 Concrete plaza, asphalt trail and new landscaping features are in place at the renovated beach
Beach renovation nears completion
Construction on the Cedar Lake South Beach Improvements project continues to go smoothly and the beach is still on track to open by the Fourth of July.
Trail, beach and
lake access will remain closed until construction is complete, which could happen as early as June 29. Please obey all detour signage and stay away from the fenced off construction zone and areas with new grass or plants.
Grand Opening
Save the date for a Grand Opening Celebration on Thursday, July 19, 2018! A special ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 4:30 pm and music and festivities will continue throughout the evening.
Site Plan
The plan for this project includes a new three-season restroom, drinking fountain, foot wash station,
bicycle racks, shrub and tree plantings, benches, a terraced retaining wall
with stair access to beach, restored turf areas, new crosswalks across Cedar Lake Parkway and trail
improvements to Cedar Lake Regional Trail.
Project History and Funding
In 2015-16, community engagement began and the
Cedar Isles Dean Neighborhood Association (CIDNA) allocated Neighborhood Revitalization Program (NRP) funds to prepare plans and construction
cost estimates for the project. An initial plan to upgrade the beach was approved by MPRB Commissioners on April 6, 2016.
On March 8, 2017 the MPRB accepted an anonymous donation of up to $409,000 to help fund the project, contingent
upon the inclusion of a restroom with plumbing. Additional community engagement was performed in April 2017 and the amended plan to upgrade the beach, which includes the restroom building, was approved on May 17, 2017.
MPRB Commissioners accepted a construction bid on Nov. 1, 2017, construction began on Nov. 20, and the project is expected to be complete by summer 2018.
Cedar Lake South Beach is part of Minneapolis
Chain of Lakes Regional Park and no regional park funding has been allocated for
this project. Instead, a combination of the anonymous donation, $350,000 in park dedication fees and $75,000 in CIDNA NRP funds are paying for the project.
To
learn more about this project and others, visit www.minneapolisparks.org/planning.
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