University and Fourth roadway improvements

County roads 36 and 37 in Minneapolis

Hennepin County, in participation with the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Metro Transit, and the University of Minnesota, is improving University Avenue (County Road 36) and Fourth Street (County Road 37) between I-35W and Oak Street in Minneapolis.

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Project updates

Traffic impacts

This project is complete, and the roads have reopened to everyone who uses them. Improvements include:

New pavement on University Avenue and 4th Street
Protected bike lanes on University Avenue and Fourth Street
Upgraded intersections that meet Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requirements
Modernized traffic signals
Improved access to transit stops

Project background

Improving the corridor

Hennepin County will improve University Avenue and Fourth Street SE between Oak Street and I-35W.

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Project layout – University and Fourth (PDF)

Related projects

The following projects being led by partner agencies will improve infrastructure on or around the corridor:

Project leadership

Hennepin County

Stan Lim, P.E., project engineer for construction
stanley.lim@hennepin.us

612-282-3609
Kelly Agosto P.E., project engineer for design
kelly.agosto@hennepin.us

612-596-0365
Colin Cox, media contact
colin.cox@hennepin.us
612-596-7426

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