Snelling Avenue Bridge To Reopen Late Friday
The Snelling Avenue bridge over Interstate 94 is reopening one week sooner than expected.
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The Snelling Avenue bridge over Interstate 94 is reopening one week sooner than expected.
Motorists driving in St. Paul early Monday evening should expect delays when the westbound Interstate 94 ramp to 12th street closes at 6 p.m.
Motorists should expect delays and a detour due to a major road closure in St. Paul this weekend.
Traffic in the west metro has been a headache lately, and it's only going to get worse as delays and detours come to St. Paul this weekend.
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Headaches start Monday morning for drivers who use Interstate 394 as part of their commute. The three westbound lanes of I-394 have been closed and all westbound traffic has been shifted onto the eastbound HOV lanes between I-94 and Highway 100.
A teenage boy from Plymouth was killed and two other teens were injured Friday evening in a rollover crash near Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the accident happened at about 7:18 p.m. on eastbound Interstate 94.
Two teenage brothers were killed and two others were hurt Tuesday in a rollover crash on Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls, authorities said. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the scene Tuesday morning on eastbound I-94 near Dalton, which is just south and east of Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County.
A vehicle went off the road at the intersection of Interstate 94 with Highway 169 near Maple Grove Friday afternoon. Minnesota Department of Transportation cameras showed the vehicle in a holding pond, with the driver and another occupant standing on the roof.
The speed limit increase from 65 to 70 mph on a stretch of I-94 in the east metro will go into effect Wednesday. MnDOT will make the changes to signs Wednesday on the road between Woodbury and the Wisconsin border.
A man is in the hospital Tuesday morning after crashing a stolen car into a St. Paul gas station, according to police. St. Paul police said a bait car was stolen around 2:37 a.m. Tuesday morning. A police pursuit ensued on Interstate 94 until the driver crashed the vehicle at a Minnoco gas station on the corner of Marshall Avenue and Cretin Avenue.
The stretch of Interstate 94 between the Interstate 494-Interstate 694 slip will be boosted to 70 miles per hour this week. The nine-mile stretch had been maxed out at 65 mph, but following the results of a speed study, the Minnesota Department of Transportation elected to bump the speed limit up.
A 27-year-old Minot, North Dakota woman was arrested early Saturday morning in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on suspicion of driving under the influence with a 2-year-old in the car. Cassie Lynn Jackson was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol at about 3:39 a.m. after she was pulled over for speeding on westbound Interstate 94.
A 20-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested in Wisconsin for allegedly driving while intoxicated with minors in his vehicle. The Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle off the road along Interstate 94 near Woodville on Monday afternoon.
Motorists are going to have to schedule in a few extra minutes if they're commuting between St. Paul and Minneapolis over the weekend.
Motorists are going to have to schedule in a few extra minutes if they're commuting between St. Paul and Minneapolis over the weekend. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says that Interstate 94 will be closing in both directions between Highway 280 and Interstate 35E.
Start planning your detours now because a major construction project is about to begin in St. Paul that will give motorists a few headaches. Just before midnight Monday, the Snelling Avenue bridge will be closed and it'll stay shut down through the middle of August.
Parts of two major freeways are closed this weekend, complicating travel for motorists in the Twin Cities. Interstate 94 in St. Paul is closed in both directions between Highway 280 and Interstate 35E so that Xcel Energy crews can relocate power lines in the area. The posted detour routes motorists onto Highway 36.
Motorists in the Twin Cities are losing a number of main thoroughfares in the metro area this weekend. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said Interstate 94 will be closed in both directions between Highway 280 and Interstate 35E.
Authorities are on the scene of a fatal accident on Interstate 94 in Minneapolis that will cause major delays for the evening commute. The accident happened just after 3 p.m. Monday on eastbound I-94 at Highway 280 in Minneapolis.
A South Carolina man is dead in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Otter Tail County. The crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. Friday on westbound Interstate 94 near Cascade Street.
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