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Central Corridor light rail project construction communication

Who is handling communication?

Metropolitan Council staffers at the Central Corridor LRT Project office are leading outreach and communication efforts. The multilingual community outreach coordinators are assigned to two-mile segments to work with the public.  Outreach staff will communicate upcoming work to affected properties. Construction site managers will be on the scene to resolve problems as they arise. These managers’ phone numbers will be provided to the public within a given construction area to call for assistance.

The outreach coordinators are:

• Joey Browner is assigned to downtown Minneapolis and greater metro area. Contact: joey.browner@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1953.
• Dana Happel is assigned to downtown St. Paul. Speaks Spanish. Contact: dana.happel@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1954.
• Jessica Hill is assigned to West Bank, University of Minnesota, Stadium Village and Prospect Park. Speaks some French and American Sign Language. Contact: Jessica.hill@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1840.
• Shoua Lee is assigned to Dale, Rice and Capitol East. Speaks Hmong. Contact: shoua.lee@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1014.
• Hue Pham is assigned to Snelling and Lexington. Speaks Vietnamese. Contact: hue.pham@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1559. 
• Rita Rodriguez is assigned to Fairview, Raymond and Westgate. Speaks some Spanish. Contact: rita.rodriguez@metc.state.mn.us or 651-602-1805. 

 

More information about the Central Corridor outreach coordinators.

 

How will the project communicate with the public?

• Weekly construction updates and monthly newsletters (subscribe online)
• Public meetings with contractors’ outreach point person to provide public construction updates.
• Neighborhood and community organizations
• Construction tours
• Complaint form or email: Centralcorridor.@metc.state.mn.us

• Construction hotline: 651-602-1404
• Project information line: 651-602-1645
• Media

 

Notifications

• 30-day construction notice
• Weekly construction updates
• 72-hour notice for road, driveway closures
• Notice for utility shutoff - 72 hours for businesses, 48 hours for residents

• Emergencies, as needed

 

Typical strategies for maintaining access

• Phasing sidewalk construction
• Providing portable foot bridges over sidewalk construction into buildings
• Placing barriers to protect pedestrians from vehicle traffic, to mark pedestrian crossings
• Providing directional signage
• Using alleys for deliveries, garbage removal
• Purchasing temporary easements
• Removing obstructions or providing minor grading to alley access
• Maintaining bus stop access

 

Examples of access issues when construction is in front of a location

• Maintaining emergency access
• Accommodating deliveries via alleys
• Removing portion of fence and paving temporary driveway
• Maintaining bus service
• Relocating bus stops
• Maintaining parking ramp access
• Closing street to through traffic, maintaining local access

 

See photos illustrating strategies for maintaining pedestrian and vehicle access during construction.