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METRO Green Line Extension Construction Update: July 25, 2025
Featured Video:
The Green Line Extension Project represents the collective work of thousands of people over many years including elected officials, planners, engineers, architects, business community members and residents. With construction now over 85% complete, we are debuting "Stories of the Green Line Extension", a new series of interviews with a range of stakeholders who contributed to and offer a unique perspective on the development of the Project. The stories will look back at some of the project planning, engineering and construction. This week’s
video features the perspective of a city planner, Dave Lindahl, Economic Development Manager for the city of Eden Prairie
Construction Highlights
Updates by city
Minneapolis
General Note on Minneapolis after-hours construction activities:
The contractor will continue to schedule work that extends into evenings and weekends in Minneapolis. Work scheduled outside of normal working hours is time-sensitive – either on a critical path to reopening a road, trail, or sidewalk, or work that occurs within proximity to freight rail track but must be performed outside of freight rail operations windows. Community members can expect targeted after-hours work throughout the corridor in 2025. We will work to update community members on anticipated activities such as those listed below.
Royalston Avenue to Bryn Mawr Station
Upcoming:
- Sunday, July 27:
- LRT rail installation in areas near Bryn Mawr Station. Equipment and materials may be moving through the corridor to reach this work site before official work hours begin.
- Bryn Mawr Station area: Freight track maintenance (start time 7AM)
Ongoing:
- Roadway and utility work continues in the Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market Station area:
- Vehicle traffic is limited to a single lane southbound on Border Avenue from Olson Memorial Highway to Holden Street North; eastbound on Holden Street North from Border Avenue to Royalston Avenue; and northbound on Royalston Avenue.
- There is no parking on Border Avenue, Holden Street, and Royalston Avenue during construction. Construction activities are anticipated to extend through the fall. Access to local businesses is being maintained throughout construction. Detour information is on the detour maps page.
- Pedestrian access is maintained during the closures.
- There is a lane closure on 7th Street near Lyndale Avenue and Olson Memorial Highway to install new accessible pedestrian ramps, sidewalk, and curbs.
- 2nd Avenue North is open in a modified two-way condition that will continue into August. Fremont Avenue North between 2nd Avenue North and Glenwood Avenue remains in a northbound one-way condition.
- A northbound outside lane closure on the Penn Avenue South I-394 bridge is in place for sidewalk, street lighting and accessible pedestrian ramp work. There is also a southbound inside lane closure on Penn Avenue just north of I-394 up to Mount View Avenue during this time.
- MnDOT commences work this summer on bridges and other adjacent facilities along I-394 and I-94. This work is expected to continue in various stages throughout 2025 and 2026 in the vicinity of Bryn Mawr and Bassett Creek Valley Stations in Minneapolis. See MnDOT’s project page for more details: https://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i94-i394minneapolis/
West 21st Street to West Lake Street
Upcoming:
- Weekend work: Work is expected to occur this weekend in the rail corridor between West Lake Street and Bassett Creek Valley stations for the activities listed below. Weekend work has been authorized by the City of Minneapolis between the hours of 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM unless otherwise noted. Crews may be onsite and preparing for work activities before start times.
- Saturday, July 26:
- Abbott Avenue/West 31st Street/Chowen Avenue loop: Road and sidewalk work as well as grading activities near the West Lake Street Station
- Kenilworth LRT tunnel west entrance area: Soil grading activities for stormwater management facilities
- Cedar Lake Parkway to West 21st Street area: LRT rail maintenance work (start time of 10:00 AM)
- Fremont Avenue North and 2nd Avenue North area: Sidewalk work
Ongoing:
- Areas near West Lake Street Station:
- The outside westbound lane and the north sidewalk on Excelsior Boulevard between Market Plaza and West 32nd Street are closed through August for new sidewalk and accessible pedestrian ramp construction. Local access for businesses and residents is being maintained throughout construction. Pedestrian detour information is on the detour maps page.
- There is a lane closure on Market Plaza between West Lake Street and Excelsior Boulevard through July for water utility and sidewalk work.
- The Chowen Avenue/West 31st Street/Abbott Avenue loop near West Lake Street Station has reopened is in a one-way condition into the fall. Parking restrictions and sidewalk closures are effective on these roadways through fall.
- Parking restrictions are in place through fall on West 32nd Street for utility, road and sidewalk work.
St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie Highlights
Upcoming:
- Lane restrictions will be in place at the intersection of Feltl Road and Smetana Road in Minnetonka into early August to perform work on embankments in this area.
- Light rail track maintenance activities are expected to occur in various locations throughout the rail corridor in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and Hopkins on weekends.
- Expect a westbound lane closure on 35th Street near Yosemite Avenue South in St. Louis Park from July 28-30 for sidewalk work at Wooddale Station Plaza.
- Expect a one-week lane closure on northbound Wooddale Avenue for sidewalk work starting late July.
- Expect a one-week lane closure on southbound Blake Road for sidewalk work starting late July.
Ongoing:
- Minor construction activities continue to occur throughout St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie. These activities are mostly confined to the rail corridor and station sites.
- Hennepin County is reconstructing parts of Minnetonka Boulevard and County Road 25 west of the Green Line Extension project.
Trail Highlights
Minneapolis Trails
Ongoing
- The segment of the Cedar Lake Regional Trail between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) is closed later this summer to complete work in the area beneath Royalston Avenue. Detour information is on the detour maps page.
- The segment of the Cedar Lake Trail east of Van White Memorial Boulevard remains closed and is anticipated to reopen in late 2025.
- Cedar Lake Trail from Bryn Mawr Station to Van White Memorial Boulevard is open.
- The Kenilworth Trail from the Midtown Greenway to Bryn Mawr Station in Minneapolis remains closed and is anticipated to reopen in late 2025.
Project staff share the community’s desire to see the trails reopen as soon as possible. The project office will continue to work with the contractor to improve on these opening dates.