Call the 24-hour hotline for problems such as blocked access to business or residential areas, improper traffic sign placement or parking issues: 612-373-3933
For emergencies, always call 911.
For general questions or comments about the Green Line Extension, contact your Community Outreach Coordinator.
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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.
Weekend work: Work is expected to occur in the rail corridor and adjacent work sites between West Lake Street and Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market stations for activities such as those 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.
Royalston Avenue, Border Avenue, Holden Street N Loop: soil grading
Bassett Creek Valley and Bryn Mawr Station Areas: soil grading for trails and stormwater pond construction
Bryn Mawr Station to West 21st Street Station Areas: concrete work, soil grading for trails
Cedar Lake Channel to Lake Street, including Cedar Lake Parkway: soil grading for trails, curb, and sidewalk
West Lake Street Station area: soil grading for trails and station plaza
Abbott and Chowen Avenues and Excelsior Boulevard: concrete work, soil grading, boulevard tree planting, and seeding
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.
Roadway and utility work continues in the Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market Station area:
Royalston Avenue is closed between Glenwood Avenue and Holden Street.
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.
Expect minor traffic impacts on Fremont Avenue North between 2nd Avenue North and Glenwood Avenue to finish sidewalk and landscaping work.
West 21st Street at the rail crossing is in a single-lane configuration for concrete work. This condition will be in place through the fall. Oncoming traffic take turns crossing the railroad tracks.
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 into the fall 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.
The Chowen Avenue/West 31st Street/Abbott Avenue loop near West Lake Street Station is open 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.
As part of the Green Line Extension project, the Rowland Road Freight Rail Bridge in Minnetonka requires rehabilitation that includes pier, drainage, and slope paving modifications. A small section of Rowland Road has been converted into a single lane traffic pattern through the Rowland Road Bridge area. Roadway lane restrictions are anticipated through the end of the year.
Light rail track maintenance activities are expected to occur in various locations throughout the rail corridor in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and Hopkins on weekends.
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. Visit Hennepin County’s project page for more details: hennepin.us/en/residents/transportation/minnetonka-blvd-construction
Construction activities for the development adjacent to the Beltline Boulevard Station have commenced. As part of this work, Lynn Avenue is closed. You can read more about progress of this development at the City of St. Louis Park’s website: stlouisparkmn.gov/government/departments-divisions/community-development/development-projects/beltline-development
Ongoing
The segment of the Cedar Lake Regional Trail between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) is currently open. Expect short term closures into the fall to complete work in the area beneath Royalston Avenue. Detour information during closures 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.
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