Published June 23, 2025 3:53pm CDT
(FOX 9) – Interstate 494 (I-494) and Interstate 35W (I-35W) will be closed this weekend as construction continues in the area. The closure is set to start at 10 p.m. Friday, June 27, and will go until 5 a.m. Monday, June 30.
I-494 closure
What we know:
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says that eastbound I-494 will be closed between Highway 100 and I-35W.
The detour for this closure is taking northbound Highway 100 to eastbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 77 to eastbound I-494.
Westbound I-494 will close between Highway 77 and Highway 100.
The detour will take you from northbound Highway 77 to westbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 100 to westbound I-494.
Here’s the map of the detour: I-35W closure
Dig deeper:
MnDOT says that I-35W will be closed in both directions between I-494 and Highway 62.
There are two detours for this closure, for northbound and southbound I-35W.
Northbound I-35W detour:
Take this detour if you are traveling on northbound I-35W: Take eastbound I-494 to northbound Highway 77 to westbound Highway 62 to northbound I-35W. Southbound I-35W detour:
Take this detour if you are traveling on southbound I-35W: Take eastbound Highway 62 to southbound Highway 77 to southbound I-35E to southbound I-35W.