 Sections of the Green Line Extension in Minneapolis now have LRT track installed. The photo collage above shows examples of light rail track that have already been put into place. LRT track installation is largely complete in the other cities along the Green Line Extension including in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park. Track installation work will be progressing in Minneapolis throughout 2024.
Locations clockwise from top left: between West 21st Street and Bryn Mawr LRT stations; between I-394 and Bassett Creek Valley Station; Glenwood Avenue LRT bridge approach east of I-94; Glenwood Avenue LRT Bridge over BNSF Wayzata Subdivision.
Eden Prairie Highlights
Ongoing:
- Activities are focused within the rail corridor and near SouthWest Station over the winter.
Visit our website for more details and visuals of construction activities in Eden Prairie.
Minnetonka Highlights
Upcoming:
- A short-term full closure of Red Circle Drive is anticipated to begin February 5th to install ornamental fencing on two pedestrian bridges on Red Circle Drive and East Bren Road. The closure is anticipated to extend through mid-February. Motorized traffic will be detoured via Yellow Circle Drive. A detour map is posted on the website. See Minnetonka detour maps.
Ongoing:
- K-Tel Drive/5th Street is closed to through traffic until early summer for road, utility, and rail work. Follow posted detour signage. See Hopkins detour maps.
Visit our website for more details and visuals of construction activities in Minnetonka.
Hopkins Highlights
Ongoing:
- K-Tel Drive/5th Street is closed to through traffic until early summer for road, utility, and rail work. Follow posted detour signage. See Hopkins detour maps.
- The west sidewalk on Blake Road remains closed at the rail crossing. Use the sidewalk on the east side of Blake Road.
- The northeast and southwest sidewalks at Excelsior Boulevard and Jackson Avenue/Milwaukee Street remain closed through the winter.
Visit our website for more details and visuals of construction activities in Hopkins.
St. Louis Park Highlights
Ongoing:
- The east sidewalk on Louisiana Avenue north of Oxford Avenue remains closed through the winter.
Visit our website for more details and visuals of construction activities in St. Louis Park.
Minneapolis Highlights
Ongoing:
- There continues to be significant construction at the Kenilworth LRT tunnel throughout the winter months. LRT tunnel construction is primarily focused on excavation, cutting of metal sheets, and concrete placement as weather permits. Truck transport and maintenance work on the freight rail tracks may cause noticeable noise and some occasional vibration to nearby residents.
- 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.
- The sidewalk on the west side of Penn Avenue South across the I-394 bridge will remain closed through the winter.
- The north sidewalk on Holden Street North has reopened. The south sidewalk will remain closed through the winter.
Visit our website for more details and visuals of construction activities in Minneapolis.
Visit the Green Line Extension detour maps webpage for updated maps.
- Trails in the Opus area in Minnetonka have reopened. There may be periodic short-term closures in the future for any additional work needed.
- The Minnesota River Bluffs Trail between Shady Oak Road in Minnetonka and 11th Avenue in Hopkins is anticipated to reopen in 2024.
- The Minnesota River Bluffs Trail between 11th Avenue and Excelsior Boulevard in Hopkins is open.
- The segment of the South Cedar Lake LRT Trail between Excelsior Boulevard and Blake Road in Hopkins remains closed and is anticipated to reopen in 2024.
- The segment of the South Cedar Lake LRT Trail from Blake Road to Chowen Avenue South in Minneapolis is open. There may be periodic short-term closures in the future for any additional work needed.
- South Cedar Lake LRT Trail users between Chowen Avenue South and the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis may experience brief delays to accommodate adjacent construction. The trail remains open and flaggers may be present.
- The segment of the Kenilworth Trail from the Midtown Greenway to West 21st Street is closed for LRT tunnel construction and is anticipated to reopen in 2025.
- The segment of the Kenilworth Trail from West 21st Street to the Bryn Mawr Station area remains closed and is anticipated to reopen in 2024.
- The segment of the Cedar Lake Trail from the Bryn Mawr Station area to Van White Boulevard is open. Trail users may experience construction traffic crossing the trail near the station – please use caution.
- The segment of the Cedar Lake Trail east of Van White Memorial Boulevard is anticipated to reopen in 2025.
- The Luce Line Regional Trail bridge that crosses the freight rail corridor connecting Bryn Mawr Meadows Park with the Bassett Creek Valley Station area is closed and is scheduled 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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