 Crews are working to construct the future westbound B Line station at Lake & Chicago
Construction is active along Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue in Minneapolis, with major work currently between Excelsior Boulevard and 22nd Avenue.
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As crews complete sidewalk, curb, and station work, one of the final items to complete in this year’s construction process includes a mill and overlay to provide a new, smoother pavement surface. A mill and overlay process involves grinding the top layer of asphalt off the street and using a large machine to recycle and re-pave the asphalt.
Crews began the first stage of mill and overlay started at Lake & Blaisdell and are traveling west along Lake Street to Dupont Avenue, continuing onto Lagoon Avenue up to East Bde Maka Ska Parkway, and then on westbound Lake Street for about one-quarter mile beyond East Bde Maka Ska Parkway. Crews can complete approximately 10 blocks of mill and overlay work each week, with work in the area between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Blaisdell Avenue to take approximately two more weeks.
This work involves temporary street limitations or closures, large machines that produce loud grinding noises and beeping, and smoke/odor.
This work starts as early as 6 a.m. Crews will work on the street one half at a time, with traffic limited to one lane in each direction during the process.
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Crews continue to install underground fiber optic cable along the corridor.
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Separate from 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
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The right lane of eastbound Excelsior Boulevard and Lake Street between Market Plaza and the Lake Street/Excelsior Boulevard intersection are currently closed, maintaining one lane for through traffic. Both lanes of westbound Excelsior Boulevard are open.
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The north side of Lake Street between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Dupont Avenue is currently closed, maintaining one lane for through traffic. Additional traffic control changes may be made near the City of Minneapolis’ 1st Avenue project. Learn more about this project.
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The north side of Lake Street between 4th and 21st avenues is closed, maintaining one lane in each direction for through traffic. Additional traffic control changes are in place for MnDOT’s Hi-Lake Project on Lake Street east of 21st Avenue. Learn more about this project.
Upcoming construction activities
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Preparation work for construction of a bus driver restroom facility is scheduled to begin next week.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Excelsior Boulevard and Market Plaza
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This week, crews completed concrete work on the south side of the intersection.
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Work will pause until the week of Aug. 19, when crews will begin work on the concrete median.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and West Bde Maka Ska Parkway
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This week, crews completed concrete work on the south side of the intersection.
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Work will pause until the week of Aug. 19, when crews will begin work on the north side of the intersection.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lagoon and Dupont, Emerson, Fremont, Humboldt, Irving, James, and Knox avenues
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Concrete work at these intersections is nearly complete.
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at these intersections in the next two weeks. No additional work is planned at the intersection until later in the season, when crews will return to complete any final finishing and cleanup work.
Lake Street and Knox Avenue, James Avenue
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This week, crews began concrete work at the intersection corners and in the bikeway, which will run from East Bde Maka Ska Parkway to Humboldt Avenue. This work will continue for several weeks.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Irving, Humbolt, and Holmes avenues
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This week, crews completed curb and gutter work and began underground electrical work and pavement patching.
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Next week, crews will continue underground electrical work and begin work on concrete curb and gutter for the bikeway to Humboldt Ave.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Fremont and Emerson avenues
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This week, crews completed concrete removals on the north side of both intersections.
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Next week, crews will complete hydrant relocations and storm sewer work at Lake and Fremont.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Lyndale Avenue
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at this intersection in the next two weeks. No additional work is planned at the intersection until later in the season, when crews will return to complete any final finishing and cleanup work.
Lake Street and Grand Avenue
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This week, crews continued concrete work on a new pedestrian median.
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Next week, crews will complete concrete work on the median.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at this intersection in the next two weeks.
Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at this intersection in the next two weeks.
Lake Street and Blaisdell Avenue
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Next week, crews will complete concrete work on the median.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at this intersection in the next two weeks.
Lake Street and Portland, Oakland, Park, Columbus avenues
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Next week, crews will begin concrete removals on the north side of these intersections.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Chicago Avenue
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This week, crews completed concrete removals and began storm sewer work on the north side of the intersection.
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Next week, crews will complete storm sewer work and hydrant relocations.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Elliot, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th avenues
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This week, crews began storm sewer work at Lake & 10th and Lake & 13th.
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Next week, crews will begin concrete removals on the north side of these seven intersections.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue
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This week, crews completed storm sewer work and began curb and gutter work as well as concrete bus pad paving.
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Next week, crews will continue curb and gutter work and concrete bus pad paving.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and 16th, 17th, 18th, and Cedar avenues
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This week, crews began curb and gutter work at all four intersections and bus pad paving at Lake & Cedar.
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Next week, crews will complete curb and gutter work and pavement patching. Crews will also complete underground electrical work at Lake & 17th and Lake & Cedar.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and Longfellow, 19th, and 20th avenues
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This week, crews began concrete work that will continue for several weeks.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
Lake Street and 21st Avenue
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This week, crews completed curb and gutter work and pavement patching.
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Next week, crews will begin underground electrical work.
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This work includes the use of heavy machinery, and impacts such as vibrations, loud noise, and dust and debris are to be expected.
New METRO B Line shelters to be installed beginning next week
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Installation of shelters at some stations will now begin the week of Aug. 12.
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Shelter installations will begin at the Lake & Lyndale, Lake & Chicago, and Lake & East Bde Maka Ska stations.
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Shelter installations do not require road closures but will require the use of a small crane in the sidewalk/parking area and are usually completed within one working day.
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Crews will be on site to detour traffic or pedestrians for any temporary impacts to sidewalks or travel lanes.
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Shelter installations are not as loud as other forms of construction activities, but may have sounds of drilling, crews communicating, and large vehicle noises.
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Shelters will not be available for customer use immediately upon installation and will be fenced off. Crews will need to complete several tasks to ensure shelters are safe and ready for regular service. Shelters are currently planned to be available later this year as the first phase of construction is completed.
Separately from the B Line project, a survey is now open to gather feedback about design options for a future station renovation of the Lake St./Midtown METRO Blue Line station, a key connection to the . To learn more about the project and take the survey, visit the project website.
B Line outreach staff will be at two locations weekly each Thursday to answer questions and connect with the community. We’d like to meet you at next week’s locations:
Midtown Global Market - Main Hall (920 E. Lake St.)
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Duet Coffee (1477 W. Lake St.)
1 to 2:30 p.m.
With early morning work and noise now occurring due to mill and overlay work, the B Line project is offering earplugs for neighbors who live near construction and would find them helpful. To receive earplugs, visit us at an office hours or contact bline@metrotransit.org
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.
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