610 and Bass Lake Road Update

Sorry for the delays in blog articles -- I was called away as a Navy reservist to assist with disaster relief assistance in Japan for a couple weeks...

Update on 610 work from the MN DOT:
- Restriping at Hwy 610/Hwy 169 occurs April 5.
- Flagging operations on Zachary Lane begin April 11

Brooklyn Park
If you're in Brooklyn Park or Maple Grove near Hwy 610 in the next few weeks, you'll notice our crews out preparing for this year's construction. Tonight (April 5), southbound Hwy 169 will be reduced to a single lane near Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. so we can temporarily restripe the highway to accommodate reconstruction of the interchange. The acceleration lane from westbound Hwy 610 to southbound Hwy 169 will be slightly shorter until late May while we complete the reconstruction.

Zachary Lane
Next week on Zachary Lane in Maple Grove you may experience periodic delays between 96th Avenue North and 97th Avenue North from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. while we move equipment across the roadway. Intermittent daily flagging operations will begin April 11 and occur throughout the month of April.

As a reminder, a portion of Zachary Lane is scheduled to close later this spring.
We'll provide more information on the closure as our construction plans are finalized.

For more information on the Hwy 610 project, visit the project page.

Bass Lake Road update from city of Maple Grove
The Bass Lake Road Project is officially underway! Many of you have likely noticed the stakes that have been placed along the corridor and may have noticed activity around the corridor as coordination with utility companines and the contractor has begun.
As a reminder, this construction project will reconstruct Bass Lake Road (Hennepin County Road 10) from just west of Peony Lane to Vicksburg Lane. The project will include widening Bass Lake Road to four lanes with left and right turn lanes, center medians and trails on both sides of Bass Lake Road. The project will also construct a bridge over Elm Creek and place a trail under the bridge along the creek.
We will also keep the project web page up to date. In fact, if you go to the website, you can read up on the background of the project and view a layout of the final roadway.