Project complete
Hwy 36 project location map
About this project
In 2024, we resurfaced Hwy 36 from I-35W in Roseville to Edgerton St. in Little Canada and made additional improvements. Resurfacing of aging pavement on Hwy 36 will provide a smoother ride for motorists and extend the life of the existing roadway. A new auxiliary lane from southbound I-35W to eastbound Hwy 36 will provide more distance for drivers to safely merge onto eastbound Hwy 36 which will ease traffic flow and reduce congestion. Reconstruction of the ramp from northbound Cleveland Ave. to eastbound Hwy 36 and extending the merge lane onto eastbound Hwy 36 will provide more time for drivers to safely merge into traffic. Improved drainage will also help channel water to prevent pavement damage from flooding and weather events.
In 2025, crews worked on sign replacement, cable median barrier installation and construction on the storm water drainage pond in the southeast corner of Hwy 36 and Cleveland Ave.
Summary of work
- Resurfaced Hwy 36 pavement
- Repaired and replaced aging drainage
- Installed new traffic signs
- Replaced guardrail
- Ramp reconstruction
- Built a new dedicated auxiliary lane from southbound I-35W to eastbound Hwy 36 to improve vehicle merging
- Reconstructed northbound Cleveland Ave. to eastbound Hwy 36 ramp and added a new merge lane to improve merging
- Upgraded sidewalks to meet ADA requirements
- Concrete pavement repair to the ramps between Hwy 36 and Edgerton St.
- Resurfaced ramps at the following cross streets along Hwy 36:
- Fairview Ave. (remaining parts of the ramps that were not resurfaced during the 2023 project)
- Snelling Ave.
- Hamline Ave.
- Dale St.
- Rice St.
- Southbound I-35E to westbound Hwy 36
- Westbound Hwy 36 to northbound I-35E