Construction is active along Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue in Minneapolis, with major work currently between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Bloomington Avenue.     

More information on this work can be seen on project detour maps.

To see where work will be happening, and what is being built, please view the interactive project map.  

Schedule  

Utility work    

• Crews continue to install underground fiber optic cable along the corridor.        
• Separately from the B Line and Lake Street improvements, CenterPoint Energy is updating its infrastructure and gas meters in some locations. CenterPoint Energy staff may contact residents and businesses about potential short-term gas outages as they upgrade equipment.  For more information on CenterPoint’s work, view its project website. 

Current closure information    

• Dupont Avenue closed on April 1 between 29th and 31st streets, including the intersection with Lake Street, until May 24. Traffic detours to Lyndale Avenue during this time. During this closure, eastbound traffic on Lake Street is not able to turn left at Dupont.   
• Emerson Avenue reopened this week, May 13.
• The south side of the intersection of Lagoon Avenue and Knox Avenue will close starting the week of May 20.
• The north (right-hand) lanes of Lagoon Avenue between Dupont Avenue and Hennepin Avenue, and the south (left-hand) lanes of Lagoon Avenue between Hennepin Avenue and East Bde Maka Ska Parkway are currently closed, maintaining two lanes for through traffic.
• The south lane of Lake Street between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Dupont Avenue is currently closed, maintaining at least one lane in each direction. This portion of Lake Street may be restricted to one lane between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to enable more efficient completion of construction work. This lane reduction is projected to last until early June.
• In early June, traffic will be shifted to the south side of Lake Street between Dupont and Blaisdell Avenues.
• The south side of Lake Street between Dupont and 21st avenues is currently closed, maintaining one lane in each direction for through traffic. Traffic control changes may be made near the City of Minneapolis’ 1st Avenue project. Learn more about this project here.

Bus lane installation

• This week, crews resumed painting the red bus lane on East Lake Street between 44th and 27th avenues.

Upcoming construction activities   

Lake/Lagoon and Dupont Avenue    

• Crews just completed electrical work and median pond grading.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lagoon Avenue and Emerson Avenue  

• Concrete work is ongoing and will be completed the week of May 20.

Lagoon Avenue and Humboldt 

• Crews completed concrete removals as well as storm sewer work.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin underground fiber optic work, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching. 

Lagoon Avenue and Irving

• Crews completed concrete removal as well as curb and gutter work.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin underground electrical work and pavement patching.

Lagoon Avenue and James 

• Crews completed concrete removals.
• The week of May 20, crew will begin storm sewer work, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching.

Lagoon Avenue and Knox

• Crews completed concrete removals.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin storm sewer work.

Lagoon Avenue and East Bde Maka Ska Parkway   

• This week, crews completed temporary sidewalk work in the northern portion of the intersection.
• The week of May 20, crews are expected to begin concrete removals in the southern portion of the intersection.

Lake Street and East Bde Maka Ska Parkway   

• Crews completed concrete removals.

Lake Street and James Avenue  

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching on the south side of the intersection.
• The week of May 20, concrete work is tentatively scheduled to begin, contingent on CenterPoint Energy work being completed at this intersection.

Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue  

• This week, crews completed platform pouring and continued other concrete work.
• The week of May 20, crews will continue concrete work.

Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue  

• This week, crews continued concrete work and will continue into the week of May 20. 

Lake Street and Portland Avenue

• This week, crews completed storm sewer and underground electrical work on the south side of the intersection and began pavement patching and concrete work.
• The week of May 20, crews will continue concrete work and pavement patching.

Lake Street and Oakland Avenue

• Oakland Avenue opens to traffic this Friday, May 17.
• This week, crews completed underground electrical work and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and Park Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and Columbus Avenue

• This week, crews completed pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and Chicago Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground fiber optic work, bus pad paving, and curb and gutter work.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin underground electrical work, station platform work, and pavement patching.

Lake Street and Elliot Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and 10th Avenue

• This week, crews completed storm sewer work, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will complete underground electrical work and pavement patching.

Lake Street and 11th Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and 12th Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and 13th Avenue

• This week, crews completed storm sewer work, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching.
• The week of May 20, crews will complete underground electrical work.

Lake Street and 14th Avenue

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching.
• In the coming weeks, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and 15th Avenue

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching.
• In the coming weeks, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and Bloomington, 16th, 17th, 18th avenues

• The week of May 20, the south lane of Lake Street will be closed along this segment, and crews will begin removals and curb and gutter work at the corners of each intersection.
• Also, the week of May 20, crews will continue curb and gutter work and will begin working on underground fiber optic and electric work, pavement patching, and pouring the bus pad at the southeast corner of Lake & Bloomington.

Lake Street and Cedar, Longfellow, 19th, 20th, 21st avenues

• The week of May 20, crews will begin concrete removals and curb and gutter work, as well as some hydrant and storm sewer work. The south lane of Lake Street will be closed when this work begins.

Any questions about B Line or Lake Street improvements construction can be directed to our construction hotline at 651-356-6995 or to BLine@metrotransit.org.    

More information on the B Line project can be found on the project website. More information on Lake Street improvements can be found on Hennepin County’s website.