Due to a significant increase in the level of traffic from detouring to the west from the Penn Avenue reconstruction in Minneapolis, Hennepin County will extend the southbound right lane to 60th Street. A temporary parking prohibition by Police Order will be posted on Wednesday, June 26, from Minnesota Highway 62 north to 61st Street on the Edina side of the street. It is anticipated the parking ban will remain in place until completion of construction activities on Penn Avenue.
Hennepin County will then remove the southern-most barricade on Xerxes Avenue after the morning rush hour on June 26 and will follow up with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to review and optimize the signal timing at Xerxes Ave and the Crosstown on and off ramps.
The period of time between now and the end of construction activities on Penn Avenue will provide opportunity to observe traffic flow and model options of lane configurations on the Xerxes Avenue bridge over Crosstown, including the north and south approaches to the bridge. Once the Penn Avenue construction activities are complete, it is anticipated the length of the right turn lane onto westbound Highway 62 will be determined and the barricade at 61st Street can be adjusted appropriately to reflect final conditions.
(From city manager Scott Neal's "Friday Report")
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
