Construction Near MSP Airport: Ramp, Lane Closures Begin In March

Mendota Heights MN

10 March, 2020

6:45 PM

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TWIN CITIES, MN — Motorists who drive near the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport should prepare for several ramp and lane closures this month due to the Highway 5 repair and resurfacing project. The project will stretch into fall 2020. Find the full schedule of closures below: Ramp closures March 23 through March 28 — 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Ramp from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Terminal 1 to WB Highway 5 is closedLate March/early April — 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Ramp from NB Highway 77 to EB Highway 62 is closed for up to 5 nightsRamp from EB Highway 62 to WB Highway 5 is closed for one nightLane closures Late March/early April; 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly EB Highway 62 is reduced to a single lane between Bloomington Ave. and 28th Ave. for up to 5 nightsRoad closures April through August EB Highway 5 is closed between I-494 and the Mississippi RiverDetour to airport: NB Highway 77 to EB Highway 62 to WB Highway 5Detour to St. Paul: NB Highway 77 to EB Highway 62 to EB Highway 5August through October WB Highway 5 is closed between the Mississippi River and I-494Detour to airport: WB Highway 62 to SB Highway 77 to EB Highway 5Detour to westbound Highway 5/I-494: WB Highway 62 to SB Highway 77 to WB I-494According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the $26 million project will resurface Highway 5, repair ramps to and from Highway 62 and I-494, and repair bridges in the area.