York Avenue Trunk Sanitary

The sidewalk on the west side of York Ave is closed. This is for pedestrian safety as construction activities will be near the existing sidewalk. We’ll also be replacing sidewalk at each of the York Plaza/Apartments driveways and the Hazelton Rd and 70th St intersections.

Alternative Routes:

• The Promenade - Access from the Promenade to Hazelton Rd or points north is the primary alternative. The promenade crossing York Avenue and 70th St will be open throughout the course of construction. Hazelton Rd and 69th Street crossings will be closed during parts of the project, but typically one will be available.
• East side of York Ave - Access along the east side of York will be open until the Hennepin County Library project requires its closure. We are coordinating between the projects to try to limit both side closures.

Watermain and valve work on the evening of 6/10 at Hazelton and York will include night work and water service disruption to 3 block area of York Avenue.

Water outage is expected to start at 9pm with the outage lasting until about 2am.

Utility staff are notifying property managers to help get the word out to residents and report that Edina fire will be on fire watch during the outage.

Thanks for keeping up to speed with us as the project develops. Keep in mind this information will change as the course of construction and weather affect our work.

Key update:

• Watermain and valve work on the evening of 6/10 at Hazelton and York will include night work and water service disruption to 3 block area of York Avenue. Water outage is expected to start at 9pm with the outage lasting until about 2am. Utility staff are notifying property managers to help get the word out to residents and report that Edina fire will be on fire watch during the outage.

This week

• Traffic control set up went well and staff and Hennepin County monitored peak hours for possible adjustments. Please be cognizant of road closures and follow the signed detour. Do not attempt to drive past road closure barricades
• Mobilization of equipment and materials on site with semi trucks and trailers
• Milling and reclamation of the blacktop surface with a milling machine starts Wednesday. This work is noisy and can include some dust.
• Hauling and stockpiling of reclaimed material within the construction zone
• Temporary blacktop driveway exit for York Plaza area will be installed Friday.
• Intermittent, but short-term (less than 10 minute) disruption to driveways expected during milling and reclamation operations.

Week of 6/16

• Beginning of utility work with excavation, chance for additional emergency water outages as we work with old valves and insert new valves. Any outages required will immediately be communicated as they become known.
• Utility work continues through the week. Excavation will be backfilled or fenced at the end of each day.
• Please note any after-hours pedestrian access to the work zone to the City of Edina Police non-emergency line; at 952-826-1600

Week of 6/23

• Utility work, installation of main sanitary sewer line by digging with a large excavator.

Please note any items of coordination and direct any questions to William Bauer, SEH, and Ross Bintner, City of Edina.

This is the first in a series of construction updates that we will produce that include a 2 week look-ahead. This information will change as the course of construction and weather affect our work.

Week of 6/9

• Traffic control set up and southbound York Ave closure by 9 am Monday. Please be cognizant of road closures and follow the signed detour. Do not attempt to drive past road closure barricades
• Mobilization of equipment and materials on site early in the week with semi trucks and trailers
• Milling and reclamation of the blacktop surface with a milling machine by mid week. This work is noisy and can include some dust.
• Hauling and stockpiling of reclaimed material within the construction zone
• Temporary blacktop driveway exit for York Plaza area.
• Intermittent, but short-term (less than 10 minute) disruption to driveways expected during milling and reclamation operations.

Week of 6/16

• Beginning of utility work with excavation, slight chance for emergency water outages as we work with old valves and insert new valves. Any outages required will immediately be communicated as they become known.
• Utility work continues through the week. Excavation will be backfilled or fenced at the end of each day.
• Please note any after-hours pedestrian access to the work zone to the City of Edina Police non-emergency line; at 952-826-1600

Please note any items of coordination and direct any questions to William Bauer, SEH, and Ross Bintner, City of Edina.

As a reminder, construction will begin on Monday, June 9th. On that day, southbound York Avenue will close to traffic between the York Plaza Apartments and just south of the 70th Street intersection. A detour to France Avenue will be in place via 69th Street. Northbound traffic on York Ave will remain open throughout construction. Refer to the map below.

Within phase 1, the Hazelton Road intersection will remain open to traffic until construction has progressed far enough to force its closure (approximately early July). Phase 1 is tentatively scheduled to be completed around early September, at which time work within phase 2 will begin. Further updates on exact timing will be provided throughout the summer.

York Plaza Apartments and Condos Access

Access to York Plaza Apartments and Condos will be maintained via northbound York Avenue throughout construction. Residents exiting the apartments and condos may do so via the southern driveway and making a right turn onto York Ave. Left turns will not be permitted.

Target Access

Access to Target will be possible from the west on both Hazelton Road and 70th Street throughout construction. Northbound traffic on York Ave will be able to access Target via Hazelton Road (until early July) and via 70th Street (until phase 2 begins). Southbound traffic on York Ave will also be able to access Target via 70th Street until phase 2 begins. The Target driveway on York Avenue will be closed beginning on June 9th for the remainder of construction.

We understand that construction will be impactful and will cause delays this summer and fall. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

Due to construction material delays, the start date for construction has been pushed back to Monday, June 9. Project phasing and the detour route, as previously communicated, will remain the same.

The contractor has confirmed that work will begin on Monday, June 2nd. On that day, southbound York Avenue will close to traffic, with a detour to France Avenue in place via 69th Street. Northbound traffic will remain open throughout construction.

To improve efficiency for the contractor, it has been agreed to construct the project in two phases, as shown below:

1. From the York Plaza Apartments and just south of 70th Street
2. From the 70th Street intersection to 69th Street

Within phase 1, the Hazelton Road intersection will remain open to traffic until construction has progressed far enough to force its closure (approximately late June). Phase 1 is tentatively scheduled to be completed around late August, at which time work within phase 2 will begin. Further updates on exact timing will be provided throughout the summer.

Access to York Plaza Apartments and Condos will be maintained via northbound York Avenue throughout construction. Access to Target will be possible from the west on both Hazelton Road and 70th Street after the Hazelton Road intersection closes. The Target driveway on York Avenue will be closed beginning on June 2nd for the remainder of construction.

Work is anticipated to be completed around mid-October.

The City recently awarded the construction contract to Eureka Construction. While an exact construction schedule is still being developed, construction is expected to begin in early June and tentatively be completed in late October (weather pending).

The work will be broken up into 3 total phases, as shown on the map. Southbound York Avenue will be closed to through traffic for the duration of the project. The detour route (view detour map on right sidebar) will follow 66^th Street, France Avenue, and 76^th Street. Local access to Hazelton Road, 70^th Street, and 69^th Street will be maintained until construction progress forces their closures. Northbound York Avenue will remain open to traffic throughout construction.

Phase 1 will be broken into two smaller phases to maintain access to York Plaza Apartments and Condos from northbound York Avenue only as shown. Access onto York Avenue will be maintained via temporary surfacing from the southern driveway only as shown.

Additional schedule information will follow as those details become known.

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.