Parts of two Twin Cities freeways will be closed this weekend as crews work on bridges over the highways.

A stretch of Interstate 94 in St. Paul will be closed all weekend, starting late Friday. And part of Interstate 494 in Bloomington will be closed from Friday night through early Saturday.

Interstate 94 in St. Paul

This closure will affect both directions of traffic on I-94. For westbound drivers, the freeway will be closed between I-35E and Dale Street. Eastbound I-94 will be closed between Highway 280 and downtown Saint Paul.

The closure begins at 10 p.m. Friday and is scheduled to run through 5 a.m. Monday. Thru-traffic will be detoured to Highway 36.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the closure will allow crews to continue disassembling the John Ireland Boulevard

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