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.

Current

Road closures

5 a.m. Tue, July 1 through late October

• Buck Hill Rd. is closed from Co. Rd. 42 to Southcross Dr.
  • Detour: Co. Rd. 42 to Burnhaven Dr. (PNG)

9 p.m. Fri, April 25 through October 2026

• 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)

Bridge closures

5 a.m. Wed, April 16 through mid-November

• Burnsville Pkwy. Bridge is closed between the east and west frontage road
  • Detour (westside of I-35W): Westbound Burnsville Pkwy. to southbound Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound McAndrews Rd. to northbound Nicollet Ave. to Burnsville Pkwy. (PNG)
  • Detour (eastside of I-35W): Eastbound Burnsville Pkwy. to southbound Nicollet Ave. to westbound McAndrews Rd. to northbound Co. Rd. 5 to Burnsville Pkwy. (PNG)

Lane closures

9 a.m. Wed, April 16 through early November

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

Through fall

• I-35W is reduced to two lanes in both directions between the Burnsville Pkwy. and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split

Ramp closures

9 p.m. Tue, Sept. 30 through 5 a.m. Sat, Oct. 4; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly 

• Southbound I-35W ramp to northbound/eastbound Hwy 13 is closed
• Southbound I-35W ramp to Burnsville Pkwy. is closed

5 a.m. Tue, Aug. 19 through October

• The ramp from eastbound Hwy 13 to southbound I-35W is closed
• Detour: Hwy 13 to southbound Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound Co. Rd. 42 to southbound I-35E (PNG)

5 a.m. Tue, Aug. 19 through 5 a.m. Mon, Oct. 20

• The ramp from southbound I-35W to Co. Rd. 42 is closed
• Detour: Southbound I-35W to westbound Burnsville Pkwy. to southbound Co. Rd. 5 to Co. Rd. 42 (PNG)
• Detour: Southbound I-35 to westbound Co. Rd. 46 to northbound Buck Hill Rd. to westbound Southcross Dr. to northbound Co. Rd. 5 to Co. Rd. 42 (PNG)

Through late October

• The ramp from Burnsville Pkwy. to northbound I-35W is closed
  • Detour (westside of I-35W): Burnsville Pkwy. to Co. Rd. 5 to eastbound Hwy 13 to northbound I-35W (PNG)
  • Detour (eastside of I-35W): Burnsville Pkwy. to Nicollet Ave. to westbound Hwy 13 to northbound I-35W (PNG)

5 a.m. Fri, April 18 through early November

• 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 SB I-35W (PNG)
• The ramp from northbound I-35W to westbound Hwy 13 is closed
  • Detour: Northbound I-35W to Cliff Rd. interchange to Nicollet Ave. to westbound Hwy 13 (PNG)

9 p.m. Fri, April 25 through winter

• 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. Mon, Oct. 6 through 5 a.m. Wed, Oct. 8; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• Southbound I-35W is closed between I-494 and the I-35/ I-35E/I-35W split
• Detour: Eastbound I-494 to southbound Hwy 77 to southbound I-35E to southbound I-35

9 p.m. Wed, Oct. 8 through 5 a.m. Fri, Oct. 10; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• Northbound I-35W is closed between I-494 and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split
• Detour: Northbound I-35 to northbound I-35E to northbound Hwy 77 to westbound I-494 to northbound I-35W

Lane closures

9 p.m. Mon, Oct. 6 through 5 a.m. Wed, Oct. 8; 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly

• Northbound I-35W is reduced to one lane between I-494 and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split

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