 This week, crews installed the shelter at the future Lake & E. Bde Maka Ska station
Construction is active along Lake Street and Lagoon Avenue in Minneapolis, with major work currently between Excelsior Boulevard and 22nd Avenue.
As crews complete sidewalk, curb, and station work, one of the final items 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 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 one more week.
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 one-way portion of Dean Parkway will be closed at Lake Street starting Aug. 21.
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Oakland Avenue is currently closed to the north at Lake Street.
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The north side of Lake Street between East Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Blaisdell 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 installation of a new traffic signal and concrete sidewalk work.
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Next week, crews will begin work on the concrete median on Excelsior Boulevard.
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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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Next week, crews will begin concrete removals 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, E. Bde Maka Ska Parkway
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at these intersections in the next week, with striping of lanes and crosswalks to follow shortly after.
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No additional work is planned at these intersections until later in the season, when crews will return to complete any final finishing and cleanup work.
Lake Street and Knox Avenue, James, Irving, Humboldt, and Holmes avenues
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This week, crews continued concrete work at the intersection corners and in the bikeway, which will run from Knox Avenue to Humboldt Avenue. This work will continue for three more weeks. Crews also completed underground electric work at Lake & Irving, Lake & Humboldt, and Lake & Holmes.
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Centerpoint Energy is also working in this area and is expected to restore their construction areas 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.
Lake Street and Fremont and Emerson avenues
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This week, crews completed hydrant relocations and storm sewer work at Lake and Fremont.
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Next week, crews will complete hydrant relocations and storm sewer work at Lake and Emerson and begin curb and gutter work at both intersections. Crews will also complete pavement patching 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 week, with striping of lanes and crosswalks to follow shortly after.
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No additional work is planned at this 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 week, with striping of lanes and crosswalks to follow shortly after.
Lake Street and Pillsbury Avenue
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at this intersection in the next week, with striping of lanes and crosswalks to follow shortly after.
Lake Street and Blaisdell Avenue
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This week, crews continued work on the concrete median, with work to be completed 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.
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Mill and overlay work will be completed at this intersection in the next week, with striping of lanes and crosswalks to follow shortly after.
Lake Street and Portland, Oakland, Park, and Columbus avenues
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This week, crews completed concrete removals on the north side of these intersections.
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Next week, crew will begin storm sewer work at Lake & Oakland and Lake & Park, as well as curb and gutter work at Lake & Park and Lake & Columbus.
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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 storm sewer work and hydrant relocations, and began bus pad paving and curb and gutter work.
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Next week, crews will complete bus pad paving, curb and gutter work, and pavement patching.
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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, and 13th avenues
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This week, crews completed curb and gutter work.
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Next week, crews will begin underground electrical work and complete pavement patching.
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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 14th Avenue
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This week, Centerpoint Energy began work at the intersection.
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Next week, crews will complete curb and gutter work and pavement patching at 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.
Lake Street and 15th 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 concrete sidewalk 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.
Lake Street and Bloomington 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 and will pour the concrete bus platform.
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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, and 18th avenues
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This week, crews completed curb and gutter work and pavement patching at all three intersections as well as underground electrical work at Lake & 17th.
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Next week, crews will begin concrete sidewalk 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.
Lake Street and Cedar Avenue
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This week, crews completed underground electrical work, poured the concrete bus platform, and completed pavement patching.
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Next week, crews will begin concrete sidewalk work.
Lake Street and Longfellow, 19th, and 20th avenues
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This week, crews continued concrete sidewalk 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 and began underground electrical work.
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Next week, crews will continue underground electrical work and begin concrete sidewalk 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 B Line shelters were installed this week
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Shelters were installed at the Lake & Lyndale, Lake & Chicago, and Lake & East Bde Maka Ska stations.
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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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