Look out for closures on I-94 east this weekend

OAKDALE, Minn. — Construction season is beginning in Minnesota with a major road closure taking place this weekend.

After nearly 2.5 years, crews are getting ready to wrap up a major construction project on Interstate 94 from Oakdale to Lakeland this fall.

Sunday at 9 p.m. I-94 eastbound will be reduced to a single lane between Highway 120/Century Avenue and Woodbury Drive.

Monday, April 8 at 5 a.m. I-94 E will be reduced to two lanes in this same area until the middle of July while crews pave the westbound lanes of I-94.

The same closures will happen for I-94 W on April 14 and 15.

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The entrance ramp from Highway 120/Century Avenue to eastbound I-94 will close beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday through the fall.

Drivers can bypass the ramp closure using Highway 120/Century Avenue, Hudson Road, McKnight Road, and eastbound I-94.

The Oakdale/Lakeland project has proven troublesome for drivers as several semis crashed along I-94 last summer because of the ongoing construction. Drivers are urged to be extra careful moving through construction zones. 

For more information on the project, click here.

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Pauleen Le

Pauleen is a journalist with a passion for telling stories. Nothing makes her happier than talking to ordinary extraordinary people, and using beautiful pictures and solid writing to share their amazing stories with the world.

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