Residents and commuters of St. Louis Park are counting down the days until the reopening of Cedar Lake Road. According to an update from Aaron Wiesen, Project Engineer for the City of St. Louis Park, Cedar Lake Road, stretching between Jordan Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue has been firmly off-limits to through traffic due to intense construction efforts by Eureka Construction as part of the 2024 Cedar Lake Road Improvement project.
The city has released a staging plan and detour route, urging drivers to adhere to the posted detour signs, indeed, local Westwood Lutheran Church and School plus the Park Spanish Immersion School have specific instructions for access during this period. The Middle School located on Texas Avenue is also affected but can be accessed using a combination of Louisiana Avenue, Wayzata Boulevard (frontage road), and Texas Avenue as detailed in the provided access maps.
Significant progress has been made on the Cedar Lake Road project with the final pavement layer on Middle Stage to East Stage having been completed on November 12. Moreover, this week saw the completion of sod installation and the ongoing installation of street light poles, aiming for operational street lights by the end of next week. "The installation of all the permanent signs and pavement markings to be completed by the end of next week," added Mark Lockhart, Project Coordinator for the City.
Further to these developments, the signal system at Texas Avenue is expected to be completed by the end of this week. The contractor will also focus on the cleanup of the site and removal of equipment/materials over the next two weeks. As the City works on enhancing the street and utilities, residents are reminded that Cedar Lake Road is scheduled for reopening to traffic on Friday, November 22. "We apologize for any inconvenience construction may cause you," Wiesen communicated to the public in the latest issuance of the project's newsletter.
For St. Louis Park residents eager for more details and what to expect during the final stages of construction, information is available via the 2024 Cedar Lake Road Improvements Newsletter and the project website. Between the lines of local communications, there is a palpable readiness for the wraps to come off and the normal traffic rhythms to resume, signaling an end to the intricate dance between residents, construction crews, and daily detours.
