Comments on: I-35W comes to the Midway http://lafond.patricksheehy.com/2007/08/10/i-35w-comes-to-the-midway/ General blog about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness Tue, 03 May 2011 02:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: patrick1 http://lafond.patricksheehy.com/2007/08/10/i-35w-comes-to-the-midway/comment-page-1/#comment-18 patrick1 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:02:21 +0000 http://lafond.patricksheehy.com/2007/08/10/i-35w-comes-to-the-midway/#comment-18 I-35W DETOUR GETS MORE COMPLICATED Starting tonight, I-94 drivers won't be able to go north onto Hwy. 280. Work should be done early Monday. By Jim Foti, Star Tribune Last update: August 09, 2007 – 8:58 PM Starting tonight, the detour itself will be detoured: There will be no access to northbound Hwy. 280 from Interstate Hwy. 94 this weekend. The ramp closures, announced Thursday, are scheduled to run from 8 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Monday. The southbound ramps from 280 to I-94 will not be affected. MnDOT's suggested detours are Snelling Avenue and I-35E. The northbound ramps from both directions of I-94 to Hwy. 280 are being closed to lessen traffic volumes on 280 while MnDOT works on the highway's north end. Right now, Hwy. 280 narrows to one lane as it enters the I-35W/Hwy. 36 junction; that ramp will be two lanes after this weekend. Hwy. 280 has been upgraded to temporary freeway status because it's part of the primary detour route for traffic diverted from the closed stretch of I-35W. During this weekend's work, drivers will be able to access northbound Hwy. 280 from any of the local interchanges along the highway but are encouraged to use alternate routes. Local northbound Hwy. 280 traffic will be detoured along Terminal Road and County Road B2 instead of exiting to I-35W/Hwy. 36. MnDOT manager Nick Thompson said Thursday afternoon that the department is still aiming to close the 3-mile stretch of I-94 between Hwy. 280 and downtown Minneapolis for the weekend of Aug. 17-19 to add a temporary lane in each direction. Although many motorists might like those extra lanes to stick around after the bridge is rebuilt, they'll be temporary for a reason, Khani Sahebjam, metro district engineer, said Thursday. The lanes will be constructed by restriping the highway and converting the shoulders to general traffic lanes. The shoulders are currently used for authorized buses only, and some federal aid is tied to giving buses such a "transit advantage," Sahebjam said. Jim Foti • 612-673-4491 • jfoti@startribune.com © 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. I-35W DETOUR GETS MORE COMPLICATED
Starting tonight, I-94 drivers won’t be able to go north onto Hwy. 280. Work should be done early Monday.

By Jim Foti, Star Tribune

Last update: August 09, 2007 – 8:58 PM

Starting tonight, the detour itself will be detoured: There will be no access to northbound Hwy. 280 from Interstate Hwy. 94 this weekend.
The ramp closures, announced Thursday, are scheduled to run from 8 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Monday. The southbound ramps from 280 to I-94 will not be affected.

MnDOT’s suggested detours are Snelling Avenue and I-35E.

The northbound ramps from both directions of I-94 to Hwy. 280 are being closed to lessen traffic volumes on 280 while MnDOT works on the highway’s north end. Right now, Hwy. 280 narrows to one lane as it enters the I-35W/Hwy. 36 junction; that ramp will be two lanes after this weekend.

Hwy. 280 has been upgraded to temporary freeway status because it’s part of the primary detour route for traffic diverted from the closed stretch of I-35W.

During this weekend’s work, drivers will be able to access northbound Hwy. 280 from any of the local interchanges along the highway but are encouraged to use alternate routes. Local northbound Hwy. 280 traffic will be detoured along Terminal Road and County Road B2 instead of exiting to I-35W/Hwy. 36.

MnDOT manager Nick Thompson said Thursday afternoon that the department is still aiming to close the 3-mile stretch of I-94 between Hwy. 280 and downtown Minneapolis for the weekend of Aug. 17-19 to add a temporary lane in each direction.

Although many motorists might like those extra lanes to stick around after the bridge is rebuilt, they’ll be temporary for a reason, Khani Sahebjam, metro district engineer, said Thursday.

The lanes will be constructed by restriping the highway and converting the shoulders to general traffic lanes. The shoulders are currently used for authorized buses only, and some federal aid is tied to giving buses such a “transit advantage,” Sahebjam said.

Jim Foti • 612-673-4491 • jfoti@startribune.com

© 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved.

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