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B Line shelters will be installed along Lake Street in the coming weeks
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Minneapolis
Upcoming
Over the next few weeks, crews will be out along the corridor doing finishing tasks including installing shelters, sod placement, light concrete work, applying sealant to platform areas, signal wiring, cleaning work areas, and removing traffic control items.
The new westbound bus-only lane on East Lake Street between 27th Avenue and the Mississippi River will open later this week, helping Route 21 buses stay on schedule. The bus lanes were installed as part of the B Line Bus Rapid Transit project. An early cold snap curtailed efforts to paint the full bus lane red this fall. The remaining red paint will be added in the spring from 44th Avenue to 27th Avenue.
Safety-focused improvements are coming to Lake Street with the METRO B Line project
Construction of the METRO B Line project provided an opportunity to rethink and improve how Lake Street is used by all who walk, bike, roll, drive and use transit.
Today, Lake Street is the highest crash corridor in Minneapolis, and one of the highest in all of Hennepin County. Past studies have found that left turns being made from the shared through-lane have led to many crashes along Lake Street. The changes to Lake Street are expected to reduce crashes and enhance safety for all users.
Aside from the bus rapid transit stations that will serve the METRO B Line, the changes you are seeing on the street are designed by Hennepin County in collaboration with the City of Minneapolis and Metro Transit. These changes are designed to enhance safety for people walking and rolling, improve transit times and reliability, reduce crashes, and enhance the overall user experience for everyone along the corridor.
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A four-to-three lane conversion with new left-turn lanes to reduce severe crashes and make it easier for people walking and rolling to cross Lake Street
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Red bus-only lanes in one or both directions to improve transit speed and reliability for one of the busiest transit routes in the region
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Transit signal priority to keep buses moving through intersections
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Accessible pedestrian ramp improvements at dozens of intersections
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Minimal changes to on-street parking, with many areas keeping all on-street parking spaces
View plans for Lake Street
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Selby & Western
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By the end of the day on Friday, November 3, the traffic and transit detour for construction of this station will be removed, and traffic will return to normal.
- In the next two weeks, crews will work to complete the concrete station areas and begin installation of the shelter.
Roadway & sidewalk construction activities are complete at these locations
Crews have completed all pavement work at these stations and the intersections are fully re-opened to traffic.
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Marshall & Otis
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Marshall & Cretin
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Marshall & Cleveland
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Marshall & Fairview
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Selby & Hamline
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Selby & Lexington
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Selby & Victoria
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Selby & Dale
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Selby & Arundel
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John Ireland & Marshall
Some stops may still be temporarily closed at some intersections along the corridor. Please use the nearest stops to these intersections.
Any questions about construction can be directed to our construction hotline at 651-356-6995 or to the project email at BLine@metrotransit.org.
More information on the B Line project can be found on the project website.
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