Short-term I-90 ramp closures begin this week

Published 1:53 pm Saturday, May 14, 2016

Motorists will encounter Interstate 90 ramp closures beginning Monday in Austin as crews repave several entrance ramps, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Work was delayed this week by rain.

Additionally, work on two interchanges in Albert Lea is scheduled to begin on Monday with short detours, weather permitting.

On Monday, crews in Austin will begin to repave two I-90 entrance ramps. The westbound I-90 entrance ramp at the east junction of Highway 218 on the east side of Austin will be closed during the work. The detour for vehicles to enter westbound I-90 from Highway 218 is to enter eastbound I-90, travel to exit 181 at 28th Street, cross the highway and enter westbound I-90.

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Also in Austin, crews will close the eastbound I-90 entrance ramp at Oakland Place.

Motorists will detour via Oakland Avenue east to Highway 218 north to I-90 eastbound.

The work is expected to last through the week, weather permitting, but it’s possible the ramps will open in between the milling and paving work.

In Albert Lea, beginning Monday, the southbound Interstate 35 ramp from westbound I-90 will be closed and detoured, while crews repave the roadway at Albert Lea.

The detour is westbound I-90 to Freeborn County Road 22, cross over to eastbound I-90 and exit to southbound I-35. The closures will last one day.

Later that day, the westbound I-90 exit to Highway 13 west of Albert Lea will be closed and detoured. Motorists seeking to exit onto Highway 13 from westbound I-90 should exit at Freeborn County Road 22, travel north to Freeborn County Road 14 west and it intersects with Highway 13. The closures will last one day.