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.
Tonight at 10 p.m. marks the beginning of the I-94 closures in Minneapolis and St. Paul this weekend (see map). They'll last through 5 a.m. Monday. Here's an overview:
Full closure in Minneapolis for LaSalle Ave. Bridge project:
A project to rehabilitate the LaSalle Ave. Bridge spanning I-94 began early this week. In order to remove the bridge deck this weekend, we'll be completely closing I-94 between I-394 and I-35W. Detours will direct you via I-394, Hwy 100, I-494 and I-35W. For additional information about this project, please visit http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i94bridges/index.html
Eastbound closure in St. Paul for the resurfacing project:
at Linwood Rec Center, 860 St Clair Ave
Plans are underway for a bike/walk trail linking downtown St. Paul with the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis and we need your help to make it happen! Join St. Paul Smart Trips and the St. Paul Greenway Committee for this community event to rally support for a comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle greenway in St. Paul. The City of St. Paul has already begun planning for a narrow path, but we want something better! Come learn about the project, share your vision and voice your support for a world-class green urban pathway that accommodates all users safely and comfortably.
Attached is a pdf of a plan of the improvements to be made to I-94 between TH 55 (Hiawatha Avenue) and Vandalia Street. This is informational; MnDOT is not requesting feedback. Here are some specifics.
Project purpose: "After the tragic collapse of the I-35W bridge in 2007, Mn/DOT created a detour and routed traffic on Hwy 280 and I-94. The purpose of this project is to replace the present temporary configuration of I-94 between TH 55 at Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis and Vandalia Street/Cretin Avenue in Saint Paul with a permanent configuration that will supply additional lanes, relieve congestion, improve safety, provide advantages for transit and rehabilitate the pavement surface — by December 2011."
Shovels will start digging for the Central Corridor LRT line in August east of the Capitol where work will begin on Robert and 12th streets north of Interstate 94, the Central Corridor Project Office said today. Utility relocations in this area will be done concurrently with LRT construction.
Some utility relocation work in advance of construction along University Avenue between the Westgate and Rice Street stations, as well as along Cedar Street in St. Paul, could begin this summer and fall. However, the schedule for utility relocation along University is not firmly established yet.
Heavy construction is expected to start on the western end of University Avenue in St. Paul spring 2011 and on the eastern end spring 2012.
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.
