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Update: April 4, 2025

Featured Photo: Border Avenue and Holden Street North Construction Begins

This week’s photo shows the roadway, sidewalk, and boulevard construction that has begun on Border Avenue and Holden Street between Olson Memorial Highway and Royalston Avenue in Minneapolis. This work is near the Royalston/Farmers Market Station area and the improvements are to enhance access to the station.

Updates by city

Royalston Avenue to Bryn Mawr Station
Upcoming:

  • The segment of the Cedar Lake Regional Trail between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) is anticipated to close starting mid-April to complete work in the area beneath Royalston Avenue This closure is anticipated into mid-summer. See Minneapolis detour map.

Ongoing:

  • On Border Avenue and Holden Street between Olson Memorial Highway and Royalston Avenue, partial roadway and sidewalk closures are in place for pavement removals on Border Avenue and Holden Street. No parking is allowed on Border Avenue or Holden Street during construction. Construction activities are anticipated in this area to last through the fall, weather permitting. Access to local businesses is being maintained throughout construction. See Minneapolis detour map.
  • The westbound bike lane is closed on the Glenwood Avenue bridge to complete wall work.  Bicyclists are to use the vehicle travel lane through this area. This work is anticipated to wrap up by late April.
  • Royalston Avenue north of Glenwood Avenue up to the LRT tracks at Holden Street is closed for track and roadway work through 2025. Pedestrian access will be maintained.
  • The sidewalk on the east side of Fremont Avenue North between Glenwood Avenue and 2nd Avenue North is closed into summer. The pedestrian detour is posted on the Minneapolis detour map webpage.

West 21st Street to West Lake Street


Upcoming:
  • There is a lane and sidewalk closure on the north/west side of Excelsior Boulevard between Market Place and West 32nd Street through early summer, weather permitting, to construct new sidewalk and accessible pedestrian ramps. Local access for businesses and residents will be maintained throughout construction. See Minneapolis detour map.
  • Partial roadway and sidewalk closures for pavement removals on Chowen Avenue South and Abbott Avenue South are anticipated to begin mid-April and construction activities are anticipated to last through the fall, weather permitting.
    • No parking will be allowed on Abbott Avenue or Chowen Avenue once construction begins.
    • Parking will be allowed on West 32nd Street unless otherwise noted.
  • Roadway reconstruction of Burnham Road between Cedar Lake Parkway and Park Lane is anticipated to begin later this spring, which will require a closure of Burnham Road within this reach. More details will be shared as they become available.
  • Roadway reconstruction of Cedar Lake Parkway across the rail corridor is anticipated later this summer after Burnham Road reopens. More details will be shared as they become available.
Ongoing:​​
  • Significant construction is continuing at the Kenilworth LRT tunnel. Kenilworth LRT tunnel weekend construction activities are currently not anticipated; the public will be notified if there is an unforeseen need for after-hours work.
  • Pumps and generators will run overnight periodically in various parts of the construction corridor, especially at the Kenilworth LRT tunnel site. Pumps are used to manage water, and generators are used to power pumps and other equipment that keep pipes or other elements warm during freezing temperatures.
  • Maintenance activities on the freight rail tracks may occur as needed outside of normal working hours and cause noticeable noise and some occasional vibration to nearby residents.
  • Hennepin County is reconstructing parts of Minnetonka Boulevard and County Road 25 west of the Green Line Extension project

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

Upcoming:
  • A lane closure on Yosemite Avenue South just north of West 36th Street, near Wooddale Station is planned to be closed, from mid-April through mid-May to complete sidewalk and plaza work.
  • A lane closure on Smetana Road near Feltl Road starts the second week of April for bridge railing installation and lasts through early May.

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.

Note: The Met Council is in process of turning over maintenance of the South Cedar Lake Trail and Minnesota River Bluffs Trail to Three Rivers Park District (TRPD). Inspections and minor work may occur as this process continues. During this period of transition, trail users can continue to call the Green Line Extension LRT Project construction hotline at 612-373-3933 to ask questions or report concerns about trail conditions. Staff will connect with TRPD staff to follow up on these issues.

Minneapolis Trails

  • The segment of the Cedar Lake Regional Trail between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) is anticipated to close starting mid-April to complete work in the area beneath Royalston Avenue. This closure is anticipated into mid-summer. See Minneapolis detour map.
  • The Luce Line Regional Trail bridge that crosses the freight rail corridor connecting Bryn Mawr Meadows Park with the Bassett Creek Valley Station area is closed and is scheduled to reopen in 2025. For your safety, please do not move fencing or other barriers.
  • The segment of the Cedar Lake Trail east of Van White Memorial Boulevard is anticipated to reopen in 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 2025.
 

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

  • Trails are open from the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis through Eden Prairie. There are no trail impacts.
 
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.
 
 

METRO Green Line Extension

Green Line Extension Project Office
Park Place West Building, Suite 500
6465 Wayzata Boulevard
St. Louis Park, MN 55426

Construction hotline: 612-373-3933