Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Grand Avenue Construction Update

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Upcoming closure of the 48th Street and Grand intersection begins Monday (9/20). Pavement removals will occur on Monday prior to utility work in the intersection. The full duration of the closure is expected to last roughly 4 weeks. During this time, pedestrian access will be maintained, but for the safety of the workers, there will be no vehicle access through the intersection for a majority of the duration.

Just as a reminder, all of Grand Ave between 38th and 48th is still considered under construction, which means there are uneven surfaces between pavement match points, discontinuities and unfinished grades. Please keep this in mind when traversing whenever you are within the project limits.

As construction work comes to an end on the 35W@94 Downtown to Crosstown project, crews are ready to put final striping on I-35W!

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The most exciting news from MnDOT EVER!!!!!!!

Update: I-35W overnight closures September 6-9

To do this safely, we will need four overnight closures:

  • 10 p.m. Mon, Sept. 6 through 7 a.m. Tue, Sept. 7 southbound I-35W is closed between I-94 and Hwy 62.
  • 10 p.m. Tue, Sept. 7 through 7 a.m. Wed, Sept. 8 northbound I-35W is closed between Hwy 62 and I-94.
  • 10 p.m. Wed, Sept. 8 through 7 a.m. Thu, Sept. 9 southbound I-35W is closed between I-94 and Hwy 62.
  • 10 p.m. Thu, Sept. 9 through 7 a.m. Fri, Sept. 10 northbound I-35W is closed between Hwy 62 and I-94.

Motorists will be detoured to use Hwy 62, Hwy 100 and I-394 for both overnight closures.

Once final striping is completed on I-35W, some ramps may begin to reopen to traffic. All ramps and lanes are expected to be open by the end of the day Fri, Sept. 10.

Please give yourself extra time and plan ahead. For real-time updates, please check 511mn.org.

Grand Avenue Reconstruction Update 8/31/21

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Rain days forced some shuffling around of the construction schedule, which means the 46th intersection and blocks north of 40th Street (excluding the 40th and 39th intersections) are scheduled for asphalt paving this Thursday (9/2). After hours work is also planned this afternoon at 46th to accelerate the sidewalk replacement at the intersection.

Last week, boulevard areas prepped for plantings were sprayed with a turquoise-colored hydromulch. This was applied to prevent erosion until scheduled seeding, planting, or sodding takes place later in the fall. It does not contain any seed mix and does not require any watering or maintenance by property owners.

Curran’s Site (4201 Nicollet) Development Update

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To Our New Neighbors,

This is a notification to make you aware that we will be starting construction of the new 4201 Nicollet Avenue Apartment project on the corner of Nicollet and 42nd Ave (the old Curran’s Restaurant location). We are scheduled to start the week of June 7th with an estimated completion date in August/September of 2022. Below are some key milestone target dates for everyone to be aware of:

  1. Demo – week of June 28th.
  2. Earthwork and Earth Retention System – starting the week of July 26th*.
  3. Foundations – starting the week of August 30th*
  4. Precast garage – starting the week of November 1st*.
  5. Framing activities – starting the week of November 22nd*.

Please note that dates can fluctuate and are given as our best guess from the information we have to date. If you have any question or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at the number indicated above during the duration of the construction process. Once we have selected a project superintendent, I will forward their information on as well as they will have boots on the ground daily.

Sincerely,

Troy McConachie, Sr. Project Manager, LS Black Constructors

/ C: 218-310-8635