37th Ave. NE reconstruction

The City will reconstruct 37th Ave. NE between Central Ave. and Stinson Blvd.

Key information

Dates

Construction commence date is May 22nd, 2023.

Location

37th Ave. NE between Central Ave. and Stinson Blvd

Waite Park

Project overview

The City of Minneapolis and City of Columbia Heights will reconstruct 37th Ave NE.
 
Street updates will include:
  • New signs and pavement markings
  • New sidewalks
  • Pedestrian ramps that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Bicycle fixtures
  • Pavement, curb and gutter updates
  • Pedestrian street lightings
  • Traffic signal updates
  • Utility updates

 View the 37th Ave NE Reconstruction project map

 View 37th Ave NE detour road map

Previous project activity

July 2018

Minneapolis Public Works worked with Columbia Heights, Saint Anthony and other project partner cities on a regional solicitation application.

December 2018

The project was added to City of Minneapolis 5-year Capital Improvement Program.

2020/2021

Project partners conducted more engagement and preliminary design on the project.

Spring 2022

Layout approved by the City Council on March 2022.

Weekly stakeholder meeting

Join us at the 37th Ave NE weekly stakeholder meeting to get an overview of the upcoming construction work. We will hold the meetings virtually using Microsoft Teams. Meetings will occur every Thursday starting May 25th and run throughout reconstruction.   

  • Every Thursday
    10:30 a.m.
    via Microsoft Teams
  • Call In number: +1 612-276-6670   
  • Meeting ID: 221 940 873 233 
  • Passcode: xaXNj4  

Join the 37th Ave NE weekly stakeholder meeting

 

Help with Microsoft Teams

Anyone can join a Microsoft Teams web meeting. A free software download may be required. The type of download may vary based on how you join the meeting (computer, android device, apple device).

Learn more about Microsoft Teams

 

Previous meetings

Pre-Construction neighborhood meeting - May 10, 2023

  • An in person and virtual pre-construction meeting was held to provide project construction details and answer project questions.

Watch the project pre-construction presentation

 

Open House 2 - May 18, 2021

  • An online project meeting was held to provide project details and collect feedback on the final preferred concept.

Watch the open house 2 presentation

 

Open House 1 - January 28, 2021

  • An online project meeting was held to provide a project introduction and answer project questions and address feedback.

Watch the open house 1 presentation

Project update - May 26, 2023

We send out regular email updates for this project.

Project phase

This project is in progress.

Input

Design

In Progress

Complete

37th Hayes
37th Hayes
37th Polk
37th Polk
37th Buchanon
37th Buchanon

Contact us

Ayalew Getaneh

Construction Engineer
Transportation Engineering & Design
Public Works

Phone

612-499-7557

 

 

 

Abel Yemer

Chief Field Inspector
Transportation Engineering & Design
Public Works

Phone

612-599-0351