What will CenterPoint Energy do?

For several months beginning in early September 2024, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will upgrade the natural gas infrastructure on select streets in Minneapolis’s East Harriet and King Field Neighborhoods. The project area is on select streets from 36th Street W. to 46th Street W. and from Lake Harriet Parkway to Stevens Avenue. Below is a summary:

• First, the crew plans to bore the main underneath one sidewalk on each road.
• Second, they will either fully replace the service line or reconnect it to the new main, depending on the line’s age.
• Third, the technician will make a two- to three-hour appointment to move an inside meter outside. They will access the meter inside the house, move the meter outside, and relight the natural gas appliance pilot lights after the new meter has been relocated.
• Fourth, after the gas work, the gas crew will backfill the excavated areas with temporary dirt or gravel before the restoration crew arrives to put down concrete or black dirt, grass seed, and biodegradable netting. There may be several weeks before permanent restoration occurs.

Along the following streets, the crews will replace the mains, move inside meters outside by appointment, replace and/or reconnect service lines to the new mains:

• 36th Street W. from Lyndale Avenue S. to Grand Avenue S. and from Pleasant Avenue S. to Nicollet Avenue S.
• 38th Street W. from Colfax Avenue S. to Lyndale Avenue S. and from Pleasant Avenue S. to Pillsbury Avenue S.
• 39th Street W. from Bryant Avenue S. to Lyndale Avenue S.
• 41st Street W. from Bryant Avenue S. to Aldrich Avenue S.
• 43rd Street W. from Bryant Avenue S. to Lyndale Avenue S.
• Aldrich Avenue S. from 37th Street W. to 41st Street W.
• Garfield Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 38th Street W.
• Harriet Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 37th Street W.
• Stevens Avenue S. from 37th Street E. to 38th Street E.

Along the following streets, the crews will only move inside meters outside by appointment and replace some service lines:

• Lake Harriet Parkway from 42nd Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Fremont Avenue S. from 42nd Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Dupont Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 38th Street W. and from 40th Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Colfax Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 38th Street W. and from 40th Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Aldrich Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Garfield Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Harriet Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 40th Street W. and from 41st Street W. to 46th Street W.
• Pleasant Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 40th Street W.
• Pillsbury Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 40th Street W.
• Blaisdell Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 40th Street W.
• Nicollet Avenue S. from 36th Street W. to 40th Street W.
• Stevens Avenue S. from 37th Street E. to 38th Street E.

How can I contact CenterPoint Energy? 

Check out our website for more details. If you have questions, please contact our Communication Specialist at 612-321-5546 or hannah.gullickson@centerpointenergy.com. We thank you for your patience as we’re upgrading our infrastructure!