Traffic & Transit

Reconstruction Of Minneapolis' Hennepin Avenue Placing Some Uptown Businesses In Peril

Since construction began, business owner Mikaela Harrod says sales have dropped 60%.

(WCCO)

June 14, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — Customers aren't "digging" the front-end loaders along one of Minneapolis' busiest corridors, and small businesses are paying the price.

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Inside Les Sól in Uptown, bright colors or Jango the dog catch your attention. Outside, orange cones line the streets as the reconstruction of Hennepin Avenue grinds on.

The city is working to reconstruct the thoroughfare between West Lake Street and Douglas Avenue in two phases. The current phase spans West Lake Street to 26th Street.

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