This should be fun.

You have no doubt heard the clever saying, Minnesota has two seasons -- winter and road construction. Well, prepare for a project that is going to mess with your mind and your summer.

A two-mile stretch of Highway 36 will be closed today and the job won't be finished until September. Adding this project to the "unweave the weave" mess on 35E and 694 probably wasn't the best idea. You should pretty much avoid the east metro area of Mpls/St Paul if at all possible. Thank goodness the Cold Omaha headquarters are no longer in the cozy suburb of Vadnais Heights.

You can see a map of the area, along with details about the road destruction here:

http://www.startribune.com/10072/rich_media/1154241.html