York Avenue Trunk Sanitary

The project has been restarted. In 2024 we paused to review possible watermain needs along the same alignment and found there were better alternatives that did not require upsizing of the water on York Avenue.

I will be connecting with everyone who emailed and connected last winter and sending out a letter to the affected properties again with schedule information and links to this website.

Preliminary Schedule:

• Feburary Bid
• March Award
• Summer/Fall Construction

More detailed schedule information will follow once a contractor has been selected.

We have progressed the plans to approximately a 95% complete level. In the meantime, City staff is discussing the possibility of constructing a new Water Treatment Plant on York Ave near the project limits in place of the exiting Fire Station. If the plant becomes a reality in this location, it would lead to increased water main pipe size within the project area.

As a result, this project is being temporarily put on hold until the treatment plant location is reviewed and water main replacement on York Ave (if needed) is designed. The goal is for construction of this project to proceed in the 2025 construction season.

The introduction letter is in the mail and calls are already coming in. Here are the key Q&As of interest so far:

• This work is only in the southbound lane
• We're working from the south to the north
• Phase 1a and 1b (Hazelton intersection and south) is split to maintain traffic access for York Plaza and York Condos east and west
• We're reaching out specifically with three properties with key access constraints
• Sanitary service is generally not interrupted, we've reached out to one property individually where a <1 day outage is planned
• We're in design phase now with bidding and contractor selection to follow. We'll share an approximate start date in the Spring once a contractor is selected

Thanks to everyone who has reached out so far to help inform our work.

A letter will be sent out the week of January 22 introducing the project and welcoming input and questions.

We understand this road is the only way in and out of several properties and is important for commerce, so we will be including provisions for temporary access and detours.

Follow this website for more information on design and construction as it develops. If you have questions or comments, please reach out to Ross Bintner at rbintner@edinamn.gov or 952-903-5713.