Minnesota Department Of Transportation Urges Caution This Fishing Opener Weekend

It's going to be a busy weekend in Minnesota - on the lakes and on the roads - as the walleye opener brings anglers out of their homes and into boats. Most of those boats will end up getting towed to and from popular fishing lakes - passing through road construction zones.

Officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation urge Minnesota anglers to use caution this weekend as they pass through those work zones - whether they're active or not. From lane closures to bypasses and detours, the orange cones bring potential obstacles along the way.

Here is a list of the highway projects that MNDOT feels could affect weekend fishing traffic the most:

I-35E between Vadnais Heights and White Bear Lake: lane and ramp closures
Highway 61 in Forest Lake: single lane traffic
I-94 between St. Paul and Woodbury: intermittent lane closures and ramp closures
Highway 280 between I-35W and Broadway Street: closed, detour
I-494 in Plymouth: multiple lane and ramp closures
Highway 100 in St. Louis Park: ramp closures and lane shift
Highway 8 between Highway 95 and Taylor Falls: closed, detour
I-94 between St. Cloud and Collegeville: lane closures and slow traffic
Highway 169 north of Milaca: one lane each direction, slow traffic
Highway 71 between Sauk Centre and Belgrade: single lane with flaggers, stopped traffic
I-35 between Pine City and Hinckley: lane shifts and slow traffic
I-35 in Duluth: lane restrictions and ramp closures
I-94/Highway 29 in Alexandria: single lane on Highway 29, expect delays
Highway 169 between St. Peter and Mankato: detour
Highway 52/Highway 63 in Rochester: lanes shifts, ramp closures
Highway 23 between Holland and Pipestone, Russell to Florence: detour

For more information, click here to visit MNDOT's homepage.