Massive I-94 Project In Woodbury, Oakdale Announced

WOODBURY, MN — A newly-released $28.5 million project will seek to alleviate the ever-congested interchange of Interstates 94 and 494-694 in the east metro. Construction will begin in 2019 and last through fall of 2020.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will be repairing and surfacing concrete pavement, replacing bridges, replacing all the interchange loops, and reconfiguring ramps to eastbound I-94.

Officials say there will be ramp closures and detours during the project.

Specific additions to the interchange include:

• Construct new southbound auxiliary lane from 10th St. to I-94
• Construct new southbound auxiliary lane from I-94 to Tamarack Rd.
• Replace and widen northbound and southbound interchange bridges
• Add northbound and southbound buffer lanes
• Reconstruct ramps
• Repair pavement

Intended benefits include:

• Improves mobility and safety
• Provides smoother driving surface
• Updates condition of bridges
• Extends service life of the roadway

Check out a map of the project below, courtesy of MnDOT:

Image via Google Streetview