then passes through both downtowns and exits toward Wisconsin along the former route of old US 12. The first section of I-94 in Minnesota constructed was between Moorhead and Albany in the early 1960s, as an extension of the existing highway in North Dakota. The section of I-94 between Minneapolis and Saint Paul was completed in 1968 and dedicated December 9. In the Twin Cities, the construction of the highway was politically charged. The highway was built primarily through many working-class and Black neighborhoods. In Saint Paul, the routing of I-94 displaced the historic Rondo Neighborhood, which, prior to the highway's construction, was the largest Black community in Saint Paul. The section of I-94 between Maple Grove and Brooklyn Center was completed in 1969. The section of I-94 between St. Augusta and Maple Grove was completed in 1973. The section of I-94 between Albany and St. Augusta was completed in 1977. The section of I-94 from Brooklyn Center through north Minneapolis was completed in 1984. Like the Rondo Neighborhood in the 1960s, this segment was through a primarily Black and working-class neighborhood. The last section of I-94 in Minnesota constructed was the between its junction with I-494/I-694 at Woodbury and the Wisconsin state line at Lakeland. This was completed in 1985. In 2004, a major traffic bottleneck was relieved when a third lane was constructed between Brooklyn Boulevard at Brooklyn Center and Hemlock Lane at Maple Grove. This is located immediately east of the I-494/I-694/I-94 interchange in Maple Grove, also known locally as the Fish Lake Interchange. From September 2007 to October 2008, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) added a temporary extra lane to I-94 between northbound I-35W and MN 280 in the Twin Cities to help relieve traffic congestion caused by the collapse of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge. As a result, this portion of I-94 was not up to Interstate Highway standards during this time period. Rethinking I-94 In 2016, MnDOT launched a project known as Rethinking I-94, which is aimed at reconnecting neighborhoods, revitalizing communities, and ensuring that residents have a voice in transportation decisions. The construction of I-94 between Minneapolis and Saint Paul was seen as controversial and has been a political debate for many years. MnDOT is planning to reconnect those neighborhoods that were destroyed and separated in 1960. Exit list Auxiliary routes I-394, direct link between Minneapolis and western suburbs I-494, southern/western portion