DULUTH — Construction began Monday, June 20, on Interstate 35 near Barnum, according to a news release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Initial work will include construction of median crossovers in preparation for two-way, head-to-head traffic traveling southbound on I-35. Motorists can expect daytime lane closures when median work is taking place, the news release said.
Traffic is expected to switch to the southbound lanes on July 5 while concrete works takes place in the northbound lanes, the news release said. Construction will last until early October.