Construction on Minnehaha Parkway Safety Improvements resumes next week

Posted on 25 April, 2023

Work will be completed in May

Construction resumes next week on a project to improve safety for trail users and drivers along Minnehaha Parkway Regional Trail between Portland Avenue and Chicago Avenue.

Work to complete the project that began last fall includes trail paving, spring planting and parkway road and trail pavement markings. It will be finished in May, barring major weather impacts or other unanticipated challenges.

Follow trail detours, obey onsite signs and stay out of areas under construction so the project can wrap up smoothly.

This summer people using the parkway in this area will enjoy wider, repaved trails, a safer, realigned intersection, and the new access to the on-street bike lane at Park Avenue. A full list of project improvements is below:

  • Realignment of E Minnehaha Parkway at 50th Street to create a 3-way stop and “T” intersection.
  • Expanded bike and pedestrian trail south of E Minnehaha Parkway between E 50th Street and Portland Avenue.
  • Upgraded crosswalk markings, expanded curb ramps and a raised crossing on the south side of the Minnehaha/50th intersection.
  • Removal of the parking bay immediately south of the Minnehaha/50th intersection.
  • Conversion of the north and south Minnehaha Parkway frontage road segments to one-way.
  • Repairs to the Minnehaha Parkway bike trail between Portland and Chicago Avenues
  • New curb cut to access the northbound on-street bike lane at Park Avenue.
  • Preservation and improved conditions for existing mature trees.
  • Creation of a new rain garden to treat stormwater runoff.