Construction is active along Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue in Minneapolis, with major work currently between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and 22nd Avenue. 

On June 7 between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m., work will begin to shift traffic to the north side of Lake Street between Dupont Avenue and Blaisdell Avenue.

One lane of traffic on the south side of Lake Street will close and the north side lane will re-open. This traffic shift will require overnight changes to lane markings that will produce noise including grinding, large truck noises, and street sweeping noises. Due to the amount of traffic during the day, this work must be completed at night.

 

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    

• The south side of the intersection of Lagoon Avenue and Knox Avenue continues to be closed.
• The south side of Lake Street and Holmes Avenue continues to be closed due to the CenterPoint Energy project. For more information on CenterPoint’s work, view its project website.
• The north lanes of Lagoon Avenue between Dupont Avenue and Hennepin Avenue, and the south lanes of Lagoon Avenue between Hennepin Avenue and East Bde Maka Ska Parkway are currently closed, maintaining at least one lane for through traffic in each direction.
• The south side of Lake Street between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and 21st Avenue 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

• Crews continue to paint the red bus lane on East Lake Street between 44th and 27th avenues. They were not able to finish last week due to inclement weather. This work will continue into next week.

Upcoming construction activities   

Lake/Lagoon and Dupont Avenue    

• CenterPoint Energy continues to work at the intersection. This work may include temporary road closures.
• Starting the week of June 17, crews will begin concrete removals and storm sewer work.

Lagoon Avenue and Humboldt, Irving, and James  

• Underground electrical work and pavement patching was completed. Crews then began concrete work that will last multiple weeks

Lagoon Avenue and Knox

• Intersection closure and parking restrictions will continue for multiple weeks.
• Work at the intersection is paused for approximately two weeks and is expected to resume the week of June 10.

Lake Street and James Avenue  

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching. Crews then began concrete work that will last for multiple weeks.

Lake Street and Irving Avenue

• This week, crews completed storm sewer work and underground fiber optic work.
• The week of June 10, crews will complete curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching.

Lake Street and Humboldt Avenue

• This week, crews completed concrete removals and storm sewer work.
• The week of June 10, crews will complete underground fiber optic work as well as curb and gutter work.  

Lake Street and Holmes Avenue

• This week, crews completed concrete removals and began storm sewer work.
• The week of June 10, crews will complete storm sewer work and curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching.

Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue  

• The week of June 10, crews will complete concrete removals of the north side of the intersection.
• Traffic will be shifted to the north side of the street this weekend (June 7-8).

Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue  

• Traffic will be shifted to the north side of the street this weekend (June 7-8).
• The week of June 10, crews will complete concrete removals as well as curb and gutter work.

Lake Street and Portland Avenue

• This week, crews completed underground electric work and continued curb and gutter work as well as concrete work.
• The week of June 10, crews will continue concrete work as well as curb and gutter work. Crews will also complete pavement patching.

Lake Street and Oakland, Park, and Columbus Avenues

• Concrete work at these intersections will continue through the week of June 10.

Lake Street and Chicago Avenue

• This week, crews poured the station platform and continued concrete work.
• The week of June 10, crews will continue concrete work, which is expected to last for several weeks.

Lake Street and Elliot, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Avenues

• Concrete work at these intersections will continue through the week of June 10.

Lake Street and Bloomington

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work, platform pouring, and pavement patching.
• The week of June 10, crews will begin concrete work which will last for multiple weeks.

Lake Street and 16th Avenue

• This week, crews began concrete work that will last for multiple weeks.

Lake Street and 17th Avenue 

• This week, crews completed underground electrical work.
• The week of June 10, crews will begin concrete work which will last for multiple weeks.

Lake Street and 18th Avenue 

• This week, crews began concrete work that will last for multiple weeks.

Lake Street and Cedar Avenue 

• This week, crews completed underground fiber optic work, curb and gutter work, and bus pad paving. Underground electrical work will continue into the following week with pavement patching and platform pouring.

Lake Street and Longfellow Avenue 

• This week, crews completed pavement patching.

• The week of June 10, crews will begin concrete work which will last for multiple weeks.

Lake Street and 19th Avenue 

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work as well as pavement patching.
• The week of June 10, crews will complete underground electrical work.

Lake Street and 20th Avenue 

• This week, crews completed curb and gutter work.
• The week of June 10, crews will complete underground electrical work and pavement patching.

Lake Street and 21st Avenue

• This week, crews completed pavement patching.
• The week of June 10, crews will complete underground electrical 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.