St. Anthony Park has long managed the impact of traffic caused by industrial uses and proximity to regional rail corridors. We recognize the environmental and health benefits of walking and biking and reduced reliance on the auto and the sustainable development opportunities posed by LRT and industrial land conversion. St. Anthony Park envisions a healthy balance of transportation options. Such options will encourage transit, bicycle and pedestrian connections between homes and workplaces and between workplaces and commercial services.
Because of our commitment to balanced transportation choices and our interest in protecting the human-scale appeal of the neighborhood, we are currently working with the City to advise them as they do a transportation study of the NW quadrant of St. Paul.
Construction is expected to be completed November 25, 2009 but could change depending on the weather.
BNSF will be closing Raymond Avenue to reconstruct the railroad bridge just north of Energy Park Drive. They expect to be done November 25, 2009. People on bikes are being asked to detour as indicated by signs on site and pedestrians will be transported across by shuttle.
You can see the daily road closure updates or subscribe to their daily road closure updates at the City of St. Paul Road Closure page.
Construction Projects: You can read about the RSVP road construction projects on the city's Road Construction Update page.
You can check on county roads or sign up for their email updates here.
Statewide traffic, construction and travel information is available by calling 511 or logging on to www.511mn.org. They also have real-time traffic updates.
October 20, 2009
Motorists will encounter single-lane traffic on north and southbound Hwy 280 in Roseville until late next week as crews build a new center median and remove the turn lanes at Ramsey County Road B. The two inside lanes of the roadway were closed Oct. 19.
Broadway St. at Hwy 280 in Roseville also closed Oct. 19 for additional sanitary sewer work and repaving at the intersection by the city of Roseville. The roadway will remain closed for approximately four weeks. The closure will not affect traffic on Hwy 280. During the closures, motorists must follow the posted detours or use alternate routes to avoid congestion and delays.
Additional stations, project schedule, draft construction public information and more. Read it here...
As of last Thursday, September 17, Lunda Construction Company, Prime Contractor, told staff at MnDOT that they are looking at opening the Larpenteur interchange by October 2, 2009, this includes the ramps and bridge over TH 280. The bridge over the tracks and to the west should open by October 19. The road construction at the eastbound ramp onto Como will start Sept. 28 and last approximately two weeks.
If you are heading northbound on Hwy 280 and want to get onto Como, take Hwy 280, exit at Larpenteur, turn right on Larpenteur (east), turn right on Eustis (south) to get to Como. If you are heading southbound on Hwy 280 and want to get onto Como, there is no change in the normal route. To head north on Hwy 280 from Como, fom Como, turn north on Eustis, left on Larpenteur (west) then take the second right onto the northbound Hwy 280 ramp from Larpenteur. To head south on Hwy 280 from Como, there is no change to the regular route.
BNSF is revising the path for pedestrians and bikes to cross from one side of the construction on Raymond to the other. During working hours (from 7AM to 4PM), bikes will have to take a detour. From the north, there will be signs telling them to go east on Como to the Transitway and exit on Energy Park Drive (or vice versa). For pedestrians, the plan is to run a shuttle from one side of the bridge to the other (although they are still working out the details).
The sidewalk will be open before and after working hours and on weekends. BNSF will still have security people ensuring that people don't pass through construction since not everyone understands the no-crossing signs. It also sounds like they will have additional security down the tracks by Langford to make sure there are no illegal crossings there.
Motorists once again have access from northbound Highway 280 to eastbound Larpenteur Avenue and from westbound Larpenteur Avenue to northbound Highway 280 in Lauderdale. The ramps opened at 5 a.m. today.
The Larpenteur Avenue bridge remains under construction and motorists cannot cross the bridge in either direction. The ramps on the west side of the highway will remain closed for approximately one more month.
Southbound traffic also remains in a single lane between the junction of I-35W/Highway 36/ Highway 280 and Como Avenue until mid-September during sanitary sewer work carried out by the city of Roseville. Work on a new signal system at Highway 280 and Broadway Street will begin in early October after the sewer system project and the bridge work is completed.
BNSF will be working on the Raymond Ave. Bridge for 30 hours straight starting October 20 at 6AM and working through October 21 at noon.
City Creates Parking Program to Mitigate Loss of Parking in Central Corridor
Forgivable loans available to business, property owners to improve off-street parking
Southbound Hwy 280 lane closure extended beginning Monday, Aug. 3 for city of Roseville sewer construction
Motorists will encounter an extended lane closure on southbound Highway 280 in Roseville next week as the city of Roseville begins construction of a sanitary sewer main along the west side of the highway. Traffic is currently restricted to a single lane from Broadway Street south to Interstate 94.
Beginning early Monday morning, traffic will be restricted to a single lane from the junction of I-35W/Highway 36/Highway 280 down to Broadway Street. The right turn lanes at County Road B and Broadway Street on the west side of the highway will remain open.
The lane restrictions will last through the Minnesota State Fair but will be completed by mid-September, prior to the start of work on a new signal system at Highway 280 and Broadway Street.
Drivers should use alternate routes to avoid congestion and delays.
BNSF has changed, yet again, the closing date for Raymond Ave. The road will be closed 2:00 PM Sunday July 5th and reopen 400 PM Tuesday.
Center of roadway will be open for pedestrians bycycles and signs will be posted at each end of Raymond Ave.
An update on Central Corridor Light Rail has been put together by the District Councils Collaborative (a group made up of representatives of neighborhoods on the light rail line). Read it here...
The ramp from northbound Hwy 280 to University Ave in St. Paul closes before morning rush hour on Wednesday, June 3 for concrete repairs. The ramp will be closed for approximately one week. During the closure, traffic will detour north on Hwy 280 to Energy Park Drive and back south on Hwy 280 to reach the University Ave exit.
Southbound Hwy 280 will close at 10 p.m. on Friday, May 29, for installation of a storm sewer pipe beneath the Larpenteur Avenue ramp. The highway will remain closed until 5 a.m. on Monday, June 1. During the closure, there will be no access to Broadway Street from Hwy 280. Southbound and northbound Hwy 280 will remain open between Como Avenue and I-94/Southbound Hwy 280 traffic will detour east on Hwy 36, south on I-35E and west on I-94.
Statewide traffic, construction and travel information is available by calling 511 or logging on to www.511mn.org.
The University of Minnesota has developed plans for parking, street closures, shuttles, identified areas for tailgating parties, etc. for events at the new stadium that will bring over 25,000 people. Peg Wolff will give an update on the plans at our Board meeting on May 14, 7PM, South St. Anthony Park Rec Center.
