Motorists traveling through the south metro should prepare for significant traffic disruptions this weekend as the Interstate 35W (I-35W) will be fully closed in both directions between Interstate 494 and the I-35/I-35E/I-35W split beginning Friday night.

The Dakota County Government announced this morning that beginning this Friday, October 24, 2025, southbound traffic on I-35W in Burnsville will experience a key access change for those wishing to connect to eastbound County Road 42 (CR 42).

At approximately 6:06 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Minnesota State Troopers, Burnsville Police, and Burnsville Fire responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of northbound I-35W between County Road 42 and McAndrews in Burnsville.

Minnesota State Patrol troopers responded late Friday night to a three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance on southbound I-35 near 162nd Street in Lakeville.

A contractor was struck and killed on Wednesday morning, September 24, 2025, in a construction zone along I-35W in Burnsville, Minnesota.

Around 7:22 PM, Burnsville Police, Burnsville Fire, and Minnesota State Patrol were called to a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on the exit ramp of northbound I-35 for Crystal Lake Road.

A 48-year-old man from Duluth was injured Thursday morning after being struck by a bullet while driving on southbound I-35 near Harris, Minnesota.

We are providing an update on four separate crashes we previously reported, which began last Thursday, June 19, 2025, and continued through yesterday, June 24, 2025.

Two drivers were taken to the hospital on Monday morning, June 9, 2025, after a collision between a semi-truck and a jeep on southbound I-35 just outside of Northfield, Minnesota, in Rice County.

Two separate motorcycle pursuits led by Minnesota State Patrol troopers on Friday night, May 23, 2025, ended with arrests after high-speed chases in different parts of the Twin Cities metro area. Both incidents remain under active investigation.

A two-vehicle crash along I-35 in Lakeville led to major traffic delays Friday afternoon, after a Toyota Tundra collided with an Amazon delivery truck, sending both vehicles into the center concrete median.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will close I-35W in both directions from the I-494 and I-35W interchange in Bloomington to the I-35 split in Burnsville.

Latest on a police pursuit that began in Burnsville and eventually ended in Lakeville, Minnesota, on Monday, April 21, 2025.

A crash involving a passenger car and a semi-truck caused significant traffic delays on southbound I-35 early Thursday morning, April 17, 2025.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), in collaboration with the City of Burnsville and Dakota County, will begin a significant reconstruction project on April 14th along I-35W through Burnsville.

A multi-vehicle crash on southbound I-35E near County Road 42 caused significant traffic delays Friday afternoon.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Burnsville early Sunday morning, March 16, 2025.

A single-vehicle crash on I-35E near Highway 55 resulted in a vehicle fire in Eagan, Minnesota.

A two-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 35 at 210th Street West caused significant disruptions for morning commuters on Friday, January 3, 2025.

A hit-and-run suspect was taken into custody Thursday afternoon following a high-speed pursuit and standoff on Interstate 35W, which ended after law enforcement deployed chemical agents to subdue the driver.