Vernon Avenue & Highway 100 Interchange Project

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.

The Vernon Avenue Bridge is in process of removal. It should be removed and cleaned up by end of the day on Saturday, May 10. Lots of other work occurring to prep for next weekends Hwy100 road closure. Thanks

Thank you for your patience during the first few weeks of the road closure. Remember businesses are open and accessible.

Vernon Ave Bridge Update: The Vernon Ave Bridge will be removed May 9 – May 10 approximately during normal working hours. May 11 will only be used if an unforeseen circumstance occurs. Also starting on May 9 is Stage 2A traffic control. The area available for traffic at the Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Ave Intersection will shrink and Gus Young Lane will be closed to thru traffic from Interlachen Blvd near the Edina Grandview Liquor Store. This change will improve traffic operations at the intersection because the stop light will be taken out of service to allow for free flow traffic between Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Ave. It should also improve traffic operations at the southbound Highway 100 off-ramp at Arcadia Avenue because less traffic will be able to bypass the detour route. Stage 2A traffic control creates more space for safe construction operations that leads to more efficient construction.

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 14, 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 10 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 is being created now. The access to southbound Highway 100 will be maintained from Eden Avenue on the west side of Highway 100.

Update maps are being created now and will be posted at this site. Thanks, Chad Millner, City Engineer.

Thank you for your patience during the first few weeks of the road closure. Remember businesses are open and accessible. All vehicles should be following the detour and taking a right from eastbound Interlachen to Vernon Avenue unless you’re visiting the local businesses. The Vernon Ave Bridge is tentatively scheduled for removal May 8 – May 12 and the Highway 100 Bridge is tentatively scheduled for removal May 16 – May 19. The Vernon Ave Bridge removal will occur during normal working hours. The Highway 100 Bridge removal will occur over a weekend closure of Highway 100. Work will most likely occur 24-hrs during that weekend closure.

1. On May 14, the on-ramp to northbound Highway100 from Grange Rd will be closed and remain closed until further notice, most likely mid-summer. This closure allows the contractor to prep for the full Highway 100 closure for the weekend of May 16 - 19 to remove the Highway 100 Bridge safely. 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.
2. During the Highway 100 weekend closure, access to northbound Highway 100 from 50^th Street will need to be closed during the removal operations over the weekend closure. A detour to access northbound Highway 100 is being created now. The access to southbound Highway 100 will be maintained from Eden Avenue on the west side of Highway 100.
3. At dates yet to be determined, the Interlachen Blvd with Vernon Ave Intersection work area will be adjusted. The adjustment will shrink the area available for traffic operations, but it will IMPROVE traffic operations. It will improve traffic operations because the stop light will be taken out of service to allow for free flow traffic between Interlachen Blvd and Vernon Ave. During this adjustment, Gus Young Lane will be closed to thru traffic from Interlachen Blvd. Closing Gus Young Lane should improve traffic operations at the southbound Highway 100 off-ramp at Arcadia Avenue and expediate the construction of that intersection.

Thank you for your patience during the first week of the road closure. Remember businesses are open and accessible. All vehicles should be following the detour and taking a right from eastbound Interlachen to Vernon Avenue unless you’re visiting the local businesses. The removal of the noise wall along Vernon Ave is scheduled to start tomorrow, Weds, April 30. The Vernon Ave Bridge is tentatively scheduled for removal May 8 – May 12 and the Highway 100 Bridge is tentatively scheduled for removal May 16 – May 19. The Vernon Ave Bridge removal will occur during normal working hours. The Highway 100 Bridge removal will occur over a weekend closure of Highway 100. Work will most likely occur 24-hrs during that weekend closure. In preparation of the weekend closure of Highway 100, there will be some lane closures between 10am – 2pm to prep the center median for the work. The next Highway Talk is May 1 at 11 am. Edinamn.gov/Highway100Talks to participate. Thanks.