Closures planned at intersection of Highway 51/Snelling Avenue and St. Clair Avenue in St. Paul, beginning Friday, May 30

ROSEVILLE, Minn. – As work wraps up on the intersection of Highway 51/Snelling Avenue and St. Clair Avenue in St. Paul, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will close the intersection of Snelling Avenue and St. Clair Avenue beginning early Friday, May 30 to complete work on the intersection. MnDOT will close the intersection beginning at 6 a.m. Fri., May 30 until around 6 a.m. Sun., May 31. The intersection will remain open Sunday, June 1 to accommodate traffic for Grand Old Days.

The intersection will then close overnight from 9 p.m. Mon., June 2 until 6 a.m. Tue., June 3 and again from 9 p.m. Tues., June 3 until 6 a.m. Wed., June 4 when work is complete.
During the closures, motorists on Snelling Ave. will follow a signed detour using Grand Ave. or Randolph Ave. to Hamline Ave.
St. Clair Ave. traffic will follow a signed detour on Fairview Avenue to Randolph Avenue to Hamline Avenue.
Construction began last year with resurfacing of a half mile of Snelling Ave. between St. Clair Ave. and Grand Ave. The project included building bump-outs and ADA-compliant crossings at all intersections between St. Clair Ave. and Grand Ave.

This year’s work wraps up on Wednesday, June 4 with replacement of the signal system at the intersection of Snelling Ave. and St. Clair Ave., along with resurfacing of the intersection and installing ADA-compliant crossings.

For more information, visit: www.mndot.gov/metro/projects/snellingave-stpaul/index.html.
Real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota is available at www.511mn.org or call 5-1-1.

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