Crews will begin next week on a $239 million reconstruction of Interstate 35W, a project that will have a particular impact on drivers headed to, or around, downtown Minneapolis.
The Star Tribune reports on the walkthrough that state transportation officials gave to the public on Thursday. They were not offering much sugar-coating: “It will be tough [on drivers],” said MnDOT engineer Scott McBride.
The pain will be felt first not on the highway itself but the streets surrounding and crossing…