Major Road Closures In North, East Metro This Weekend
CBS Minnesota 5/1/2021 Syndicated Local – WCCO | CBS Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) The Minnesota Department of Transportation is giving drivers a heads up about two major weekend road closures.
In Brooklyn Center, westbound Interstate 94/Interstate 694 will be closed between Highway 100 and Brooklyn Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
That closure includes the ramps from Highway 252 and Shingle Creek Parkway to the freeway.
The detour for westbound I-94/I-694 will send drivers on southbound Highway 100 to westbound Interstate 394, then to northbound Highway 169.
Those looking to get onto northbound I-94 should take 252 north to westbound Highway 610, then get onto southbound 169.
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