The City will reconstruct Hennepin Ave. between W. Lake St. and Douglas Ave.
Construction will be phased over 2-years. Phase 1 will be from Lake St W to 26th St occurring in 2024. Phase 2 will be from 26th St to Douglas Ave occurring in 2025.
The project is an opportunity to update Hennepin Avenue to meet the public’s current and future needs. The new, multimodal design improves space for people walking, riding transit, biking and driving. The layout also provides space for enhanced stations being built for the future METRO E Line.
- Phase 2 street construction season is schedule to start March 31st.
- Phase 1 Hennepin Ave from Lake to 26th St. is open to traffic. There will be misc. work on punchlist items, final landscaping, and irrigation items during the spring months. There will be periodic short term lane closures for this work.
- Phase 2 Utility work continues and will be complete in early April. Xcel Energy is upgrading facilities along the corridor and will be working between 26th Ave. and 24th Ave. on the east side of the corridor, working within the east parking lane and drive lane.
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- Roadwork and utility work involves use of heavy equipment that will increase noise, vibration, and dust in work areas.
- Traffic delays and detours
- Traffic lanes will be closed or restricted. These restrictions will vary by block depending on construction activity.
- Cross street lane restrictions will reduce travel lanes to 1-lane at times.
- Parking lanes will be closed during construction.
- Business access will remain open during the construction activities.
- Pedestrian detours around work areas will be set up as needed to enable construction. Greater impacts can be expected at intersections where work is occurring.
- The remaining monthly 2025 monthly stakeholder meeting schedule:
- The meeting will help us provide you with more detailed information about the work progress update and discuss any concerns or questions you have about the project.
- This is a virtual meeting using Microsoft Teams. To participate in the meeting, please click on the link provided below
Join the monthly stakeholder meeting
Please note: Accessing the weekly stakeholder meeting via your mobile device may require downloading the Microsoft Teams app to your mobile device.
The weekly stakeholder meetings will resume in April, so please be prepared for the return of these meetings next month.
Visit the project page:
www.minneapolismn.gov/government/projects/hennepin-ave-s/
Contact the construction engineer: Justin Gese,
jgese@sehinc.com, or 612-209-0731
Contact the project engineer: Adam Hayow,
adam.hayow@minneapolismn.gov or 612-673-2172
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