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 operation windows. Community members can expect targeted after-hours work throughout the corridor in 2025. We will work to update community members on anticipated activities.

Upcoming:

• Weekend work: Work is expected to occur in the rail corridor and adjacent work sites around the West Lake Street Station and Kenilworth LRT tunnel. 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. After-hours work for Saturday, November 15 is as follows:
  • Cedar Lake Channel to Lake Street: work around and inside the Kenilworth LRT Tunnel
  • West Lake Street Station area: fencing installation, soil grading for trails and station plaza

Ongoing:

• Expect periodic lane closures on 7th Street North and 6th Street North near Target Field for sidewalk work.
• Expect lane closures in both eastbound and westbound directions on 7th Street North at Lyndale Avenue for median work.
• The Royalston Avenue/Border Avenue/Holden Street loop is open in its final configuration. The Royalston Avenue bridge has also reopened. The new traffic light at the intersection of Royalston Avenue and Holden Street will continue to be in a red-flashing condition through the winter.
• West 21st Street will reopen in a two-way configuration by end of day November 14.
• 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 November for new sidewalk and accessible pedestrian ramp construction. Local access for businesses and residents is being maintained throughout construction.The Abbott Avenue/West 31st Street/Chowen Avenue/ West 32nd Street loop has reopened in a two-way configuration with no parking restrictions.

Work by Others:

• In Minneapolis: MnDOT is performing work 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. Visit MnDOT’s project page for more details: dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i94-i394minneapolis/

St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Eden Prairie Highlights

Upcoming

• Construction of a tunnel systems house will take place just east of the intersection of the Midtown Greenway and the Kenilworth Trail. This work is expected to begin as early as November 17 and continue through winter of 2025-2026. Trail users may be flagged through work activities and experience brief delays during the staging and operation of equipment, as workers will access the site from the west via Abbott Avenue as well as from the north via Cedar Lake Parkway. It is expected that trail users will continue to utilize a segment of the temporary trail alignment for the duration of this work in order to maintain trail access. Trail users will be shifted to the permanent trail at the conclusion of this work.

​Ongoing

• A closure of the Cedar Lake Regional Trail segment between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) is ongoing into November. The purpose of this closure is to complete work in the area beneath Royalston Avenue bridge including grading, fencing, and installation of safety bollards. 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.
• Access to the Cedar Lake Trail from Kenwood Parkway adjacent to I-394 is closed for the construction of trail facilities. Access to the trail will be maintained through the connection between Spring Lake and the Parade Ice Garden facility. This access point is expected to reopen by Thanksgiving.
• 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.