Blake Road - 2022 / 2023 Roadway Reconstruction

We continue to get questions on completion dates. Please see the March 6 update to phasing details. Phase 1 is tentatively scheduled for completion mid-July. Phase 2 is tentatively schedule for completion mid-October. The contractor is making great progress on the sheet pile walls. The existing street will be recycled next week and underground utilities will be started. Please stay out of the road closure and the work zone. It is not safe to drive, walk, or bike. Thanks

Sheet piling operations are starting. Please note that the road is closed between Waterman Ave and the east entrance of Interlachen Country Club. This includes the land bridge over Mirror Lake. Please stay out of the work zone and away from equipment at all times. Thank you.

Typically during construction, we allow the garbage vendors to do pick-ups earlier than normal. Please have your cans out near the street by 6 am on pick-up days. Thanks

See the Road Closure Phasing and Phasing Graphic for reference. Thanks

The Blake Road Project is resuming construction operations. Work will start on Monday, March 13. The 2023 work will be phased. Phase 1 is located from Waterman Avenue to along Interlachen Boulevard just west of the Interlachen Country Club driveway. This phase includes the land bridge across Mirror Lake and the roundabout. Phase 2 is Blake Road south of the land bridge to Scriver Road. There will be tree removals, dust, mud, equipment noise, and noise associated with sheet pile installation. Vibration monitoring will start with construction operations. Working hours are 7 am to 9 pm. Access for residents will be provided. Also note there is some work from last year to finish between Spruce Road and Waterman Avenue. Scheduled construction operations are the following.

Week of March 6: Advanced road closure notifications and detour signage. Delivery of equipment.

Week of March 13: Clear and grub trees for Phases 1 and 2 and start removals

Week of March 20: Begin sheet pile installation along Mirror Lake in Phase 1

Due to the rain this week, the road closures noted earlier have been moved to Thursday, Feb. 16 and Friday, Feb 17.

On February 14, 2023, during business hours, Blake Road between Oak Bend Lane and Fox Meadow Lane will be closed for Xcel to complete power pole work. On February 15, the closure will move to Interlachen Blvd between Waterman Ave and the east entrance to the Interlachen Country Club. Both closures will be during daytime hours only and will be removed in the afternoon as soon as the work is completed. Detours will be posted for both closures. Thanks for your patience.

Comcast Communications will be relocating existing aerial cables to new underground cables. Their contractor, D&D Service, will be using a mini excavator (minimal use), trucks with fiber splicing trailers with small generators, aerial bucket trucks and hydro excavators (minimal use). This work is scheduled to occur between midnight and 6 am on two separate evenings. Work will start at midnight on Monday, Dec. 19 until 6 am on Tuesday, Dec. 20 and again starting at midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 20 until 6 am on Wednesday, Dec. 21. There are 6 locations for this work.

1. Intersection of Waterman Avenue and Blake Road South on the northeast corner
2. Intersection of Interlachen Boulevard and Blake Road South on the northside of the road
3. Southside of Interlachen Boulevard near home address 6195
4. Northside of Interlachen Boulevard near home address 6321
5. Intersection of Blake Road South and Oak Bend Lane on the northwest corner
6. Westside of Blake Road South at approximate address 5124

There will be outages to service in the area. The service outages will vary. The official cutover start and end times are 12:00 P.M. to 06:00 A.M. All service impacts must operate in these time frames. These outages are approved through corporate Comcast and follow all protocols. The goal for the fiber splicers is to bring the major service impacts back on line as soon as possible. They will be using flaggers to manage traffic.

Sanitary sewer lining began on 11/8 and is scheduled to conclude on 11/11. Pungent odors from the lining process are common. To prevent odors in your home, pour a gallon of water into floor drains and infrequently used sinks. Limiting major water use is required to avoid a sewer backup if you live on Blake Road north of Waterman Avenue. Check your front door daily for details and notice of this work occurring on Blake Road. Please contact Xavier Kopp with questions XKopp@wsbeng.com or 612-741-7096.

The contractor will start paving 2 of 3 layers of street pavement today. They will ramp at the edge of the concrete curb and gutter so snowplows can operate this winter. Next year, the contractor will return to complete the sidewalk along the west side, turf restoration, the final layer of street pavement, and permanent pavement markings. They were unable to completely finish this phase of the project due to private utility conflicts and concrete & labor shortages. Thanks for your patience with this project.