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 is expected to occur in Minneapolis on Saturday, November 29. 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. Work is expected to occur in the following locations:
  • The Bassett Creek Valley Station and Linden Yard area for soil grading and fencing installation activities.
  • In and around the Kenilworth Tunnel, performing follow-on work.

Ongoing:

• Minor construction activities continue to occur throughout Minneapolis. These activities are mostly confined to the rail corridor and station sites.

Work by Others:

• In Minneapolis:
  • MnDOT work on I-394 and I-94 is complete for the season. This work is expected to continue in various stages in 2026 in the vicinity of Bryn Mawr and Bassett Creek Valley Stations. Visit MnDOT’s project page for more details: mn.us/metro/projects/i94-i394minneapolis/

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

Ongoing:

• ​The Cedar Lake Regional Trail segment between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) is closed. 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. This segment of trail is expected to reopen by the end of 2025. 

• The segment of the Cedar Lake Trail east of Van White Memorial Boulevard remains closed and is anticipated to reopen by the end of 2025. 

• The 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 by the end of 2025. 

• 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 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.