Traffic & Transit

I-94 Closure In Washington County Rescheduled

All lanes and ramps will reopen by April 22.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MN — The weekend road and ramp closures in Washington County originally scheduled to begin Friday, April 12 have been rescheduled for next week, April 19-22.

The work and closures were rescheduled due to snowy weather conditions.

Beginning at 8 pm, Friday, April 19, eastbound I-94 at the I-94/494/694 interchange will close to all traffic. Westbound I-94 will remain open.

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In addition, the southbound I-694 to eastbound I-94 loop ramp and the eastbound I-94 to northbound I-694 loop ramp will also close.

Motorists will be directed to follow the posted detour of southbound I-494 to the Tamarack exit, then back onto northbound I-494.

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Also, by 7 p.m. on that same evening, Friday, April 19, both directions of Tamarack Road between Weir Drive and Bielenberg Drive and the I-494 Tamarack Interchange ramps will be closed to local traffic and detoured to the Valley Creek Road Interchange to accommodate the eastbound I-94 detour.

All lanes and ramps will reopen by 5 a.m., Monday, April 22, according to a news release.

The Interstate 94/I-494/I-694 interchange and bridge reconstruction project is being done to provide a smoother, safer, long-lasting road with updated bridges and some mobility improvements, officials said.

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