Web: metrotransit.org/gold-line-construction
Construction Hotline: 651-602-1919
Email: goldline@metrotransit.org
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View an interactive map for specific construction location information.
Gold Line will be one of three Bus Rapid Transit lines opening in 2025.
The METRO Gold Line will open on March 22, 2025, project leaders have announced.
The Gold Line is one of three new BRT lines Metro Transit will open next year, expanding the region’s network of METRO lines that provide reliable, all-day service and stations with amenities like heated and lit shelters.
The METRO B Line, which will largely replace Route 21, is scheduled to open on June 14, 2025, and the METRO E Line, which will largely replace Route 6, is scheduled to open in December 2025.
By the end of next year, the region will have eight BRT lines in service and several more in various stages of planning, design, and engineering.
Construction on the Gold Line and related improvements, such as a new bridge connecting the cities of Oakdale and Woodbury, began in late 2022. Construction is currently 41% complete, advancing on time and under budget. The $505.3 million project is being largely funded by the Federal Transit Administration and Ramsey and Washington counties.
Construction continues stations, BRT guideway and bridges, retaining and noise walls, and a three-level, 500-space Park & Ride near the intersection of Woodlane Drive and Guider Drive in Woodbury. Learn more about 2024 construction activities here.
When open, the Gold Line will provide all-day, daily service between downtown St. Paul and Woodbury. Buses will travel in dedicated lanes for about 70% of the 10-mile route, serving stops in St. Paul, Maplewood, Landfall, Oakdale, and Woodbury.
Learn more about the Gold Line at metrotransit.org/gold-line-project.
Starting April 8, a portion of Old Hudson Road will close between Ruth Street and McKnight Road as crews reconstruct the roadway and install underground utilities. The western driveway access on Old Hudson Road to Sun Ray Shopping Center will be closed. Access to Sun Ray Shopping Center will be maintained from McKnight Road. Local business access from Ruth Street to Pederson Street is maintained from Ruth Street.
Starting April 15, Johnson Parkway will close between Wakefield Avenue and Hudson Road, underneath Interstate 94, as crews construct a bus-only bridge over Johnson Parkway. Follow posted detour route via 3rd Street, Etna Street, and Burns Avenue. Pedestrian access along Johnson Parkway under I-94 will be maintained.
The week of April 22, expect directional overnight closures of Interstate 694 between Interstate 94 and 10th Street, as crews place girders for the 4th Street bridge in Oakdale. Southbound and northbound I-694 will each close from 9pm to 7am for two consecutive nights.
Construction activities this week continue throughout the project area. Expect to see construction crews in St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, and Woodbury. View a timelapse video of bridge construction in St. Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, and Woodbury.
Downtown St. Paul highlights
Upcoming:
- In April, crews will install steel beams for Gold Line BRT station platform shelters. This activity will require a lane closure adjacent to the station platforms on 5th Street, 6th Street, and Wacouta Street.
- Starting April 15, crews will begin activities at the future 6th Street & Washington Station area. Expect lane closures on 6th Street and St. Peter Street when crews begin construction.
Ongoing:
East St. Paul highlights
Upcoming:
- Starting April 8, a portion of Old Hudson Road will close between Ruth Street and McKnight Road as crews reconstruct the roadway and install underground utilities. The western driveway to access Sun Ray Shopping Center will be closed. Access will be maintained to Sun Ray Shopping Center and to local businesses from McKnight Road. Local business access from Ruth Street to Pederson Street will also be maintained from Ruth Street.
- Starting the week of April 8, Johnson Parkway closes between Wakefield Avenue and Hudson Road underneath Interstate 94 as crews construct a bus-only bridge over Johnson Parkway. Follow posted detour route via 3rd Street, Etna Street, and Burns Avenue. The closure will remain in effect through June 2024. Pedestrian access along Johnson Parkway under I-94 will be maintained.
- Starting next week, crews begin pavement removals on Hudson Road between Old Hudson Road and east of Kennard Street.
- In April, crews will close Mounds Boulevard overnight from Third Street to Sixth Street while new signals are installed over the traffic lanes.
Ongoing:
- Station construction continues near the intersection of Mounds Boulevard and Third Street. Next week crews will install the station roof.
- Crews pour concrete for sidewalks and install lighting along Hudson Road between Maple Street and Earl Street.
- Next week, crews begin sidewalk reconstruction along Hudson Road between Earl Street and Johnson Parkway.
- Bridge construction continues at Johnson Parkway as crews construct bridge abutments.
- Crews install noise walls along the future bus-only lanes between Johnson Parkway and Etna Street.
- At White Bear Avenue, crews remove pavement, continue excavations, and prepare to drive pile.
- Crews backfill soil in the Hazel Station area and grade the platform area near Old Hudson Road and Luella Street.
- Crews remove trees along Old Hudson Road between Ruth Street and McKnight.
- Crews install storm sewers and construct bridge abutments and piers near the intersection of McKnight Road and Hudson Road for a pedestrian and bus-only bridge.
Traffic Impacts:
- Maple Street pedestrian bridge remains closed.
- Hudson Road east of Frank Street to Griffith Street remains closed. Access to properties is maintained from the west to Frank Street.
- Concrete lanes adjacent to Hudson Road are future bus-only lanes for the Gold Line route. They are closed to regular vehicle traffic.
- White Bear Avenue is closed until fall 2024 between Old Hudson Road and the eastbound I-94 on- and off-ramps.
 Image: Griffith Street Closure Construction Map
 Image: White Bear Avenue Closure Map
 Image: Old Hudson Road Closure Map
 Image: McKnight Road and Old Hudson Road construction work zone map
 Image: Crews remove pavement on Hudson Boulevard in Oakdale
Maplewood/Landfall/Oakdale highlights
Upcoming:
- The week of April 15, crews will work overnight to place girders for the bus-only bridge over McKnight Road. MnKnight Road will close over two nights.
Ongoing:
- Crews construct bridge abutments near the intersection of McKnight Road and Hudson Road for a pedestrian and bus-only bridge.
- Crews install stormwater sewers between McKnight Road and Century Avenue/Hwy 120.
- Construction activities continue on Century Avenue/Highway 120 as work continues on the pedestrian and bus-only bridge over Century Avenue. See MnDOT I-94 Pavement Project, listed under “Nearby Projects Under Construction” section for additional traffic impacts to this area.
- Crews remove pavement and strip topsoil along Hudson Boulevard, east of Century Avenue/Hwy to Dellwood Lane. Next week crews work between Graystone Avenue and Hadley Avenue to excavate the area and prepare for pile driving.
- Crews continue construction of the 4th Street bridge. Expect additional noise and lighting during these activities.
- Private utility relocation work continues along 4th Street, Hadley Avenue, and Hudson Boulevard in Maplewood, Landfall, and Oakdale.
Traffic impacts:
- Ongoing overnight inside lane closures of Interstate 694 (I-694) between 10th Street and Interstate 94 as crews reconstruct the 4th Street bridge in Oakdale.
- Lane shifts and lane closures near McKnight Road and Hudson Road will continue this spring.
- Century Avenue/Highway 120 is reduced to a single lane in each direction between Innovation Blvd and Brookview Drive, on either side of the I-94 overpass.
- Hudson Boulevard is closed from Century Avenue/Highway 120 to Dellwood Lane and from Greystone Avenue to Hadley Avenue. Access to businesses and the city of Landfall will be maintained from 10th Street and Greenway Avenue. Route 219 will continue to serve Landfall community near Dellwood Lane and Hudson Boulevard.
- 4th Street is closed between Hale Avenue and Hayward Avenue, and from Hayward to just west of Helmo Avenue. The segments of 4th Street will be closed for the 2024 construction season as crews reconstruct the roadway and bridge over I-694. Access to businesses will be maintained via Hayward Avenue. Follow the posted detour route. Lane shifts on 4th Street and Hayward Street in Oakdale should be anticipated for the relocation of utilities and the construction of retaining walls.
 Image: Landfall Access Map
 Image: 4th Street bridge Detour Map
Woodbury highlights
Ongoing:
- Crews construct ponds on the south side of I-94 in Woodbury, east of Century Avenue/Hwy 120. Expect additional noise and construction activities north and south of the interstate near the intersection of Sherrie Lane and Woodbine Avenue in Woodbury and near the intersection of Hudson Boulevard and Dellwood Lane in Oakdale/Landfall.
- Guider Drive is closed between Bielenberg Drive and Queens Drive. Crews will reconstruct the roadway, replace underground utilities, and construct Queens Station. The eastern driveway entrance to Crown Villa Apartments will is closed. Access is maintained via the western driveway entrance and the middle driveway entrance will be under gravel and be closed intermittently through construction activities. Follow posted detour route via Valley Creek Road and Woodlane Drive.
- Crews continue construction of Queens Station on Guider Drive west of Bielenberg Drive.
- Construction continues for the new Woodlane Park & Ride near the intersection of Woodlane Drive and Guider Drive. Crews continue to pour concrete for the future park & ride structure.
 Image: Guider Drive Closure Map
 Image: Woodbury construction work zone map
 Image: Crews grade near Guider Drive for the Queens Drive station
 Image: Crews install joints on the bus-only bridge over Century Avenue/Highway 120
Nearby Projects Under Construction
Nearby Projects Being Planned
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MnDOT Highway 61 Study
- A study along Hwy 61 from I-94 to Lower Afton Rd. in St. Paul to determine what safety, mobility and accessibility improvements are needed for a 2027 resurfacing project.
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MnDOT East Seventh Street and Arcade Street Improvements
- Safety improvements for all users along East 7th St./Hwy 5 and Arcade St./Hwy 61 from I-94 in St. Paul to Roselawn Ave. in Maplewood.
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