at 5 a.m.

In Bloomington, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, traffic will be reduced to two lanes on Highway 77 between I-494 in Bloomington and Highway 13 in Eagan. Then around 8 p.m., southbound Highway 77 will fully close until Monday, June 13 at 5 a.m.

Detours from eastbound I-494: EB I-494, SB I-35E and Hwy 77

Detours from westbound I-494: WB I-494, SB I-35W, EB I-494, SB I-35E and Hwy 77

Ongoing traffic impacts in the area are part of the Highway 77/Cedar Avenue construction project, which involves the Minnesota Department of Transportation resurfacing the pavement between Lake Nokomis and the Minnesota River through the fall.

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Additional ramp closures along I-494 and Highway 77 in Bloomington are also scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and continue through Monday, June 13 at 5 a.m.:

Eastbound I-494 to southbound Hwy 77

  • Detour: EB 494, SB I-35E and Hwy 77
  • I-494 east to Lindau Lane and Killebrew Drive will remain open

Westbound I-494 to southbound Highway 77

  • Detour: WB I-494, SB I-35W, EB I-494, SB I-35E and Hwy 77

Lindau Lane to SB Highway 77

Killebrew Drive to SB Highway 77

East Old Shakopee Road to SB Highway  77

  • Detour: 24th Ave. S, EB I-494, SB I-35E and Hwy 77

SB Hwy 77 to E. Old Shakopee Road

  • Detour: SB Hwy 77, EB I-494, 24th Ave. S. and E. Old Shakopee Road 

SB Highway 77 to Highway 13

  • Detour: EB I-494, SB I-35E, NB Hwy 77 and Hwy 13

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