Vernon Avenue & Highway 100 Interchange Project

UPDATED RAMP CLOSURE DATE: The date for the closure of northbound Highway 100 on-ramp from 50th Street has changed to July 28 until late fall. With a closure of the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp will come construction of the noise wall. One detour will be southbound Highway 100 from Eden Avenue to eastbound Highway 62 to northbound Highway 100. The local detour will utilize the frontage roads and the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp at Benton Avenue. Maps are available on this site.

Thanks for your patience as the project continues.

Remember businesses are open and accessible. Please be patient when walking, biking, or driving in the area.

Underground utility work continues in the intersection of Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Avenue. The intersection will be open to traffic, but traffic will be shifted to the south side next week. Be patient in this intersection. The Edina Grandview Liquor store will open Monday / Tuesday next week with new sidewalks and concrete entrance.

The northbound Highway 100 on-ramp is scheduled to close on July 21 until late fall. With a closure of the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp will come construction of the noise wall. One detour will be southbound Highway 100 from Eden Avenue to eastbound Highway 62 to northbound Highway 100. The local detour will utilize the frontage roads and the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp at Benton Avenue. Maps are available on this site.

Thanks for your patience as the project continues.

Remember businesses are open and accessible. Please be patient when walking, biking, or driving in the area. With construction comes noise, dust, traffic congestion and other construction related issues.

Underground utility work continues in the intersection of Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Avenue. The intersection will be open to traffic, but traffic will be shifted and adjusted back and forth based on the working area. Be patient in this intersection. The Edina Grandview Liquor store will soon have new sidewalks and concrete entrance. The store is scheduled to re-open July 14.

Discussions about closing Highway 100 on and off ramps for construction have started. The east side and west side may have different schedules. The tentative plan is to close northbound Highway 100 on-ramp on July 21 until late fall. With a closure of the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp will come construction of the noise wall. One detour will be southbound Highway 100 from Eden Avenue to eastbound Highway 62 to northbound Highway 100. The local detour will utilize the frontage roads and the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp at Benton Avenue. More information and maps coming soon when this work is confirmed.

Thanks for your patience as the project continues.

Remember businesses are open and accessible. Please be patient when walking, biking, or driving in the area. There are no changes planned to traffic management in the short term. With construction comes noise, dust, traffic congestion and other construction related issues. Thanks for your patience as the project continues.

Underground utility work will be occurring in the intersection of Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Avenue. The intersection will be open to traffic, but traffic will be shifted and adjusted back and forth based on the working area. Be patient in this intersection. The Edina Grandview Liquor store will soon have new sidewalks and concrete entrance. Starting Monday, June 30, the contractor will begin removals in preparation for new concrete.

An Xcel Energy power line is in a different location than expected within the CPKC Railroad right-of-way. The power line needs to be relocated before the foundation for the west side of the Vernon Avenue Bridge can be built. The current agreements between the parties are outdated and neither party will work until the necessary agreements and permits are secured. If this is not completed in the next few weeks, it could have major impacts to the project schedule.

Discussions about closing Highway 100 on and off ramps for construction have started. The east side and west side may have different schedules. The contractor is developing a plan now for consideration. One or more ramps could close as soon as mid-July. With a closure of the northbound Highway 100 on-ramp will come construction of the noise wall.

There are people walking and biking in the crosswalks. State law requires drivers to yield to those individuals. Safety is a priority for all involved. Please be patient. There are no changes planned to traffic management in the short term. There will be night work on Highway 100. Remember businesses are open and accessible. With construction comes noise, dust, traffic congestion and other construction related issues. Thanks for your patience as the project continues full speed ahead.

The contractor continues piling driving steel supports for the new Highway 100 bridge this week. The piling on the west side of Highway 100 should be completed this week. The piling on the east side of Highway 100 should be completed by the end of next week. Steel piling was drilled into the ground adjacent to Davanni’s Pizza. These will provide space for the contractor to work and protect their property. Crushing / recycling old street pavement continues as you can see the material piles grow. Construction of the retaining walls along the north side of Vernon Ave adjacent to Hawthrone Court continues. The contractor has placed sensors and cooling equipment, linked to their computers, to track the temperature and curing of the concrete in the Highway 100 median. This will ensure it meets the project requirements.

There are people walking and biking in the crosswalks. State law requires drivers to yield to those individuals. Safety is a priority for all involved. Please be patient. There are no changes planned to traffic management in the short term. There will be occasionally night work on Highway 100.

Remember businesses are open and accessible. With construction comes noise, dust, traffic congestion and other construction related issues. Thanks for your patience as the project continues full speed ahead.

The contractor continues piling driving steel supports for the new Highway 100 bridge this week. This work will be noisy and conducted during normal working hours. They also started crushing / recycling old street pavement to use on the project. Better to recycle onsite than to haul the material offsite and haul in new material. This will also be noisy. Retaining wall along the north side of Vernon Ave adjacent to Hawthrone Court are also being constructed.

Remember businesses are open and accessible. With construction comes noise, dust, traffic congestion and other construction related issues. Thanks for your patience as the project continues full speed ahead.

The contractor started piling driving steel supports for the new Highway 100 bridge this week. This work will be noisy and conducted during normal working hours. They also started crushing / recycling old street pavement to use on the project. Better to recycle onsite than to haul the material offsite and haul in new material. This will also be noisy.

Traffic has increased along Eden Avenue due to the detour route. It does get congested. Please allow extra time to get to your appointments. Please note that during morning and afternoon school pick-up times, Eden Avenue gets very busy. Alternate routes may be another option during those peak times. Also be considerate of your fellow drivers trying to enter Eden Avenue but more importantly pedestrians. There are people walking and biking in the crosswalks. State law requires drivers to yield to those individuals. Safety is a priority for all involved. Please be patient.

There have been some changes to traffic management on Highway 100 without the city knowing. We are working with our project partners to ensure the information we provide is accurate. The weekend closure detour route was adjusted from Excelsior Blvd to Highway 394. And short-term lane closures occurred Tuesday morning. A MnDOT functional group made the decision without consulting the project team. We are working with our MnDOT representatives to better understand what is occurring.

Thanks for the continued patience. Remember businesses are open and accessible.

On Tuesday, May 27, the contractor intends to start piling driving steel supports for the new Highway 100 bridge. This work will be loud and conducted during normal working hours. The remainder of this week will include excavation work for retaining walls and bridge supports. Next week installation of watermain, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer pipes will start.

Eden Avenue Traffic: Traffic has increased along Eden Avenue due to the detour route. It does get congested. Please allow extra time to get to your appointments. Please note that during morning and afternoon school pick-up times, Eden Avenue gets very busy. Alternate routes may be another option during those peak times. Also be considerate of your fellow drivers trying to enter Eden Avenue but more importantly pedestrians. There are people walking and biking in the crosswalks. State law requires drivers to yield to those individuals. Safety is a priority for all involved. Please be patient.

Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer.

Highway 100 opened early Monday morning as scheduled. The bridge was successfully removed. Ames Construction continues with full speed construction operations. Thanks

Thank you for your continued patience. Remember businesses are open and accessible. The project has another major milestone coming up.

Highway 100 Bridge Update: The Highway 100 Bridge will be removed starting at 10 pm on Friday, May 16 until 5 am on Monday, May 19. The removal will occur over a weekend closure of Highway 100. Work will occur 24-hrs during that weekend closure. On May 16 (not May 14 as shown on the maps), the on-ramp to northbound Highway100 from Grange Rd will be closed and remain closed until further notice. This closure allows the contractor to prep for the full closure of Highway 100. The ramp is too close to the work area to allow for safe traffic operations and safe construction activities following removal of the bridge. Recall the on-ramp to northbound Highway 100 from 50^th Street will still be open before and after bridge removal operations over the weekend closure. During the Highway 100 weekend closure starting at 9 pm on Friday, May 16 until 5 am on Monday, May 19, access to northbound Highway 100 from 50^th Street will be closed. A detour to access northbound Highway 100 using France Avenue will be signed. The access to southbound Highway 100 will be maintained from Eden Avenue on the west side of Highway 100. The regional detour is Highway 62 to Highway 169 to Highway 394. Updated maps are being created now and will be posted at this site.

Eden Avenue Traffic: Traffic has increased along Eden Avenue due to the detour route. It does get congested. Please allow extra time to get to your appointments. Please note that during morning and afternoon school pick-up times, Eden Avenue gets very busy. Alternate routes may be another option during those peak times. Also be considerate of your fellow drivers trying to enter Eden Avenue but more importantly pedestrians. There are people walking and biking in the crosswalks. State law requires drivers to yield to those individuals. Safety is a priority for all involved. Please be patient.

Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer.