Prepare For Eastbound I-494 And Westbound Hwy 5 Closures In City Of Mendota Heights

Press release from the City of Mendota Heights:

August 11, 2020

Eastbound I-494 weekend closures near Mendota Heights Aug. 14-17, and Aug. 21-24
Eastbound Highway 5 reopening, westbound Highway 5 closing Aug. 14

As MnDOT enters the final construction phase of the Around the Airport improvements, motorists traveling near the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport should prepare for traffic changes starting Friday, August 14, weather and schedule permitting:

EB I-494

Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, eastbound Interstate 494 will close between Highway 5 in Bloomington and I-35E in Mendota Heights. The eastbound I-494 ramp to and from Pilot Knob Road also will close at 7 p.m. Eastbound I-494 is expected to open by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17. Traffic will be detoured around the closure via southbound Highway 77/Cedar Avenue and northbound I-35E. This section is also scheduled for closure the weekend of Aug. 21-24.

Highway 5
Eastbound Highway 5 between I-494 and Highway 55/62, which has been closed since April, will reopen Aug. 14. Westbound Highway 5 between Highway 55/62 and I-494 will close after crews reopen the eastbound lanes.

Westbound Highway 5 motorists who wish to access Terminal 1 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport will follow the signed detour using westbound Highway 55/62 to southbound Highway 77 to eastbound Highway 5.

The Around the Airport project is making improvements to I-494 and Highway 5 near the airport. During the closures, motorists should plan ahead and give themselves additional time to reach their destinations.

For more information about work on I-494, visit mndot.gov/metro/projects/I494invergroveheights. For more information about Around the Airport project, visit www.aroundtheairport.com.

For updated road condition information, call 511 or visit www.511mn.org.

This press release was produced by City of Mendota Heights. The views expressed here are the author’s own.