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 reopened this week, May 24.  
• The south side of the intersection of Lagoon Avenue and Knox Avenue continues to be closed.
• 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 side of Lake Street between Dupont and 21st avenues is currently closed, maintaining at least 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. This work will continue into next week.

Upcoming construction activities   

Lake/Lagoon and Dupont Avenue    

• Closures at Dupont Avenue ended this week, May 24. The ability for traffic to turn from Lake onto Lagoon at Dupont Avenue will continue to be limited.
• This week, crews completed underground electrical work and began concrete work.
• The week of May 27, crews will continue concrete.

Lagoon Avenue and Emerson Avenue  

• This week, crews completed concrete work at the intersection.

Lagoon Avenue and Humboldt 

• This week, crews completed underground fiber optic work as well as curb and gutter work.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete underground electrical work as well as pavement patching.

Lagoon Avenue and Irving

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete underground electrical work and pavement patching.

Lagoon Avenue and James 

• This week, crews completed storm sewer work as well as curb and gutter work.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete underground electrical work and pavement patching.

Lagoon Avenue and Knox

• This week, crews completed storm sewer work.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching.

Lake Street and James Avenue  

• The week of May 27, crews will complete curb and gutter work and begin concrete work.

Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue  

• Concrete work at this intersection will continue until June 7.

Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue  

• Concrete work at this intersection will continue until June 7.

Lake Street and Portland Avenue

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work and began concrete work.
• The week of May 28, crews will continue concrete work and will complete underground electrical work and pavement patching.

Lake Street and Oakland Avenue

• Concrete work at this intersection will continue through the week of June 3.

Lake Street and Park Avenue

• Concrete work at this intersection will continue through the week of May 27.

Lake Street and Columbus Avenue

• Concrete work at this intersection will continue through the week of May 27.

Lake Street and Chicago Avenue

• This week, crews completed platform pouring and pavement patching, and began underground electrical work.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete underground electrical work and begin concrete work.

Lake Street and Elliot Avenue

• This week, crews began concrete work at the intersection. This work will continue for several weeks.

Lake Street and 10th Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work.
• The week of May 27, crews will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and 11th Avenue

• This week, crews began concrete work at the intersection. This work will continue for several weeks.

Lake Street and 12th Avenue

• This week, crews began concrete work at the intersection. This work will continue for several weeks.

Lake Street and 13th Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete storm sewer work and pavement patching and will begin concrete work.

Lake Street and 14th Avenue

• This week, crews began concrete work at the intersection. This work will continue through the week of May 27.

Lake Street and 15th Avenue

• This week, crews began concrete work at the intersection. This work will continue through the week of May 27.

Lake Street and Bloomington

• This week, crews completed underground fiber optic work and concrete removals.
• The week of May 27, crews will complete tree pits, bus pad paving, and curb and gutter work.

Lake Street and 16th Avenue

• This week, crews completed concrete removals and began curb and gutter work.

Lake Street and 17th Avenue 

• This week, crews completed concrete removals.
• The week of May 27, crews will begin curb and gutter work as well as concrete work on pedestrian corners.

Lake Street and 18th Avenue 

• This week, crews completed concrete removals.
• The week of May 27, crews will begin curb and gutter work as well as concrete work on pedestrian corners.

Lake Street and Cedar Avenue 

• This week, crews completed concrete removals.
• The week of May 27, crews will begin curb and gutter work as well as storm and sewer work.

Lake Street and Longfellow Avenue 

• This week, crews completed concrete removals.
• Next week, crews will begin curb and gutter work.

Lake Street and 19th Avenue 

• This week, crews completed concrete removals.
• Next week, crews will complete curb and gutter work.

Lake Street and 20th Avenue 

• Next week, crews will complete concrete removals and curb and gutter work.

Lake Street and 21st Avenue

• Next week, crews will complete concrete removals and begin curb and gutter work.

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.