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Web: GreenLineExt.org
Twitter: @GreenLineExtMN
Construction Hotline: 612-373-3933
 Civil construction along the Green Line Extension alignment is over 60% complete, setting in motion the commencement of systems construction work. Systems work is comprised of electrical components necessary to power the METRO Green Line Extension, traction-power sub stations (TPSS) and signal houses, catenary poles and electrical cables, signal and fiber optic cables, and grade crossing equipment.
There are approximately 900 catenary poles, 30 miles of electrical wiring, 19 TPPS stations, and 36 signal houses to construct and/or install. Installation of catenary poles and TPSS foundation work began in Eden Prairie this fall and will continue throughout the corridor in 2023. This milestone activity displays the overall progress that the project has achieved.
Eden Prairie Highlights
Upcoming:
- Winter construction activity in Eden Prairie will be sporadic, limited mostly to the area around SouthWest Station. Expect minimal updates to construction activities until spring 2023.
- West 70th Street has reopened to vehicle traffic. Thank you for your patience!
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Minnetonka Highlights
Upcoming:
- Feltl Road at Smetana Road is now open as workers have completed the roadway bridge. Short-term closures may occur in 2023 to complete follow-on work.
- Red Circle Drive is expected to reopen by the end of November.
Ongoing:
- Crews continue to work on the Minnetonka-Hopkins LRT bridge.
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Hopkins Highlights
Ongoing:
- The west sidewalk on Blake Road remains closed. Please use the sidewalk on the east side of Blake Road.
- The northeast and southwest sidewalks at Excelsior Boulevard and Jackson Avenue/ Milwaukee Street are closed through the winter.
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St. Louis Park Highlights
Ongoing:
- Earlier construction hours starting at 7:00 AM have been authorized for Saturdays between the Louisiana Avenue and Wooddale Avenue station areas.
- Retaining wall construction is underway at the Louisiana Avenue Station area. Expect pile-driving activities through 2022.
- The east sidewalk along Wooddale Avenue remains closed. Please use the sidewalk on the west side of Wooddale Avenue.
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Minneapolis Highlights
Ongoing:
- Pumps and generators will run overnight periodically in various parts of the construction corridor, especially at the Kenilworth LRT tunnel site. Pumps are used to manage water, and generators are used to power the pumps as well as to power equipment that keeps pipes or other elements warm during freezing temperatures.
- Secant wall work continues north of the West Lake Street Bridge.
- Grouting operations in the western part of the tunnel area are expected to continue into December.
- Cedar Lake Parkway is closed until spring 2023 to advance LRT tunnel construction. Pedestrian and bicycle access is maintained to the south via Depot Street and West 28th Street.
- The Cedar Lake Channel is closed to recreational use until spring 2023. The Kenilworth Lagoon is accessible from Lake of the Isles. This closure is necessary to remove and reconstruct historic retaining walls in the channel that were originally built under the Works Progress Administration.
- Pile-driving activities continue at Bryn Mawr Station through winter 2022-2023 to construct retaining walls.
- Construction at and around Bryn Mawr Station continues through 2022 for work on the pedestrian bridge and station platform. Lane closures are in place on Wayzata Boulevard at the intersection of Penn Avenue through winter 2022-2023.
- Glenwood Avenue between Lyndale Avenue North and North 12th Street remains closed for construction of the LRT and two roadway bridges. See Minneapolis detour map.
- Royalston Avenue between 5th Avenue and Border Avenue is closed. This closure will be in place at least into this winter.
- Bridge work near North 7th Street and North 6th Avenue continues.
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Trail Highlights
- Various trails within the Opus area are closed as crews advance many project elements. The Opus trails are anticipated to reopen in 2023.
- The Minnesota River Bluffs Trail between Shady Oak Road and 11th Avenue in Hopkins is anticipated to reopen in 2023.
- The Minnesota River Bluffs Trails between 11th Avenue and Excelsior Boulevard has reopened for local use. The South Cedar Lake LRT Trail between Excelsior Boulevard in Hopkins and Wooddale Avenue in St. Louis Park remains closed and is anticipated to reopen in 2024.
- The segment of the South Cedar Lake LRT Trail between Wooddale Avenue and Beltline Boulevard has reopened for local use. The South Cedar Lake LRT Trail between Beltline Boulevard and France Avenue in St. Louis Park remains closed and is anticipated to reopen in 2024.
- Temporary trails near Chowen Avenue and West Lake Street remain in place. For your safety and the safety of work crews, please follow signage for the temporary trail and stay clear of the work zone.
- The Kenilworth Trail will remain closed until the completion of LRT tunnel construction in 2025.
- The Luce Line Regional Trail bridge that crosses the BNSF rail corridor at Bryn Mawr Meadows Park is closed. A new bridge is being reconstructed to connect the new Bassett Creek Valley Station with the Park and is scheduled to reopen in 2025.
- The North Cedar Lake Trail east of Van White Memorial Boulevard is anticipated to reopen in 2025.
Project staff share the community’s desire to see the trails reopen as soon as possible. The project office will continue to work with the contractor to improve on these opening dates.
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