Kingfield Neighborhood Association

I-35W@94 Updates, including 46th Street Ramp Closure

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All closures and openings are weather permitting and subject to change. Please check the project web page http://www.dot.state.mn.us/35w94/ and www.511mn.org for real-time updates. Please plan ahead and give yourself extra time. On closures, ramps usually close about an hour before the freeway.

We have five weekend closures planned this month, either full or directional, on three different projects on I-35W and I-94.

Please note, the schedule for the I-35W@94 projects has some changes from last week. Here is the latest:

I-35W@94 http://www.dot.state.mn.us/35w94/

  • The access to 11th Street and East Grant Street from I-35W north is closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily June 10-13.
  • I-94 west is closed daily from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday, June 6 and Friday, June 7 between I-35W and I-394.
  • I-94 east will have lane closures from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 8 near the Portland Tunnel.
  • I-35W south is closed from 10 p.m. Sunday, June 9 to 5 a.m. Monday June 10 between I-94 to Highway 62.
  • The left lane of I-35W north is closed from 10 p.m. Sunday, June 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 10 between Highway 62 and I-94.
  • I-94 east is closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday,  June 10 and Tuesday, June 11 from I-394 to I-35W.
  • The ramp from I-35W south to 46th Street is closed starting at 6 a.m. June 10 for about a month. (See attachment for more details) Handout46thStreetramp
  • Please visit the web page for local road closures.

Upcoming:

  • Weekend closure: I-94 east is closed from 10 p.m. Friday, June 14 to 5 a.m. Monday, June 17 between I-394 to I-35W.
  • I-35W is closed in both directions 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 19 to 5 a.m. Thursday June 20 between I-94 and Highway 62.
  • I-35W south will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily June 19-23 between Highway 62 and I-94.
  • Weekend closure: I-35W is closed from 10 p.m. Friday, June 28 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 1 between Highway 62 and I-94.
  • The ramp access from I-35W north to Fifth Avenue South will open temporarily June 17 through mid-July.

 

Notice of Public Hearing: Apoy

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Date: May 21, 2019

Time: 1:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter

Place: Minneapolis City Hall, Room 317, 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415

 Purpose: To gather public opinion and solicit comments regarding the application from Apoy for an upgrade from an On-Sale Wine/Strong Beer with limited entertainment license to an On- Sale Liquor with Sunday Sales, with limited entertainment license.

Applicant’s Name (Legal Entity): Apoy MPLS, LLC

Complete Address: 4301 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409 [Read more…]

Notice of Public Hearing: Kyatchi

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Date: May 21, 2019

Time: 1:30 p.m. or shortly thereafter

Place: Minneapolis City Hall, Room 317, 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415

Purpose: To gather public opinion and solicit comments regarding the application from Kyatchi for an upgrade from an On-Sale Wine/Strong Beer with no live entertainment license to an On- Sale Liquor with Sunday Sales, with no live entertainment license.

Applicant’s Name (Legal Entity): Kyatchi, LLC

Complete Address: 3758 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409 [Read more…]

Bright Lights Bumming You Out?

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Kingfield, there has been a lot of talk about the new LED street lamps owned by Xcel Energy being a wee bit bright.  KFNA is compiling a photo file to prove this point.  Please send a regular photo (jpeg) of the offending fixtures and the light they cast to info@kingfield.org. Please include a description of the location of the light fixture as well.

Thank you!

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Besides this action please also take the following 2 actions:

  1. The lights being replaced do not belong to the City they belong to Xcel. Call Xcel Energy Customer Care at 1-800-895-4999 or visit https://www.xcelenergy.com/outages_and…/report_outage (if you go to the website continue as if it is an outage and leave comments in the box at the bottom describing the issue with a new bulb on a pole.) Xcel will send a team out within 3-5 business days to try and solve the issue including changing the angle or adding a shield. I would recommend that you request a shield so that the bulb doesn’t get tilted and go across the street into your neighbor’s home.  I have heard Xcel is backordered on shields so will try and angle the light first. If it doesn’t work, please contact them again. You can include your phone number in the comments and ask that the outdoor team contact you to discuss solutions & notify you when the work is done. this would be important, especially if after they do the work you can’t see a difference.
  2. Call the 8th Ward office at 612-673.2208 and speak with staff or leave a message that you are unhappy with the new fixtures.  The City needs to know if citizens are unhappy with the “amenity” that Xcel is installing throughout the entire City.  While the fixture may meet the energy efficiency and dark sky goals of the City, we have also been told the City was not presented with an example or a menu of lighting options to select from.

 

New LED Street Lights a Bit Too Bright?

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The lights being replaced do not belong to the City they belong to Xcel. Call Xcel Energy Customer Care at 1-800-895-4999 or by email visit  (if you go to the website continue as if it is an outage and leave comments in the box at the bottom describing the issue with a new bulb on a pole.)

They will send a team out within 3-5 business days to try and solve the issue including changing the angle or adding a shield. I would recommend that you request a shield so the bulb doesn’t get tilted and go across the street into your neighbor’s home.

You can also include your phone number in the comments and ask that the outdoor team contact you to discuss solutions & notify you when the work is done. this would be important, especially if after they do the work you can’t see a difference.

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