Nearby News: I-94 Road Rehab Scheduled St. Michael to Monticello
The project is scheduled to start end of May 2013 and could impact Maple Grove travelers.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Expansion Plans for I-494 Through Maple Grove Put in Motion
With a lack of state funding, MnDOT says they are trying to come up with creative solutions to fix problem areas like Interstate 494 through Maple Grove.
Commuters using Interstate 494 during rush hour know the interstate jams up between Plymouth and Maple Grove. The five-mile stretch of road between Highway 55 in Plymouth and East Fish Lake Road in Maple Grove only has two lanes and causes traffic to back up quickly. Now MnDOT says there is a plan in place to deal with the problem. MnDOT plans to build “dynamic shoulder lane,” which would essentially create a third lane along Interstate 494 that would be open during peak traffic times. MnDOT calls the solution a short-term fix, but Maple Grove Mayor Mark Steffenson is concerned the additional lane won’t be temporary. “I think it should be a short-term fix but my fear is that it becomes a long term fix,” Steffenson told 12 News. “It all …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Cold Temperature Complicates Snow, Ice Removal from Roads in Maple Grove, Twin Cities
Maple Grove Director of Public Works Ken Ashfeld: "Due to the conditions in which the snow fell, under heavy traffic and then plummeting temperatures, we have ice conditions whereby the actions of deicing agents had little effect during Monday."
Two days after most of the Twin Cities area, including Maple Grove, received more than 10 inches of snow, traveling the roadways remained complicated in spots. The Minnesota Department of Transportation addressed the road conditions in a Dec. 11, 2012 statement on the Minnesota Department of Transportation Facebook page: MnDOT continues addressing the compacted snow and icy conditions on highways and interstates—particularly in southwestern/west central Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metro area. The cold temperatures are complicating our work, because salt becomes much less effective at 10 degrees or lower. Temps will warm over the next couple days, which will make the salt compounds we’ve been putting on the roads MUCH more effective. …
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Highway 610 Expansion Project Open House Dec. 11
The public open house at the Maple Grove Government Center will have an updated design of a project to expand Highway 610.
Editor's note: The following was provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Area residents and business owners are invited to attend an open house to learn about the updated design of a project to expand Highway 610. The design for the proposed county road extension from County Road 30 to I-94 will be presented. The open house will be held Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City of Maple Grove Government Center, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway. Open house attendees will be able to learn the details of the project, view project layouts and ask questions of MnDOT, Hennepin County and Maple Grove project staff. To request an ASL or foreign language interpreter, call 651-366-4720. To request …
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Eastbound Interstate 94 Exit Ramp Temporarily Closed to Weaver Lake Road
The Maple Grove ramp was closed for a portion of the day Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012.
Updated 4 p.m. Aug. 15, 2012 According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the exit ramp impacted earlier today is now open. 9:26 a.m. Aug. 15, 2012 Travelers in Maple Grove will need to find an alternate route around the eastbound Interstate 94 exit ramp to Weaver Lake Road Wednesday. According to a Minnesota Department of Transportation report, the ramp "will be closed for mill and patch/ micro surfacing" until about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15. Portions of Weaver Lake Road are undergoing reconstruction this year, including pavement replacement, or rehabilitation, from the west side of the intersection of Weaver Lake Road and West Fish Lake Road and the concrete bridge deck over Interstate 94. For the week of Aug. 13, concrete …
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Accident Delays Interstate 94 Westbound Traffic in Maple Grove
Two lanes of the Interstate 94 roadway near Highway 169 for about four hours July 3.
A semi rollover accident blocked two lanes of traffic on westbound Interstate 94 at Highway 169 in Maple Grove for more than four hours Tuesday. The crash occurred about 2:15 p.m. July 3, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation website. Minnesota State Patrol Lieutenant Eric Roeske says there are no injuries reported in the incident. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Friday, June 15, 2012
Video: Semi Rollover on Eastbound Interstate 94 in Maple Grove
No major injuries were reported from the incident that happened around 5:15 p.m. Friday. Several lanes of traffic are reportedly blocked.
Traffic on eastbound Interstate 94 in Maple Grove slowed significantly Friday afternoon after a semi rolled over, blocking three lanes of traffic, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation incident report. The incident happened on eastbound Interstate 94 near 95th Avenue around 5:15 p.m. The semi driver suffered minor injuries, according to a wcco.com report and no other cars appear to have been involved. As of 6:30 p.m. Friday, there was no estimated reopen time for the lanes. Update 8:30 p.m. June 15, 2012: The blocked area of the roadway has been cleared, according to MnDOT. Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Northwest Metro Road Construction Report: June 8-10
Looking to avoid road construction on your way out of town? Here are several areas of road construction taking place in the northwest metro.
Here is a list of some of the projects, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and area cities, which might impact motorists traveling through the northwest metro for the weekend of June 8-10, 2012. To find out real time traffic information, visit our Patch commute page. Interstate 94 westbound Road reconstruction is taking place between County Road 19 in Albertville and State Highway 241 near St. Michael with one lane closed. State Highway 55 Road construction is taking place in both directions on State Highway 55 between County Road 20 in Rockford and County Road 101 in Medina. According to MnDOT roadwork begins in Rockford and works east. Motorists are advised to expect “delays due to lane closures and full…
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Northwest Metro Road Construction Report: May 31 – June 3
Looking to avoid road construction on your way out of town? Here are several areas of road construction taking place in the northwest metro.
Here is a list of some of the projects, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and area cities, which might impact motorists traveling through the northwest metro for the weekend of May 31 to June 3, 2012. To find out real time traffic information, visit our Patch commute page. Interstate 94 westbound Road reconstruction is taking place between County Road 19 in Albertville and State Highway 241 near St. Michael.The westbound ramp on Interstate 94 is currently closed, although crews are making progress on the project. State Highway 55 Road construction is taking place in both directions on State Highway 55 between County Road 20 in Rockford and County Road 101 in Medina. According to MnDOT roadwork …
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Mysterious RV Fire Delays Sunday Interstate 94 Traffic
The Maple Grove Fire Department responded to a recreational vehicle fire with hundreds of gallons of water to subdue the blaze.
A quiet Sunday evening on eastbound Interstate 94 in Maple Grove quickly turned into traffic jam following a fire in an empty recreational vehicle. The Maple Grove Fire Department was called to the scene of an RV fire on eastbound Interstate 94 at about 6 p.m. The firefighters responded with a pumper truck, which carry 500 gallons of water, according to an email from Fire Chief Scott Anderson on Tuesday. “The fire was so big, the 500 gallons was not enough. So our tanker truck was requested later on during the incident,” Anderson said. Firefighters put it out sometime after the tanker truck arrived at about 6:25 p.m. Even though the fire was out, the mystery as to what happened just started. “What made this event unusual was there was no …
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Carl
8:57 am on Friday, October 14, 2011
I arrived on the scene very shortly after the fire started. There were two other motorists stopped prior to me, including an off-duty paramedic/EMT. I stood back as they opened the side door of the RV checking for occupants. The smoke, however, was too thick and acrid to see anything. Beyond that there was nothing we could do. A short time later a police officer arrived at the scene with a fire … more ›
Kelly
8:46 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I wonder if people have considered that the problem really happens at 494 and Hwy 55... I wonder what's different there... could it possibly be the exit only lane that many people hop into as a way to bypass a mile of traffic and then quick squeeze back into the traffic flow - thus slowing all cars behind them? Perhaps Instead of just adding a thrid lane - we need to look at closing that exit … more ›