The closures related to the 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project have presented a significant increase in traffic, congestion and safety concerns for commuters and residents in Ward 8. Council Member Jenkins and Public Works staff welcome feedback from Ward 8 residents in developing traffic mitigation solutions that will better serve all commuters and help keep our neighborhoods safe.
What: Traffic Safety Community
Meeting: 35W@94 - Downtown to Crosstown When: Wed, June 27th, 6 - 7:30pm Where: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, 4055 Nicollet Ave
As MnDOT moves into the next stage of the 35W@94
reconstruction project, the City of Minneapolis Public Works Department is
keeping a close eye on traffic as more vehicles move through our local streets.
Our traffic team is working closely with our partners at MnDOT, Hennepin
County, Metro Transit and Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), as well as
the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol to respond
quickly to problem areas.
The first few weeks of a major change like this can be
unpredictable and once traffic settles into a regular pattern, City staff can
best address the problem areas in a long-term way. So far, staff are seeing
issues with speeding, congestion and drivers going the wrong way on local
streets. The Public Works Department is committed to keeping and adding bike
facilities, maintaining neighborhood parking as much as possible, and to
providing a transit advantage to buses during the construction.
Some of the tools and techniques being used by the traffic
team include:
- MPD enforcement
- Deployment of speed wagons by the
Traffic Division (3 dedicated to the project area, 7 city-wide)
- Adjustments to signal timing
- Adding left turn arrows at key
signal locations to facilitate higher turn volumes
- Temporary curb extensions (for
speed and traffic calming)
- Temporary islands (for speed and
traffic calming)
- Temporary speed bumps
- Diverters (for example the one at
2nd Avenue and 32nd Street)
- Opening up intersection sight
distance by removing a limited amount of parking
Additionally, Public Works is encouraging commuters to use
alternate forms of transit to move vehicles off the roads. Metro Transit and
MVTA have added 50 new bus trips across 10 routes to provide more frequent and
reliable service. The City of Minneapolis has worked to prioritize bus traffic
during the reconstruction project through traffic signals, bus only on and off
ramps and signage. To encourage commuters to carpool, ABC ramps in partnership
with Move Minneapolis is making parking spots available to verified carpools
for $20 a month.
We are committed to working with partners and
residents on these impacts to improve road conditions as much as possible.
Minneapolis has approved a resolution declaring June 2018 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual Pride Month in Minneapolis. The declaration coincides with the Twin Cities Pride celebration, which is held annually in June and is the largest outdoor festival in the city. The City encourages residents and visitors to participate in the numerous activities celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month in the city and in the ongoing work of leading Minnesota toward full LGBT equality.
The City of Minneapolis has a long history of supporting LGBT rights. The resolution notes that in 2017 the City Council approved the creation of the Transgender Equity Council, which was intended to serve as an advisory board to the City and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board on matters of importance to the transgender community.
In 2014, Minneapolis was part of a partnership with the Minneapolis School District and numerous organizations that successfully advocated at the State Capitol for passage of the Safe and Supportive Minnesota Schools Act, which focuses on bullying prevention in Minnesota schools.
The City of Minneapolis has been steadfast in its commitment to full legal equality for same-sex couples, and in particular to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage, as well as a public and vocal proponent of the marriage equality statute passed in 2013 by the Minnesota State Legislature and signed by the governor.
In 1975 Minneapolis was the first city in Minnesota to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression, a position subsequently adopted by numerous Minnesota cities and the State itself.
Members of the Minneapolis City Council will march in the Twin Cities PRIDE parade this Sunday, June 24th, at 11am. We hope you will join us in solidarity of our LGBTQ communities!
Road closures 10 p.m. Mon, June 25 to 5 a.m. Tue, June 26
Overnight closure of NB
I-35W between I-94 and Hwy 62 Detour: Hwy 62, Hwy 100 and I-394
Lane closures June 18, 2018 through fall 2021
NB I-35W is reduced to
three lanes from 43rd St. to downtown Minneapolis Note: one northbound I-35W
lane will be a MnPASS lane View map of all lane closures (PDF)
June 18, 2018 through fall 2019 SB I-35W is reduced to two
lanes from downtown Minneapolis to 43rd St. View map of all lane closures (PDF)
Ramp closures June 15, 2018 through fall 2020 SB I-35W to 35th St. is
closed Detour: Continue on I-35W and take the 46th St. exit
to Nicollet Ave (PDF)
June 8 through fall 2018 NB I-35W to 31st St/Lake St
is closed to traffic, but remain open to buses Detour: 36th St. to 3rd Ave. (PDF)
June 8, 2018 through fall 2021
31st St. to SB I-35W is closed to traffic, but remain open to
buses Detour: Nicollet Ave. to 46th St.
35th St to NB I-35W is closed Detour: Nicollet Ave. to E. Diamond Lake Rd (PDF)
March 2, 2018 through fall 2021 36th St. to SB I-35W is
closed Detour: Portland Ave. to 46th St. (PDF)
March 2 through early July 2018 38th St. bridge is closed over
I-35W
EB Detour: Nicollet Ave. to 36th
St. to 3rd Ave. S WB Detour: 3rd Ave. S to 35th
St. to Nicollet Ave. Bicycle Detour: 1st Ave. S
(NB)/Blaisdell Ave. (SB) to 40th St. pedestrian bridge to 3rd Ave. S Pedestrian Detour: 1st Ave. S to 40th
St. pedestrian bridge to 3rd Ave. S View map for all 38th St. bridge detours (PDF)
May 17 to mid-August 2018 Stevens Ave. is closed
between 38th St. and 39th St.
March 2 to early August 2018 Intersections of Stevens
Ave. and Second Ave. S are closed between 37th St. and 38th St. Access Routes map (PDF)
Note: Residents will be
able to access Stevens Ave. and 2nd Ave. S from 37th St. or 39th St. During the
closure, two-way traffic on Stevens Ave. between 37th St. and 38th St. will be
allowed.
Get the most updated info related to the 35W@94 Downtown to Crosstown project
- To learn more about this project, including all current traffic impacts and detour routes, click here to visit the MNDOT website.
- Metro Transit bus routes will be impacted as a result of construction. For updated route information, and to sign up for Rider Alerts, click here.
- Follow MNDOT on Facebook at facebook.com/mndot and Twitter: @mndotnews
- Email the MNDOT project team at: info@35w94.com
- Call the project MNDOT hotline at: 612-284-6125
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For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit http://www.511mn.org/or dial 5-1-1.
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