I-35, I-535, Hwy 53 Twin Ports Interchange

About this project

Once completed, this project will enhance safety by eliminating blind merges and left exits, replace aging infrastructure, and better accommodate freight movements through the interchanges next to the Clure Public Terminal.

Summary of work

Reconstruct I-35/I-535/Hwy 53 interchange to improve safety by:

• Providing a new conventional design
• Relocating all exits and entrances to the right side of the roadway
• Improving merging sight distance and eliminating merge conflicts
• Eliminating weaving problems near the interchange
• Providing lane continuity for through I-35 traffic

Traffic impacts and detour maps

• Current and upcoming traffic impacts
• Detour maps
• Lincoln Park access map (PDF)
• Connect to 511mn.org to map your route

Time-lapse cameras

We have installed time-lapse cameras to watch the progress of this project.

• One mounted near the 27th Avenue West bridge aiming north
• One mounted at the Garfield Avenue overpass aiming south

Animation video

See what the freeway will look like when completed from a motorist’s view heading north on I-35 through the Twin Ports Interchange area, then heading to southbound I-35 from I-535, or the Blatnik Bridge, through the Twin Ports Interchange area.

Project update meetings

• Learn more about the public meetings for this project, including the time, date and place of the next meeting.

Freight connection

This project will provide direct access for overweight permitted loads.

Interchange traffic count:

• Average annual daily traffic – 80,000
• Heavy commercial average annual daily traffic – 5,320

Provides first- and last-mile connection to the Clure Public Terminal, an intermodal facility with highway, rail and waterway freight connections