Cedar Lake Parkway will close to thru traffic beginning Monday, May 2 at 7:00 a.m.
The closure is necessary for City of Minneapolis to perform sewer and storm drain maintenance on the parkway (between Depot Street and Burnham Road) near
Cedar Lake South Beach.
The closure will remain in place until the project is finished, which is expected by May 20, depending on weather.
Disruption to bicycle and pedestrian traffic on Cedar Lake Trail is not expected and local parkway traffic will be allowed for parkway residents and park users. Motorized traffic on the parkway will be detoured; please follow posted detour routes and see below for detour descriptions.
Detours:
Phase 1 (expected to take one week)
Eastbound: Detour begins at Depot Street. Traffic will travel a short distance on Sunset Boulevard back to Cedar Lake Parkway.
Westbound: Detour begins at Sunset Boulevard. Traffic will travel west on Cedar Lake Avenue to Ewing/France Avenue, and north on Ewing/France back to Cedar Lake Parkway at the northern end of Cedar Lake.
Phase 2 (expected to take two weeks)
Westbound: No detour. This lane will remain open.
Eastbound: Detour begins at Cedar Lake Road at the northern end of Cedar Lake. Traffic will go south on Ewing Avenue/France Ave to Lake Street, east on Lake Street to Dean Parkway, and north on Dean Parkway back to Cedar Lake Parkway.
