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PART ONE

See what's slated for road construction next year …

MnDOT's 4-year plan reveals projects in line for funding

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Flying Cloud Drive bridge over I-494

A rusty fence and guard rail hem the paved trail along Flying Cloud Drive as it crosses Interstate 494. The not-yet-approved plans for upgrading this trail also include new traffic lights.

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series on the Minnesota Department of Transportation's four-year plan for roads.

It looks like the big construction project on Interstate 35W south of downtown Minneapolis is going to move to the north side of the metro in 2019. It's their turn to have the headache.

Minnesota Highway 21 going south out of Jordan

Minnesota Highway 21 heading south out of Jordan.

Minnesota Highway 62

Motorists enjoy new pavement on Minnesota Highway 62 (the Crosstown), but there is more work planned for next summer.

Minnesota Highway 13 near Prior Lake southern city limits

New pavement on Minnesota Highway 13 south of Prior Lake is in the Department of Transportation planning document for 2019.

Chestnut Street approaching Lyman Boulevard

A sign informs North Chestnut Street motorists that Lyman Boulevard is ahead. A roundabout is planned for the intersection.

Carlson Parkway at Deer Creek Parkway

The Carlson Parkway stoplights for on- and off-ramps of U.S. Highway 12 will be replaced. This one is where Carlson Parkway meets Deer Creek Parkway.

I-35W Minnesota River Bridge

Work began in August on a $127 million, multiyear project to replace the I-35W Minnesota River Bridge between Burnsville and Bloomington and will last until November 2021.

Union Pacific tracks at Valley Park

If funding is approved, gates would be installed at the Union Pacific tracks at Stagecoach Road in Shakopee — a place the railroad calls Valley Park. The intersection lies beneath the U.S. Highway 169 viaduct.

France Avenue in Bloomington

Cars head uphill on France Avenue in Bloomington. Pieces of France Avenue in Bloomington and Edina could see road crews in 2019 is funding is approved.

Central Avenue Bridge in Wayzata

The bridge Central Avenue in Wayzata, also called Hennepin County Road 101, over U.S. Highway 12 typically carries traffic waiting to make left turns onto on-ramps. A reconstruction next summer would add a center turn lane.