Construction updates Work will be completed in stages to reduce impacts to people travelling through the corridor. Access will be maintained for all local businesses during these scheduled closures. Stage 1 began April 12 Starting April 12, crews closed both 44th and Humboldt avenues. The project began with pavement and infrastructure removals. This will clear the area for the crews to begin their storm sewer and other replacements. Stage 1 work will continue through mid-summer 2021.
Detours and access This work will be done in stages and our crews will work to maintain local access for residents as the project progresses. Beginning April 12 crews closed both: 44th Avenue between Penn and Fremont avenues Humboldt Avenue between 44th Avenue and Victory Memorial Drive 44th and Humboldt avenues detour map (PDF) Detours for people driving 44th Avenue detour Penn Avenue 42nd Avenue Fremont Avenue Humboldt Avenue detour Humboldt Avenue Shingle Creek Drive 45th Avenue Fremont Avenue Detour for people using transit 44th Avenue detour Metro Transit routes 5 and 721 will be detoured to 43rd Avenue. All temporary stops along 43rd Avenue will mirror those on 44th Avenue: Girard Avenue Humboldt Avenue James Avenue Morgan Avenue Penn Avenue Access for people walking and rolling Crews will remove the north sidewalk first along 44th Avenue. People walking and rolling will have access on the south side. Access for people biking People biking will be detoured to Victory Memorial Drive.
Project information Project overview Along 44th Avenue and Webber Parkway, the existing 2-lane roadway section with on street parking will remain. Lyndale Avenue will be converted to a 3-lane roadway between 42nd and 41st avenues to improve safety and allow for an off-street bicycle path. We will make safety improvements along the corridor, including adding dedicated turn lanes and new traffic signals and removing unwarranted traffic signals. We will replace deteriorated curbs and gutters, storm sewer structures and pavement substructure. For people walking and rolling, we will add bump outs and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps at intersections. At intersections with traffic signals, we will add accessible pedestrian signals (APS), durable crosswalk markings and countdown timers. The project also creates a green boulevard between the road and sidewalk with trees and pedestrian level lighting. For people biking, we will add bike-only areas along Lyndale and Humboldt avenues. The Lyndale lanes will connect Webber Park with existing routes east of the corridor. For people riding transit, we will prepare for D Line service along 44th Avenue with enhanced bus shelters.
Public involvement Previous project construction outreach Webber 44 hosted a virtual construction open house to show updated designs in April 2021. At the open house, project staff shared proposed improvements, timing and staging of the work. It also included brief overviews of county road projects scheduled to happen nearby. Previous project design outreach Updated design open house Webber 44 hosted an open house to show updated designs in February 2019. View the boards from the open house (PDF) View the updated design layout – east – February 2019 (PDF) View the updated design layout – west – February 2019 (PDF) Watch a brief video about the Webber 44 project (YouTube) View the open house summary (PDF) View the illustrated guide of updated designs - printable version (PDF) Early design concepts open house Webber 44 hosted an open house to show early designs and get feedback in September 2018. View the project overview (PDF) View comment summary as of August 20 (PDF) View the open house display boards (PDF) View early design concept layout – 44th Avenue (PDF) View early design concept layout – Webber Parkway (PDF) View early design mini roundabout (PDF) View the open house summary (PDF) To share your comments, download the survey (PDF) and send to Jason Staebell, project manager, Hennepin County Transportation Project Delivery, 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340 Project kick-off open house Webber 44 hosted a project kick-off open house in June 2018. Review the open house presentation (PDF) View the open house display boards (PDF) View the open house summary (PDF)
About the corridor Other projects near the area Hennepin County is preparing to reconstruct Osseo Road (County Road 152) from Penn Avenue (County Road 2) to 49th Avenue in Minneapolis. Osseo Road reconstruction In June 2019, the METRO C Line bus rapid transit line opened. The C Line route runs between downtown Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center including on Osseo Road. METRO C Line project Other projects are being planned for this corridor, including: CP Rail line bridge maintenance METRO D Line project City of Minneapolis Queen Avenue Bike Boulevard project
Project leadership and partners Hennepin County Amanda Shotton, project engineer for construction amanda.shotton@hennepin.us 6122-596-0340 Jason Staebell, project engineer for design jason.staebell@hennepin.us 612-596-0371 City of Minneapolis Beverly Warmka, project engineer beverly.warmka@minneapolismn.gov 612-673-3762