A huge stretch of I-35W is closing the next 2 weekends in the Twin Cities. Drivers will be detoured around the closure using Highway 62, Minnesota Highway 100 and I-694 or Interstate 35E to Interstate 94 east.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear for this troubling road construction?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - Who Built The Road
fIREHOSE - Making The Freeway
Palma Violets - Rattlesnake Highway
R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here
Tom Waits - Long Way Home
Cyndi Lauper - Detour feat. Emmylou Harris
Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Foghat - Slow Ride