Project overview

The City works with the following groups on some projects:

• Hennepin County
• Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)
• Metro Transit

Together they reconstruct or rehabilitate streets, bridges and pathways that fall within city limits.

Many of the highways in the Hennepin County State Aid Highways (CSAH) system were constructed in the 1950s. These highways are at or past the end of their life.

County streets have high volumes of pedestrian, bicycle and public transit traffic, and streets in the system are showing signs of severe deterioration.

To improve mobility and safety for all users and travel types, these streets need to be repaired.

Streets generally get new:

• Sidewalks
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant pedestrian ramps
• Pavement and pavement markings
• Signage
• Bikeways where needed

Improvements are made to:

• Traffic signals
• Curbs and gutters
• Utilities

The City also works with Metro Transit to improve mass transit in Minneapolis.

Current projects

Hennepin County projects

• Lowry Avenue Reconstruction
• Lake Street Striping Changes (coordinated with B Line)
• Lyndale Avenue S Reconstruction
• Franklin Avenue Reconstruction
• Cedar Avenue Reconstruction 
• 42nd Street Intersection Improvements
• Marshall Street NE Reconstruction
• Park and Portland

Metro Transit projects

• Blue Line LRT Extension
• F Line Bus Rapid Transit
• H Line Bus Rapid Transit

MnDOT projects

• University Avenue NE/Highway 47
• University Avenue and 4th Street
• Central Avenue NE
• Olson Memorial Highway 
• 22^nd Ave Ped Bridge  
• Nicollet bridge over I-94 

Project phase

For current project phase information, follow the desired project link.

University and 4th St Assessment meeting

Join us at the University and 4th Street Assessment meeting. This meeting will provide an overview of the project and project assessment information. 

• Thursday, April 23, 2026
• 6 - 7 p.m.
  via Microsoft Teams
• Meeting ID: 223 073 619 292 66  
• Passcode: 4Rq2Eu9V

Join the University and 4th Street Assessment meeting

Accessing the assessment meeting via your mobile device may require downloading of the Microsoft Teams app to your mobile device.

• Call in, audio only participation: 612-276-6670   
• Phone conference ID: 146 381 252#  

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Projects contact

For partner project contact information, please visit the current projects section.