St Louis Park

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Current & Future Projects

Projects Under Construction

• 2013 MSA Street Rehabilitation
• Highway 7 & Louisiana Avenue Interchange Project
• Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Local Streets

Future Projects

• 2013 Local Street Rehabilitation
• France Avenue Pedestrian Improvements: 26th Street to 22nd Street
• Highway 100 Reconstruction
• Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Regional (Met Council)
• Street Light Replacement
• Traffic Signal Painting

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2013 Local Street Rehabilitation

Further details with regards to the Contractor’s schedule will be provided after a pre-construction meeting is held with the Contractor. Typically, the Centerpoint crews first install the new gas mains in the boulevard area along specific streets. Then a second crew will comes in after the gas main work has been completed and installs new...

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2013 MSA Street Rehabiliation - Parkdale Drive

The City has awarded the 2013 MSA Street Rehabilitation project to Valley Paving. Construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 17 and is anticipated to last about 2-3 weeks, depending on the weather. The first work to occur will be the concrete and utility work, which involves removing and replacing bad sections of curb and sidewalk along with...

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France Avenue Pedestrian Improvements 26th Street to 22nd Street

The City is planning improvements along France Avenue from 26th Street up to 22nd Street in Minneapolis for 2013. This work is expected to include a 6 foot boulevard style concrete sidewalk on the west side of France Avenue from 26th Street to 22nd Street, roadway narrowing along the west side, lane narrowing for north and south bound traffic, narrow...

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Highway 100 Reconstruction

Over the past several months, MnDot has been developing construction plans for the project which are expected to be completed by early next year. Concurrent with the design work, MnDot has engaged in a visual quality and corridor aesthetics plan. More information with regards to the Visual Quality Process is described further in the text further...

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Highway 7 & Louisiana Avenue Interchange

The City of St. Louis Park, in coordination with the Minnesota Department of Transportation, will be holding a Highway 7/Louisiana Avenue Interchange informational meeting on June 27, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Service Center (MSC) 2nd floor multi-purpose room (by the lunchroom) (7305 Oxford Street). The purpose of the meeting...

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Ice Control Practices

The City has a Council adopted Snow Removal / Ice Control Policy which provides for snow removal activities and establishes priorities for how this is accomplished. The Council has not established a "bare pavement" or ice free (safety) requirement. Use of chemical and or sand applications have been reduced due to environmental and budgetary...

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Minnetonka Blvd Improvements (In Minnetonka to Hwy 169)

Current Status
The project is essentially complete. However, a final inspection of the project has been completed and the Contractor has been working to finish up miscellaneous warranty items.

For additional information on the project visit the City of Minnetonka’s project website or contact the Project Engineer, Nate Stanley.

Project Description
The City of Minnetonka is constructing a trail along the south side of Minnetonka Boulevard from Oakridge Road to just east of Hwy 169 and converting Minnetonka Boulevard from a 4 lane section to a 3 lane section.

The trail will extent under Hwy 169 and connect with the existing paved trail in St. Louis Park. The roadway will remain open to traffic throughout the duration of the project; however lane closures or lane shifts will be required to facilitate the construction

Contact
Nate Stanley | Project Engineer
City of Minnetonka |14600 Minnetonka Blvd. | Minnetonka, MN 55345
P: (952) 939-8238 | nstanley@minnetonka.com

Jack Sullivan | Engineering Project Manager
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2691 | jsullivan@stlouispark.org

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Park Center Blvd Traffic Signal

Current Status
The Park Center Boulevard is essentially complete. There are a few remaining pavement markings and some landscaping work that will be completed in the spring of 2013.

Project Description
A traffic signal will be installed on Park Center Boulevard just south of 36th Street at the Target Store and Park Summit entrances. The signal will consolidate the east entrance to the Target Store and the entrance into the new Park Summit development, now under construction.

The roadway will remain open to traffic, however lane closures are to be expected. The construction will be completed in five phases to maintain access to the businesses along Park Center Boulevard. The project is expected to be completed late this fall.

Contact
Jack Sullivan | Engineering Project Manager
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2691 | F: (952) 924-2663 | jsullivan@stlouispark.org

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Parking: Winter Ban

If your vehicle is ticketed or plowed-in, dig it out immediately and move it to a driveway, garage or plowed street. City ordinance prohibits vehicles from parking within 50 feet (about two car lengths) of any snow left behind when plows went around parked cars. You can be ticketed and towed if you park too close to an unplowed area of the street.

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Pavement Management

The City of St. Louis Park pavement management program, along with the street maintenance program, was created to facilitate proper maintenance of road surfaces. The City uses various strategies to maintain the asphalt (blacktop) surfaces such as: patch and repair, crack sealing, seal coating, mill and overlay, and reconstruction.

See the Local Street Rehabilitation article for information on pavement management projects scheduled for 2013.

Maps
Pavement Management Areas

Contact
Scott Brink | City Engineer
City Hall | 5005 Minnetonka Blvd. | St. Louis Park, MN 55416
P: (952) 924-2687 | F: (952) 924-2663 | sbrink@stlouispark.org

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Pothole Repair

Pothole patching on city streets is done year round. Patching in the winter and spring months is done with material called "cold mix," which is more workable at cold winter temperatures. Regular city pothole patching with "hot mix" asphalt begins in May when asphalt plants re-open for the season. Hot mix asphalt is more durable...

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Seasonal Load Limits

If you or someone you hire drives a truck that weighs more than 6 tons per axle, please be aware there are special road restrictions in late winter and early spring. Vehicle weight restrictions protect roadways when the road base is soft and subsurface drainage is limited because the soil is only partly thawed. As a result, the city follows the...

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Special Assessments for Road Construction

Special assessment payments are due November 15. Property owners pay a portion of the assessment, plus interest, over a period of years with the annual real estate taxes. Typically, special assessments are paid over a 20 year time period. Certified special assessments also may be paid in full at any time. Usually, special assessments must be paid...

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Street Sweeping

Our mission is to clean city streets to provide safe conditions for all modes of transportation.  All city streets are swept twice a year – in the spring and again in the fall.  It is important to remember that sweeping grass clippings and leaves into the street is not only bad for our local lakes, creeks and rivers; it is also a...

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Treating Icy Road Conditions

Standard Road Salt: Road salt is a great material to use but it is not a cure-all for all things icy and it does not work well on its own. Salt must first dissolve into a brine which is what actually melts snow and ice. A source of heat is generally needed to begin melting the snow/ice to dissolve salt into a brine. Heat can be provided by direct...

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West 44th Street Reconstruction

The reconstruction of 44th Street from Brookside Avenue to France Avenue is being administered by the City of Edina with the support of the City of St. Louis Park. Reconstruction will consist of the removal and replacement of the existing asphalt pavement, curb and gutter, and utility and drainage improvements. Consideration in maintaining the existing...

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About Streets & Traffic

Streets & Traffic (Operations) has a mission to ensure the safety of the traveling public and to provide for a safe, functional transportation system within St. Louis Park. They are responsible for plowing 290 lane miles of streets, 22 miles of alleys and 52 parking lots; shoveling snow and repairing 105 miles of public sidewalks and trails...

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Hennepin County Construction Projects

Visit Hennepin County's web site to learn about county roadway construction projects.

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MnDOT Construction Projects

Visit the Minnesota Department of Transportation's web site to learn about highway construction projects.

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