Section of westbound I-494 to close this weekend

A portion of westbound I-494 in Bloomington, Minn. will be closed this weekend, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Starting at 10 p.m. Friday westbound I-494 will be closed from Highway 100 to Highway 212. It will reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday. Drivers will be detoured from Highway 100 to Highway 212.

Eastbound I-494 along the same stretch will be closed the following weekend, Nov. 2 through Nov. 5. Vehicles will be detoured from Highway 212 north to Highway 62 East to Highway 100 south to I-494.

Construction crews are in the process of building an entrance ramp from East Bush Lake Road to I-494. During the closures, workers will be painting the ramp.