The Minnesota Department of Transportation urges motorists to use extra caution while driving through highway work zones during the July Fourth holiday.

“While we shut down many projects over the Fourth of July holiday, there are still many work zones around the state that will affect travel,” said MnDOT Commissioner Charlie Zelle. “We ask drivers to pay attention in work zones, plan ahead and perhaps consider alternate routes. Check www.511mn.org to get advance information about road construction and detours.”

Highway projects that may affect weekend travel July 3-5 include:

Twin Cities area:

• Interstate 494 in Plymouth – multiple lane and ramp closures

• I-35E in St. Paul and Little Canada – lane and ramp closures

• Highway 5 between St. Paul and Highway 55 – lane and ramp closures

• Highway 5 between Waconia and Victoria – road closed, detour

• Highway 100 in St. Louis Park – ramp closures and lane shift

• Highway 169 in Jordan – single-lane traffic in both directions, County Road 9 access closed, detour

Southern Minnesota:    

• I-35 Owatonna to Albert Lea – single-lane traffic in both directions, slow traffic

• Highway 63 south of Spring Valley to Iowa border – closed, detour

• I-90 between St. Charles and Eyota – single-lane traffic in both directions, slow traffic

• I-90 near Alden, Jackson and between Adrian and Rushmore – two-way, two lane traffic with crossovers, ramp closures, reduced speeds

• Highway 59 in Marshall – short detour

For a complete list of projects, including construction dates and traffic impacts, visit www.mndot.gov/roadwork/current.html. Motorists may also sign up to receive email updates for major projects at www.mndot.gov/emailupdates.