We will be tabling at Bryn Mawr’s Active Transportation Committee event this Sat, Feb. 21. Stop by and talk with our project staff. For more information, visit the meetings webpage.
This webpage is not updated over the weekend/overnight. For up-to-date information on traffic impacts, visit 511mn.org.
Traffic impacts
I-94 and I-394 project location map.
All traffic impacts are tentative and weather dependent.
Upcoming
Information about upcoming traffic impacts will be posted as details become available. Motorists can expect lane and ramp closures during construction. Motorists should be aware that some nearby construction projects will have overlapping traffic impacts with the I-394/I-94 Minneapolis work.
Road closures
10 p.m. Fri, Feb. 27 through 5 a.m. Mon, March 2
- I-394 is closed in both directions between Hwy 100 and I-94 in downtown Minneapolis
- Detour: Hwy 169 to I-694 to I-94 (PNG)
Bridge closures
10 p.m. Sun, Feb. 22 through November
- Penn Ave. bridge over I-394 is closed
Lane closures
10 p.m. Sun, Feb. 22 through mid-summer
- Westbound I-394 is reduced to two lanes between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100
- Westbound I-394 traffic will be shifted into the E-ZPass lanes
- No E-ZPass option — no tolls, no carpool or transit lane
Sun, Feb. 22 through November; 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly
- Expect intermittent lane closures on I-394 in both directions between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100
- Expect intermittent lane closures on I-94 in both directions between the Lowry Hill Tunnel and Hwy 55
Ramp closures
10 p.m. Sun, Feb. 22 through mid-summer
- The following ramps are closed:
- Westbound I-394 to Park Place Blvd./Xenia Ave.
- Detour: Louisiana Ave. to Wayzata Blvd. to Park Place Blvd/Xenia Ave. (PNG)
- The westbound exit ramp remains open for traffic coming from northbound and southbound Hwy 100
- Eastbound I-94 to westbound I-394
- Detour: Hwy 55 to Hwy 100 (PNG)
- Lyndale Ave. to westbound I-394
- Detour: Hennepin Ave. to Dunwoody Blvd.
- Westbound I-394 to/from Penn Ave.
10 p.m. Sun, Feb. 22 through November
- The ramp from Linden Ave. to westbound I-394 is closed
Construction schedule
February to summer 2026
- Westbound I-394 will be reduced to two lanes using E-ZPass lanes between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100
- The Penn Ave. bridge will be closed
Summer to fall 2026
- Eastbound I-394 is reduced to two lanes using E-ZPass lanes between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100
- The Penn Ave. bridge will be closed
About this project
In July 2025, we began repairing bridges and ramps along I-394 and I-94 between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100. This project includes maintenance to the Dunwoody Blvd. ramp, replacing the deck for the Penn Ave. bridge that crosses over I-394, and other improvements along I-394 between downtown Minneapolis and Hwy 100. This work is expected to last through fall 2026.
Summary of work
- Repair 34 bridges and ramps along I-394 and I-94, including the Penn Ave. bridge, the I-394 bridges over I-94 and Dunwoody Blvd. and ramps at the I-94/I-394 interchange
- Realign the I-394 to Dunwoody Blvd. ramp
- Replace the deck on part of the Dunwoody Blvd. bridge
- Replace bridge joints, repair pavement, and improve drainage at various locations in the project area
- Replace the Penn Ave. bridge deck
- Accessibility, lighting, and sidewalk improvements at Dunwoody Blvd.
- Accessibility and sidewalk improvements at Penn Ave.