State Receives Federal Grant To Help Improve Interstate 494

ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- Minnesota has received federal grant money to help improve a major highway. The state received $138-million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program to help make improvements to Interstate 494.

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Governor Tim Walz says the money will help the state ensure the long-term economic vitality of the region while improving safety. The money will be used to complete the I-494 to Highway 169 corridor project, including adding E-ZPass lanes in both directions between Highway 169 and East Bush Lake Road and Interstate 35W and Highway 77.

Old infrastructure including a railroad bridge over I-494 between Lyndale Avenue and Nicollet Avenue will also be replaced, as well as reconstruction of the interchange at I-35W and 82nd Street.

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