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METRO Green Line Extension Construction Update: September 19, 2025

eatured Video: Stories from the Green Line Extension 


 
This is the second video in our series called “Stories from the Green Line Extension”. Evelyn Turner and Jeremy Nichols are longtime residents of the Kenwood neighborhood in Minneapolis. In this video, they share their unique perspectives on the history of the LRT corridor, the construction process, and upcoming revenue operations starting in 2027. 

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.
 


Upcoming:

  • 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 

  • Fremont Avenue N between Glenwood Avenue and 2nd Avenue N: 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 

  • West 21st Street Station Area to Lake Street: concrete work, soil grading for trails, curb, and sidewalk 

  • Cedar Lake Parkway Area/Burnham Road Area: soil grading for trails, curb, and sidewalk 

  • Lake Street Bridge to West Lake Street Station: soil grading for trails and station plaza 

  • Abbott and Chowen Avenues and Excelsior Boulevard: concrete work, soil grading, placement of tree soils in boulevard, and seeding 

Ongoing:

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  • 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.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. 

  • Cedar Lake Parkway is closed to vehicle traffic to conduct work across the rail corridor into the fall. Access to Burnham Road from Cedar Lake Parkway is also closed. The purpose of the closure is to complete utility, sidewalk, trail and roadway work. Trail access will be maintained in a temporary condition across the rail corridor until the final trail configuration is completed. Detour information is on the detour maps page

  • 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.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. 

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

Upcoming:

Pierce Avenue in Hopkins will close for about two weeks beginning September 22 for road work. 
 

Ongoing:

  • 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. 

    Work By Others 

Trail Highlights


  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. 

 

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