Washington Avenue Reconstruction Project Update
Friday, October 28, 2016 at 12:57PM
Via an October 28 e-newsletter from Hennepin County:
Paving continues on Washington Avenue
Crews are continuing to pave initial layers of westbound sections of Washington Avenue (County Road 152) today – a sign that work is nearing completion for the season.
As part of today's work, the 5th Avenue intersection will be paved and is expected to reopen by 3 p.m.
Work remains on schedule to have the first phase of work complete and westbound lanes paved and open to traffic before winter weather arrives.
Other work on Washington Avenue
Elsewhere on the project, crews have been busy this week:
•Digging tree pits between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
•Installing curbs and gutters around the 5th Avenue intersection
•Wrapping up work in the northwest quadrant of the 3rd Avenue intersection
Next week, crews expect to begin installing new pavers that will separate the bike path from the sidewalk. They also plan to pour the next section of cycle track between 2nd and 3rd avenues.
3rd Avenue traffic switch – expect delays
Starting Monday, crews will flip over to the northeast quadrant of the 3rd Avenue intersection. Because of the arrangement of below ground utilities in this location, a large work area is required.
One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction. Motorists should expect delays and may consider choosing an alternate route such as Hennepin or Portland avenues. This work is expected to last three to four weeks.
Contact us
Website: www.hennepin.us/washingtonavenue
Email: washingtonave@hennepin.us
Phone: 612-543-3722
Project engineer:
Stanley Lim, P.E.
612-596-0292
stanley.lim@hennepin.us
