Community Corner
I-35 in Lakeville: How Do You Avoid the Heavy Traffic?
Traffic on I-35 in Lakeville was "bumper to bumper" early Monday morning.
Early morning commuters traveling through Lakeville on Interstate 35 encountered heavy traffic on Monday.
Tim Harlow at the Star Tribune, tweeted a photo showing "bumper to bumper" northbound traffic at 6:10 a.m.
Due to the Interstate 35 construction project, traffic between County Road 2 and County Road 50 are one lane in each direction. There are nightly closures on Interstate 35 between the I-35/35W/35E split and County Road 50.
Ramp closures include: 85th/County Road 60 to northbound Interstate 35 and the northbound Interstate 35 ramp to County Road 50.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds drivers to zipper merge during backups.
What are the routes you take to avoid I-35? Share in comments.
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