2011 road construction projects
Below are the road construction projects likeliest to affect drivers in the eastmetro area. For the complete list of Twin Cities and statewide projects, go to dot.state.mn.us/construction.
1. U. S. 8 Location: I-35 to Karmel Avenue (County Road 80) in Forest Lake, Wyoming, Chisago
Description: Resurface road
Dates: June-July
Cost: $1.8 million
Impact: Medium
2. U. S. 8 Location: East of west junction with Minnesota 95 in Taylors Falls
Description: Resurface road
Dates: July-September
Cost: $200,000
Impact: High
3. MINNESOTA 13 Location: North of I-494 in Eagan
Description: Resurface road, install guardrail, drainage work
Dates: May-June
Cost: $290,000
Impact: Medium
4. INTERSTATE 35 Location: From 0.8 miles north of U.S. 8 to Minnesota 95 in North Branch, Wyoming, Stacy
Description: Pavement preservation, miscellaneous drainage, safety improvements (remaining federal stimulus funds)
Dates: April-July
Cost: $9,105,186
Impact: Medium
5. INTERSTATE 35 Location: At County Road 2 and U.S. 61 in Forest Lake
Description: Interchange reconstruction and revision
Dates: April-August
Cost: $17 million
Impact: Medium
6. INTERSTATE 35E Location: At County Road 14 in Lino Lakes
Description: Reconstruct interchange and build new bridge over I-35E
Dates: April 2010-June 2011
Total cost: $12.3 million
2011 cost: $2,781,070
Impact: Medium
7. INTERSTATE 35E Location: South of Ramsey County Road 96 to north junction of I-35W and I-35E
Description: Concrete overlay, drainage corrections, cable median barrier
Dates: May-October
Cost: $22 million
Impa ct: High
8. INTERSTATE 35E Location: Lone Oak Road in Eagan to West Seventh Street in St. Paul
Description: Overlay and concrete pavement repair
Dates: July-November
Cost: $7.3 million
Impact: High
9. INTERSTATE 35W Location: MnPass and Smart Lanes extension project, northbound only from the I-35E/I-35W split to Burnsville Parkway
Description: Construct MnPASS Smart Lane in median, convert rural median to urban, construct median barrier
Dates: July-October
Cost: $12,664,000
Impact: High
10. INTERSTATE 35W Location: Southbound from Burnsville Parkway to Minnesota 13 in Burnsville (part of MnPass extension project)
Description: Resurface road
Dates: April-October
Cost: $635,000
Impact: High
11. MINNESOTA 36 Location: At Rice Street in Roseville, Little Canada
Description: Replace Rice Street bridge, reconstruct interchange
Dates: July 2010-November 2011
Total cost: $16.6 million
2011 cost: $6,680,864
Impact: Medium
12. MINNESOTA 50 Location: From Minnesota 3 to U.S. 61 in Farmington, Empire Township, Castle Rock Township, Vermillion Township, Hampton Township, New Trier Township, Douglas Township
Description: Micro-surface
Dates: May-June
Cost: $1.1 million
Impact: Medium
13. MINNESOTA 51 Locati on: From Pierce Butler Route to Como Avenue in St. Paul
Description: Repair concrete pavement and drainage
Dates: September-October
Cost: $750,000
Impact: Medium
14. INTERSTATE 494, U. S. 52 Location: From I-494 in Inver Grove Heights to Belvedere Street in St. Paul
Description: Repair deck on nine bridges
Dates: April-July 2011
Cost: $1,475,520
Impact: High
15. U. S. 52 Location: Eaton Street, Plato
Boulevard, Concord Street bridges
Description: Re-deck Eaton Street and Plato Boulevard and repair deck on Concord Street
Dates: Summer
Cost: Included in Project 35 (Lafayette Bridge replacement)
Impact: High
16. U. S. 52 Location: St. Paul
Description: Replace the Lafayette Bridge and roadway approaches
Dates: January 2011-November 2014
Total cost: $130,381,000
2011 cost: $93,795,106
Impact: High
17. U. S. 61 Location: U.S. 61 in Gem Lake
Description: Replace BNSF railroad bridge spanning U.S. 61, reconstruct roadway
Dates: May 2010-May 2011
Total cost: $3,634,830
2011 cost: $10,000
Impact: Medium
18. MINNESOTA 65 Location: From I-694 to County Road 24/237th Avenue Northeast in Fridley, Spring Lake Park, Blaine, East Bethel
Description: Signal timing, install fiber optics and cameras at various signalized intersections
Dates: August-November
Cost: $1.4 million
Impact: Medium
19. INTERSTATE 94 Location: Eastbound I-94 from northbound U.S. 61 to White Bear Avenue in St. Paul
Description: Auxiliary lane eastbound I-94, ramp metering
Dates: July-October
Cost: $2.5 million
Impact: High
20. INTERSTATE 94 Location: From Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis to Cretin/Vandalia exit in St. Paul
Description: Resurface road, repair concrete pavement, work on bridge piers, install noise wall and traffic-management device
Dates: April-September
Cost: $25,665,000
Impact: High
21. MINNESOTA 95 Location: U.S. 8 in Franconia Township to Minnesota 97 in New Scandia Township
Description: Resurface road, repair drainage and guardrail, add westbound right-turn lane on Minnesota 243 to northbound Minnesota 95
Dates: July-September
Cost: $4,345,000
Impact: High
22. MINNESOTA 149 Location: From north of Mendota Heights Road to Smith Avenue in Mendota Heights, West St. Paul
Description: Seal road
Dates: September-October
Cost: $400,000
Impact: Medium
23. INTERSTATE 694 Location: 40th Street to U.S. 61 in Oakdale, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, Maplewood
Description: Concrete overlay
Dates: October 2011-October 2012
Total cost: $18 million
2011 cost: $3 million
Impact: High
24. INTERSTATE 694 Location: U.S. 10 southbound to the eastbound left-lane entrance to I-694 and merge to Snelling Avenue and southbound Hamline Avenue to eastbound I-694
Description: Reconstruct interchange
Dates: August 2011-September 2013
Total cost: $45 million
2011 cost: $10 million
Impact: High
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation
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