Copyright Austin Daily Herald
Motorists on Interstate 90 in Austin will be detoured from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, while construction crews install guardrail, install lighting and prepare for a change in traffic near the Fourth Street Northwest bridge. I-90 will close in both directions starting at 6 a.m. Saturday as crews install guardrail and lighting in the corridor near the bridge. There will also be some grading work during the time. I-90 will reopen by 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8. During the closures, motorists will be detoured: • Eastbound I-90 traffic will be detoured off I-90 at Highway 105/Oakland Avenue bridge (Exit 175) on the west side of Austin and follow Highway 105 south and east to Mower County Road 28 east to Highway 218 north and then reconnect with I-90. Eastbound motorists will be able to exit further east at Highway 218 (14th Street Northwest), which is Exit 177, but no travel is allowed beyond on I-90. • Westbound I-90 traffic will be detoured off I-90 at Highway 218 south (Exit 180 B) on the east side of Austin. Travel south on Highway 218 to Mower County Road 28 west to Highway 105 north where it will reconnect with I-90 on the west side of Austin at the Highway 105/Oakland Avenue bridge. Westbound traffic will be able reach Austin destinations by using exits at: • Oakland Place Northeast (Exit 180 A) • 11th Drive Northeast (Exit 179) • Sixth Street Northeast (178B) - No traffic will be allowed past this exit during the nightly closures. One more closure of I-90 is expected in the coming weeks to allow crews to change over to the new traffic setup for motorists. That closure will be announced in advance. The Fourth Street NW bridge is expected to open prior to Thanksgiving, weather permitting. To learn more about the project, visit the MnDOT project website where you can also sign up to receive email and text message updates.
