Construction Update
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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.
Construction Bulletin: May 16, 2025
Featured Video: Wake up, new GLE aerial footage just dropped!
A new flyover of the Green Line Extension corridor is now live on the project’s YouTube channel. The footage, captured earlier this spring, shows the significant progress that has been made on the project over the past year. View the video above!
While you are there, subscribe to the Green Line Extension LRT Project YouTube Channel to be notified of any future videos that are posted!
June GLE Tour Sign-Up is Live
Tours are back! Green Line Extension project staff will be hosting tours for the public that are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The first round will take place in early-mid June and include walking tours of the Kenilworth LRT tunnel, the Beltline Boulevard Station, and a driving tour of the western half of the project.
Click here to visit the project’s Meetings and Events page for more details on June 2025 tours.
Are you a member of a group that would like to arrange a walking, biking, or driving tour? Reach out to Community Outreach Coordinator Diane Anastos at [email protected] to arrange a time that fits your group’s schedule and topic of interest.
REMINDER: Upcoming weekend work starts May 23 in the Kenilworth Corridor in Minneapolis
Weekend freight rail and utility work has been scheduled for the Kenilworth Corridor in Minneapolis for two upcoming weekends in May and June. This work is scheduled in coordination with TC&W Railroad. During freight track construction activities, freight trains will not operate in the Kenilworth Corridor. The purpose of this work is to reconstruct a segment of freight track from West Lake Street to just south of Cedar Lake Parkway and place it in its final location. Additionally, utilities that cross the rail corridor will be reconstructed now that tunnel construction is complete.
Work is expected to take place outside of regular work hours during the following times:
- Friday, May 23: extended evening hours 6 PM-10 PM (as freight train schedules permit)
- Saturday, May 24: 7 AM-10 PM
- Sunday, May 25: 7 AM-10 PM
- Monday, May 26: 7 AM-10 PM
- Saturday, May 31: 7 AM-10 PM
- Sunday, June 1: 7 AM-10 PM
Work activities will occur primarily between West Lake Street to just south of Cedar Lake Parkway. Expect truck traffic to be active on roads near those areas. Cedar Lake Parkway will remain open.
Staging areas and access roads in the Kenilworth Corridor are anticipated to be active for materials transportation and loading anywhere between the West Lake Street Station area and the Bassett Creek Valley Station area.
Construction activities will produce noticeable noise. Activities will include track removal and construction, excavation, grading, compaction, tamping, and hauling of materials and equipment. Some of these activities may produce noticeable vibration for nearby residents. Lighting will be present for crews to work in the dark.
Updates by city
Royalston Avenue to Bryn Mawr Station
Ongoing:
- Roadway and utility work continues in the Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market area. Vehicle traffic is limited to:
- A single lane southbound on Border Avenue from Olson Memorial Highway to Holden Street North;
- A single lane eastbound on Holden Street North to Royalston Avenue; and
- A single lane northbound on Royalston Avenue.
- There is no parking on Border Avenue, Holden Street, and Royalston Avenue during construction. Construction activities are anticipated to last through the fall, weather permitting. Access to local businesses is being maintained throughout construction. Detour information is on the detour maps page.
- 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.
- 2nd Avenue North at Fremont Avenue North is closed for road, sidewalk and utility work. Vehicle and pedestrian access for local businesses and residents will be maintained during construction. Phases of this work will result in changes to traffic patterns:
- Phase 1: Fremont Avenue North between Glenwood Avenue and 2nd Avenue North will be in a southbound one-way condition and 2nd Avenue North will be closed just east of Fremont Avenue North through mid-June. Detour information is on the detour maps page.
- Phase 2: Fremont Avenue North between 2nd Avenue North and Glenwood Avenue will be in a northbound one-way condition and 2nd Avenue North will be in a two-way condition from mid-June into August. The sidewalk on the east side of Fremont Avenue North between Glenwood Avenue and 2nd Avenue North remains closed into summer.
- A northbound outside lane closure on the Penn Avenue South I-394 bridge in place through May for sidewalk, street lighting and accessible pedestrian ramp work. There is also a southbound inside lane closure on Penn Avenue just north of I-394 up to Mount View Avenue during this time.
West 21st Street to West Lake Street
Upcoming:
- See the above story for details on upcoming freight rail work taking place in the Kenilworth Corridor in Minneapolis
- A closure of Burnham Road just north of Cedar Lake Parkway to Park Lane is anticipated to begin on May 27 and last through mid-summer. The purpose of this closure is to construct the final roadway that has been in a temporary condition throughout most of LRT construction. The Burnham Road Bridge and Lake of the Isles Parkway will be in a two-way condition for local access for the duration of this closure. Detour information will be posted to the detour maps page before the closre goes into effect.
- A closure of Cedar Lake Parkway to vehicle traffic just east of Burnham Road across the rail corridor to Xerxes Avenue South is anticipated to begin later in the summer once Burnham Road reopens. The purpose of this closure is to construct the final roadway and trail across the freight rail corridor. The Burnham Road Bridge and Lake of the Isles Parkway will remain in a two-way condition for local access for the duration of this closure. Non-motorized access across the rail corridor is expected to be maintained.
Ongoing:
- 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.
- The outside westbound lane and the north sidewalk on Excelsior Boulevard between Market Place and West 32nd Street are closed until early summer 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.
- There is a partial roadway and sidewalk closure on Chowen Avenue South and Abbott Avenue South through the fall for the construction of roadway, sidewalk, and boulevard and the installation of new lighting and trees. Local access via two-way traffic on both roadways is being maintained throughout construction for residents. There is no parking on Abbott Avenue or Chowen Avenue during construction. Parking is allowed on West 32nd Street unless otherwise noted.
- Hennepin County is reconstructing parts of Minnetonka Boulevard and County Road 25 west of the Green Line Extension project.
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
Upcoming
- The Cedar Lake Trail near the West Lake Street Station area will be shifted to accommodate adjacent utility work. Trail users will be flagged through the area as necessary.
Ongoing
- There is a closure of the segment of the Cedar Lake Regional Trail between Royalston Avenue and Azine Alley (just west of West River Parkway) into mid-summer to complete work in the area beneath Royalston Avenue. Detour information is on the detour maps page.
- The Luce Line Regional Trail bridge that crosses the freight rail corridor connecting Bryn Mawr Meadows Park with the Bassett Creek Valley Station is open.
- 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.
Weekend freight rail and utility work has been scheduled for the Kenilworth Corridor in Minneapolis for two upcoming weekends in May and June. This work is scheduled in coordination with TC&W Railroad. During freight track construction activities, freight trains will not operate in the Kenilworth Corridor. The purpose of this work is to reconstruct a segment of freight track from West Lake Street to just south of Cedar Lake Parkway and place it in its final location. Additionally, utilities that cross the rail corridor will be reconstructed now that tunnel construction is complete.
Work is expected to take place outside of regular work hours during the following times:
- Friday, May 23: extended evening hours 6 PM-10 PM (as freight train schedules permit)
- Saturday, May 24: 7 AM-10 PM
- Sunday, May 25: 7 AM-10 PM
- Monday, May 26: 7 AM-10 PM
- Saturday, May 31: 7 AM-10 PM
- Sunday, June 1: 7 AM-10 PM
Work activities will occur primarily between West Lake Street to just south of Cedar Lake Parkway. Expect truck traffic to be active on roads near those areas. Cedar Lake Parkway will remain open.
Staging areas and access roads in the Kenilworth Corridor are anticipated to be active for materials transportation and loading anywhere between the West Lake Street Station area and the Bassett Creek Valley Station area.
Construction activities will produce noticeable noise. Activities will include track removal and construction, excavation, grading, compaction, tamping, and hauling of materials and equipment. Some of these activities may produce noticeable vibration for nearby residents. Lighting will be present for crews to work in the dark.
We apologize in advance for the disruption caused by this weekend work. If you have questions, please contact Green Line Extension community outreach coordinator Kaydee Kirk at
[email protected] or 612-373-3941. For urgent construction matters, call the 24-hour Green Line Extension Construction Hotline at 612-373-3933.