I-494 e-zpass project (MSP airport to US 169) in bloomington & richfield

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the Minnesota Department of Transportation $120,131,413.68 on June 29, 2026, under the Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects program (CFDA 20.934) to construct E-ZPass lanes, mobility and safety improvements, reconstruct mainline pavement, drainage, Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility enhancements, lighting, sidewalk and trail infrastructure, and construct and replace multiple bridges on Interstate 494 from 0.3 miles east of US 169 to 0.8 miles west of Minnesota 100, and on Interstate 35W from 86th Street to 76th Street in Edina, Bloomington, and Richfield, Minnesota. The project also includes preservation work on nine existing bridges, utility relocation, and signal replacement at France Avenue and 82nd Street. The period of performance runs through June 29, 2036, with all work performed in Minnesota.

Project description

I-494: from 0.3 MI e of US 169 to 0.8 MI w of MN 100, and from i-35W to e of 24TH AVE and on i-35W, from 86TH ST to 76TH ST in edina, bloomington and richfield- construct e-zpass lanes, mobility and safety improvements, reconstruct mainline pavement, drainage, ADA, lighting, sidewalk/trail, construct new bridge 27430, replace bridges 9289 (new BR 27425), 9213 (new BR 27429), 9081A & 9081 (new BR 27W58) and 9082 (new BR 27W59), preservation on bridges 9078 (PED BR), 27V63, 27V38, 27052B, 27052D, 27424, 27V33, 27V35 and 27408, utilities and replace signals at france AVE and 82ND ST