Roundabout Construction Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances involving the installation of stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure, the roundabout at 65^th St and Lyndale Avenue is anticipated to be open by mid to late November. Construction crews are currently installing a soil retention system on 65^th St which will resolve the current conflicts with the utility installation. Construction crews have been and will continue to take full advantage of their working hours, including Saturdays, over the next 2 months. The City apologizes for the inconvenience this closure may cause and appreciates everyone’s cooperation and patience.

For the most recent updates on the 65^th St Reconstruction Project, please visit richfieldsweetsstreets.org/updates. For any specific project questions, please contact Olivia Wycklendt at owycklendt@richfieldmn.gov or 612-861-9789.

 September 21, 2023 65th Street Reconstruction Project Update

• East of the Lyndale Avenue intersection landscapers are putting down black dirt in preparation for grass seeding. While grass seed should be in soon and establish growth, we want property owners to know that the contractor will touch up any areas that are not well established prior in spring of 2024.
• The railroad crossing at 65^th St and Pleasant Ave was completed over the last week, with trains returning to service on Tuesday. This area of the construction site is still closed to vehicular traffic.
• Over the next two weeks Bolander will continue to install the 45’ piles needed for the soil retention system along 65^th St east of Lyndale Ave. Driving the piles into the ground is often noisy and vibrations can be felt in the surrounding area. These vibrations pose no threat to the structural integrity of surrounding infrastructure, and the City has vibration monitoring in place to ensure our vibratory impacts are within the allowable range.
• East of the railroad crossing, construction crews have hooked up new watermain to our existing infrastructure, installed new sanitary main, and continue to install the stormwater box culvert.
• The contractor has stored several segments of steel casing along the north side of 65th St west of Lyndale Ave. These will be used to encase new sanitary main that will be installed east of Lyndale.
• The next bi-weekly neighborhood meetings are: September 21, October 5, and October 19th. City Staff will be by the northern driveway of Pizza Luce at 4:00 PM to talk with residents about the 65th St. project

77th St/Lyndale Traffic Signal and Pedestrian Improvements

September 28th, 2023 update:

• The electrical contractor has finished the new signal system and is operational.
• The removal of the old signal system has been completed.
• Concrete work on the west side of the intersection is complete..
• Concrete work on the east side of the intersection is scheduled to begin next week and should be completed by the end of the week or the week of October 2nd.
• Lyndale SB and NB will be closed north of the intersection for the week of October 2nd. Traffic will be detoured to Nicollet Avenue. The closure is expected to last for two weeks. This closure is in conjunction of 494 WB off ramp closure onto Lyndale.

Project background:

• The 77^th St./Lyndale Avenue intersection is being reconstructed in preparation for the I-494 Project 1 reconstruction project.
• This intersection will be getting all new traffic signal equipment including signal mast arms, control devices, and supporting infrastructure.
• The work will also include updating the pedestrian curb ramps to the latest ADA standards and removing the eastbound “free right” turn island to provide for improved safety.
• In addition, a GPS time clock will be added at Lyndale Avenue South and 76th Street to provide signal coordination between 76th and 77th Streets to improve traffic flow through the area
• Please contact Richfield Civil Engineer Jake Whipple with any questions at 612-861-9349 or jwhipple@richfieldmn.gov.