A segment of Interstate 35E will be closed again this weekend as crews continue work on several bridges over the freeway south of downtown St. Paul.

The road will be closed in both directions between Interstate 94 and Shepard Road beginning 10 p.m. Friday. It should reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Northbound traffic will be detoured to U.S. 61 and southbound traffic will be detoured to U.S. 52.

The same segment was closed the weekend of Sept. 9-12. Work crews are repairing and resurfacing the bridges at Grand, St. Clair and Randolph avenues.The project is scheduled for completion in mid-October.

Visit mndot.gov for more information.