I-35W

This webpage is not updated over the weekend/overnight. For up-to-date information on traffic impacts, visit 511mn.org.

Traffic impacts

All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent. Access to eastbound Co. Rd. 42 from southbound I-35W has permanently changed. Motorists will now use the newly constructed ramp at Buck Hill Rd. to access both eastbound Co. Rd. 42 and Buck Hill Rd.

Current

Road closures

Through October

• Cliff Rd. under I-35W is closed
  • Detour: Westside of I-35W, 123rd St. West to Dupont Ave. to 126th St. to Co. Rd. 5 to Hwy 13 to Nicollet Ave. to Cliff Rd. (PNG)
  • Detour: Eastside of I-35W, Cliff Rd. to Nicollet Ave. to Hwy 13 to Hwy 5 to 126th St. to Dupont Ave. back to Cliff Rd. (PNG)

Lane closures

5 a.m. Mon, April 13 through noon Sat, April 25

• Hwy 13 is reduced to one lane in both directions between Nicollet Ave. and I-35W

Through fall

• Northbound I-35W is reduced to two lanes between the the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split and the Burnsville Pkwy.
• Southbound I-35W is reduced to two lanes at Cliff Rd.

Ramp closures

Through fall

• The ramp from Cliff Rd. to southbound I-35W is closed
  • Detour (westside of I-35W): Dupont Ave. to 126th St. to Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound Hwy 13 to southbound I-35W (PNG)
  • Detour (eastside of I-35W): Cliff Rd. to northbound I-35W to Black Dog Rd. interchange to southbound I-35W (PNG)

Upcoming

Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available. Motorists can expect road, lane and ramp closures as work is completed.

Road closures

9 p.m. Fri, May 1 through 5 a.m. Mon, May 4

• I-35W is closed in both directions between I-494 and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split
  • Detour: I-494, Hwy 77, I-35E and I-35 (PNG)

Lane closures

Noon, Sat, April 25 through fall

• Hwy 13 is reduced to one lane in both directions with head-to-head traffic over I-35W

9 p.m. Tue, April 28 through 5 a.m. Wed, April 29 

• Southbound I-35W is reduced to one lane at Cliff Rd.

9 p.m. Thu, May 7 through 5 a.m. Fri, May 8

• Northbound I-35W is reduced to one lane at Cliff Rd.

5 a.m. Fri, May 8 through fall

• Southbound I-35W is reduced to two lanes between Cliff Rd. and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split

Ramp closures

5 a.m. Sat, April 25 through fall

• The following ramps are closed:
  • Eastbound Hwy 13 to northbound I-35W
    • Detour: Eastbound Hwy 13 to Nicollet Ave. to Cliff Rd. to northbound I-35W (PNG)
  • Southbound I-35W to eastbound Hwy 13
    • Detour: Southbound I-35W to Burnsville Pkwy. to Nicollet Ave. to eastbound Hwy 13 (PNG)

5a.m. Fri, May 8 through 9 p.m. Mon, May 25 

• The ramp from westbound Hwy 13 to southbound I-35W is closed
  • Detour: Westbound Hwy 13 to northbound I-35W to Black Dog Rd. to southbound I-35W (PNG)

Early May through fall

• The ramp from northbound I-35W to Cliff Rd. is closed
  • Detour (eastside of I-35W): Northbound I-35W to Burnsville Pkwy. to Nicollet Ave. to Cliff Rd. (PNG)
  • Detour (westside of I-35W): Northbound I-35W to Burnsville Pkwy. to Co. Rd. 5 to 126th St. to Dupont Ave. to Cliff Rd. (PNG)

About this project

In coordination with the City of Burnsville and Dakota County, we will resurface I-35W between Cliff Rd. and the Burnsville Split.

Summary of work

• Replace both pavement and concrete pavement on I-35W
• Bridge repair, or replace bridges at Cliff Rd., Hwy 13 and Burnsville Pkwy.
• Update guardrail
• Improve drainage