50th Street and Grange Rd Improvements

The installation of two sheet pile walls did not go according to plan. The soils were different then the soil borings indicated. Staff is working with the structural engineers and the contractor to determine a new plan. After a new plan is determined, we will update the project schedule. We understand the importance of opening 50^th Street to traffic as soon as it is safe to do so. Thanks for the understanding.

Pile driving operations have hit unexpected materials and have been suspended at this time. The project team is assessing how to build the required walls. Thanks

The contractor anticipates starting pile driving operations on Friday, July 19. It is scheduled for Friday, Saturday this week and Monday – Wednesday next week if things go well. This will be loud and disruptive work. Thanks

The 50^th Street and Grange Road Street Reconstruction Project is progressing nicely. Underground watermain, storm sewer and sanitary sewer improvements are wrapping up now. Street grading operations are scheduled to start the week of July 15. Also note that tentatively starting on July 18 – July 25, piling driving work will start. A large crane will be driving large steel plates into the slope behind existing traffic signal at 50^th and Grange to create space for the new sidewalks and new traffic signal. This work is anticipated to last 5 days. This work is loud and will occur during normal business hours. There will also be another large crane in front of City Hall to start a re-roofing and solar panel installation on the roof of City Hall. Thanks for the continued patience.

The contractor is tentatively scheduled to finish all watermain work this week. They do not anticipate working July 5 or July 6. We are coordinating access to the Sunnyslope Neighborhood during the 4th of July parade. During the week of July 8, the contractor will start storm sewer upgrades. Thanks.

Precipitation in Edina for May and early June has been well above normal. This has been a good thing related to the last two years of drought conditions but it is impacting street reconstruction projects. It has been too wet to complete any work on 50^th Street & Grange Road during the week of June 17. Watermain was scheduled for the week of June 17. That work has been pushed to the week of June 24. Its nearly impossible to dig trenches 7-8-ft deep to replace watermain or other underground pipes when its raining this much. We continue to hope for some dry weather to keep this project on schedule. Thanks for the patience.

Thanks for the notes, emails and phone calls. Monday was the first day of the closure and adjustments to signage to better inform the public are happening. The first week of any road closure is the worst. The project will take most of the summer to complete. It is updating underground water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer pipes, installing wide sidewalks, medians and a new traffic signal. These surface improvements will improve the safety for all users. Sorry for the inconvenience.

The 50^th Street and Grange Road Street Reconstruction Project is scheduled to start June 10. The project limits from Grange Rd from 50^th St to the City Hall west entrance and 50^th St from Grange Rd to just east of Dale Dr. 50^th St and Grange Rd will be closed to traffic. Eden Avenue will be open to traffic. The northbound off-ramp and northbound on-ramp on Grange will be open during much of the project. Westbound 50^th St will be detoured north at France Ave to Excelsior Blvd to Highway 100. Thanks

The project requires adjustments to some of the private utilities such as power poles and related underground utilities. The private utility companies will be starting this work soon. The work will occur in April and May before the contractor starts major work. Look for lane shifts in the area. Road closures should not be needed until the city project starts this summer. Thanks

We recently opened bids on the project along 50th Street and Grange Road for construction summer 2024. We received very competitive pricing. S.M. Hentges was the low bidder. This contractor also completed the roundabouts at Eden and Arcadia & both at Eden and Grange over the past few years. We will soon be meeting with them to develop a project schedule. The project is scheduled for construction during the summer months. A more formal schedule will be shared when available. There will be a local detour and a project detour. These maps are in the documents area of this website. Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer.