I-394 and I-94 traffic impacts; Highway 12 construction begins April

Published on February 20, 2026

Major construction on I-394 between downtown Minneapolis and Highway 100 will begin on Sunday, Feb. 22. Motorists can expect significant delays on westbound I-394 from downtown Minneapolis to Highway 100 during the afternoon rush hours through the summer.

Starting Feb. 22:

The Penn Avenue bridge over I-394 will be closed through November.
Westbound I-394 will be reduced to two lanes between downtown Minneapolis and Highway 100 and will last through mid-summer.
There will be intermittent lane closures on I-394 and I-94 in both directions through November.
Westbound I-394 to Park Place Boulevard/Xenia Avenue, eastbound I-94 to westbound I-394, Lyndale Avenue to westbound I-394, and westbound I-394 to/from Penn Avenue ramps will be closed through mid-summer.

I-394 will also be closed in both directions between Highway 100 and I-94 downtown Minneapolis from Friday, Feb. 27, at 10 p.m. to Monday, March 5, at 5 a.m.

This work is expected to last through fall 2026.

For more information on the project, detours and additional traffic impacts, visit the I-394 project page.

Highway 12 construction

MnDOT will also be reconstructing Highway 12 in Wayzata and Minnetonka beginning in early April through November, adding to the traffic impacts in the west metro. Motorists should expect delays and weekend closures.

The project will include:

Lane reductions in each direction between Shoreline Drive (County Road 15) in Wayzata and I-494 in Minnetonka.
Several ramp closures.

To learn more and sign up to receive project updates, visit MnDOT’s Highway 12 construction project page.