Kingfield Neighborhood Association Board Meeting, July 14, 7 PM, MLK Park!
Crime Prevention and Safety Committee, Summer Meeting Potluck Date To Be Announced!
Youth & Schools Committee, Co-hosting a Minneapolis School Board At-Large Candidate Forum, July 21, 6:30 PM, Ramsey School. See Blog Roll for More Info!
Redevelopment Committee, July Meeting moved to August 4, 7 PM, MLK Park
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Jul
12
I-35W Changes This Week
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(1) Northbound I-35W – closed overnight July 12, traffic switch to new lanes begins July 13
· Northbound I-35W will close at the eastern junction of Highway 62 at 8 p.m. Monday, July 12 and will re-open by 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 13
· When the road re-opens, traffic will switch permanently to the new lanes of northbound I-35W
· Southbound I-35W and Highway 62 will remain open during the closure
Please follow the posted detour route:
Highway 62 East to Cedar Ave North to Highway 62 West to I-35W North
(2) 46th Street ramps at I-35W – closed overnight July 12
· The 46th Street ramps at I-35W will close at 8 p.m. Monday, July 12 and re-open by 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 13
(3) 60th Street – Closed July 12-15
· 60th Street at I-35W will close at 8 p.m. on Monday, July 12 and will re-open by 5 p.m. Thursday, July 15
· The ramps between southbound I-35W and 60th Street will remain open during the closure
· Please follow the posted detour route
For more info, go to the Crosstown Project Web site
May
14
• All lanes of northbound I-35W will close at 10 p.m. on Friday, May 14. They will re-open by 5 a.m. on Monday, May 17.
• Southbound I-35W and Hwy 62 will remain open during that time.
In addition, there are several short-term lane and ramp closures including on Penn Avenue and Nicollet Avenue during the daytime this weekend. If you travel or live in the area and want more details about these short-term closures, view the I-35W/Crosstown project Web site or the project’s weekly update.
For More Information on the Crosstown Project
Crosstown Project Hotline: 1.866.743.6590
Email: crosstown@rranow.com
Apr
13
Final Season of 35W Construction
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The final season of major construction for the I-35W & Hwy 62 Crosstown Reconstruction Project is about to begin, including nighttime construction activities. All traffic is expected to be in its final configurations along I-35W and Hwy 62 by Dec. 2010. Landscaping and minor “finish up” projects are expected to be completed in 2011.
Nighttime construction activities are scheduled to begin throughout the project area in late March and will continue through early summer 2010; however, additional night work may be needed as the construction season progresses. We will continue to send out updates as night work progresses in your area.
Mar
1
Animations of the finished 35W/Crosstown project on the Web
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The Crosstown/35W reconstruction project is scheduled for completion later this year, and now is a perfect time to see for yourselves what the finished project will look like.
Six animations are available animations and each shows either a birds-eye view of various points along the project or a view of several locations from a motorist’s perspective behind the wheel.
The majority of the work will be completed by Autumn 2010.
For more information on the I-35W/Highway 62 Crosstown reconstruction project, visit www.mndot.gov or call the Crosstown Project hotline at 1-866-743-6590 or send an e-mail to crosstown@rranow.com.
For up-to-date information on Mn/DOT projects, go to www.511mn.org, follow Mn/DOT at www.twitter.com/mndottraffic or visit the “Minnesota Department of Transportation” page on Facebook.
For More Information on the Crosstown Project
Crosstown Project Hotline: 1.866.743.6590
Email: crosstown@rranow.com
Website: www.mndot.gov
Feb
16
46th Street ramp to close Feb. 17
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Motorists will encounter detours and increased congestion on metro area roadways when the 46th Street ramp to southbound Interstate 35W closes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.
The 46th Street bridge will remain open during the closure. The ramp closure is needed as crews continue freeway work in the area as part of the Interstate 35W/Highway 62 Crosstown reconstruction project. Motorists should follow the posted detours during the closures, which include using Diamond Lake Road ramp to reach southbound I-35W.
For more information on the I-35W/Highway 62 Crosstown reconstruction project, visit www.mndot.gov or call the Crosstown Project hotline at 1-866-743-6590 or send an e-mail to crosstown@rranow.com. For up-to-date information on Mn/DOT projects, go to www.511mn.org, follow Mn/DOT at www.twitter.com/mndottraffic or visit the “Minnesota Department of Transportation” page on Facebook.
For More Information on the Crosstown Project
Crosstown Project Hotline: 1.866.743.6590
Email: crosstown@rranow.com
Website: www.mndot.gov
Crosstown Project Office: 6242 Lyndale Ave S, Richfield*
*For office hours, call the Crosstown Project Hotline.
Sep
4
Community Information Meeting Regarding Landscaping Along MnDOT Noise Walls
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(for 2nd Avenue – 35th Street to 42nd Street and Stevens Avenue – 38th Street to 42nd Street)
Monday, September 14, 6:30 pm
Martin Luther King Park, 40th and Nicollet
Noise walls have been constructed this summer on Stevens and 2nd Avenue as part of the Urban Partnership Agreement. MnDOT has developed a proposed landscaping plan for the areas along the noise walls, from 35th Street to 42nd Street on 2nd Avenue South, and along Stevens Avenue from 38th Street to 42nd Street. (Areas south of 42nd Street are part of the Crosstown Commons project, which has its own budget for landscaping).
The plan includes additional trees, shrubs, and vines to be planted along the noise walls, and some perennials in certain locations. Plantings would occur in Spring 2010, and would ensure watering and maintenance for a two year period after planting. Read more
Aug
27
By Jake Weyer, SW Journal
Kingfield residents and City Council Member Elizabeth Glidden (8th Ward) have pushed MnDOT to develop a landscaping plan
The neighborhood’s concerns rose with the walls.
As soon as the massive sound barriers went up this spring along Stevens Avenue between 38th and 42nd Streets as part of the I-35W Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA) project, graffiti surfaced and the neighborhood association started hearing about it. And there was something else about the walls that just didn’t seem right.
“We started hearing from neighbors that this is really ugly, this is really gross,” said Sarah Linnes-Robinson, executive director of the Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA). “So we started looking at walls the whole length of the project and wondering why the walls down at 54th were so much nicer than the walls up here.”
Read more here.