I-35W MnPASS and SmartLanes extension project begins May 16

Project will add two miles of high-tech roadway to busy corridor

Roseville, Minn. — Motorists traveling both directions of I-35W in Burnsville may encounter delays beginning Monday, May 16 as crews begin a project to expand the existing I-35W MnPASS and SmartLanes systems.

The project will extend the existing MnPASS and SmartLanes systems approximately two miles farther south on northbound I-35W. The two technologies together will provide motorists with congestion-free travel choices and real time information on the road ahead, creating a continuous 21st Century Interstate between southern Burnsville and downtown Minneapolis.

The project will also construct new bus shoulders, resurface the pavement, construct noise walls and improve drainage. All work will be completed by October, 2011.

Construction will be substantially complete with all lanes open to traffic by September 30, 2011. Motorists can expect lane shifts and intermittent non-rush hour lane closures throughout the project. As many as four full weekend closures of I-35W will also occur beginning in mid August. Announcements on major traffic changes will be released as more information becomes available.
Motorists can receive advance notice of major traffic changes by signing up for email Updates through the project’s web site at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/burnsvillemnpass/.

More information on MnPASS lanes can be found at http://www.mnpass.org/.

More information on SmartLanes can be found at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/smartlanes/.

For travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org.