I-90 to Close Overnight in Austin Starting September 2
Austin, MN (KROC-AM News)- The first days of September will involve overnight closures of Interstate 90 in Austin.
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The closures are part of a multi-year, nearly $50 million project to reconstruct six bridges along the I-90 corridor in Austin, which is scheduled to wrap up by next year.
A detour will be in place during the construction Work
I-90 to Close Overnight Sept. 2-4 in Austin
Starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, I-90 in Austin will be closed in both directions to accommodate the removal of construction equipment at 4th St. Northwest, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
Crews will reopen the interstate for daytime traffic at 6 a.m., MnDOT says. The detour route for eastbound I-90 motorists is 105/Oakland Avenue on the west side of Austin.
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Motorists will then follow Highway 105 south and east to Mower County Road 28 east to Highway 218 north. Drivers can then reconnect with I-90.
Eastbound motorists will have the option to exit further east at Hwy. 218 but cannot get further on I-90, MnDOT says.
Westbound motorists will be directed on the same route in reverse order. Austin exits available to westbound motorists during the overnight closures are Oakland Pl. Northeast, 11th Dr. Northeast and 6th St. Northeast.
MnDOT anticipates the overnight closures to end by the morning of Thursday, September 4.
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