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Hennepin County > Transportation > Nicollet and Portland avenues intersections improvements

Nicollet and Portland avenues intersections improvements

Hennepin County is planning make safety and access improvements for people driving, walking and rolling at five intersections on Nicollet Avenue (County Road 52) and Portland Avenue (County Road 35) in Richfield and Bloomington.

Work has begun and is expected to warp up in the fall of 2023.

No traffic impacts are anticipated during construction.

Project timeline for the Nicollet and Portland avenues intersections improvements
 

Amanda Shotton, project manager for construction

amanda.shotton@hennepin.us

Phone: 612-384-8819

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Project information

Project locations

The five intersections planned for improvements are:

  • Nicollet Avenue and 70th Street
  • Nicollet Avenue and 76th Street
  • Portland Avenue and 86th Street
  • Portland Avenue and 90th Street
  • Portland Avenue and 98th Street/Old Shakopee Road (County Road 1)

Planned improvements

All five intersections will be upgraded with:

  • New pedestrian ramps that meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards
  • New Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)
  • New flashing yellow left-turn arrow signals to improve safety and reduce traffic flow delays

Other improvements include:

  • New traffic signal system on Portland Avenue at 86th and 90th Streets
  • Shortened pedestrian crossing at one side of the Nicollet Avenue and 70th Street intersection
Project leadership

Hennepin County

  • Ryan Allers
    Project engineer for design
    ryan.allers@hennepin.us
    612-596-0396
  • Amanda Shotton
    Project manager, construction
    amanda.shotton@hennepin.us
    612-384-8819
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