Road Work Updates

Upcoming Southbound Richfield Parkway Daytime Closures—June 14 to July 2

Southbound Richfield Parkway will be closed from Bloomington Ave to 65^th Street weekdays between 7:00am and 3:30pm from June 14 to July 2 as part of the RYA Apartments redevelopment project. The closure and signage will be taken down each night and the route open to traffic outside of these hours. Southbound traffic will be routed down Bloomington to 66^th street and northbound travel will be maintained as normal. There will be no left turns allowed out of Cedar Point Commons north of 65^th street during this closure. Please direct any questions to Civil Engineer Olivia Wycklendt at 612-861-9789.

Full Closure at Portland & Highway 62

On Tuesday, June 8^th Portland Avenue will be fully closed between Highway 62 and 64^th Street in Richfield. The closure will be lifted by end-of-day Friday June 11^th. Residents and Water Plant personnel will have local access to their properties from the closure at 64^th St. & Veterans Park access will be maintained as well. Hennepin County contractors working on the Portland Avenue Bike Gap/Mill & Overlay need to relocate fire hydrants in the area which will require a 12-14’ deep excavation and necessitates a full closure for safety. The official detour will be Highway 62 to Highway 77 to 66^th Street and crews will reopen Portland as soon as possible once work is complete. Questions or concerns related to this closure can be directed to Civil Engineer Olivia Wycklendt at owycklendt@richfieldmn.gov.

Orange Line BRT work to begin May 24th

Work on Metro Transit’s D-Line BRT project is scheduled to start in Richfield the week of May 24^th. While no major work is scheduled for next week, preparation for the work including traffic control and erosion control measures will be implemented. This will be happening on Portland Avenue at 66^th St, 70^th, 73^rd, and 77^th. The D-Line BRT will provide faster more frequent service, pre-boarding fare payment for faster stops, neighborhood-scale stations with amenities at the above intersections, enhanced security, and larger specialized BRT busses. Please contact Civil Engineer Olivia Wycklendt with any questions related to this project throughout construction.

PENN AVE UTILITY WORK MAY 17TH

On Monday May 17th, Penn Ave from 66^th St to Crosstown/Hwy 62 will have individual lanes closed northbound & southbound for utility work in preparation for Hennepin County’s mill and overlay project later this summer. Richfield Public Works utility crews will be prepping manholes and valves for the upcoming county project. While work is anticipated to be completed within the week, there is a likelihood that it could extend to the week of the 24^th. The first phase of this project will see the middle two lanes closed before crews move to the outside lanes. Business access will be maintained for the duration of the project, however, traffic will be unable to cross Penn Ave at certain intersections during the work. Some traffic impacts are expected during peak hours, but are unavoidable.

64TH AND 2ND CLOSURE

The intersection of 64^th St and 2^nd Ave will be fully closed to traffic from 6am Monday, May 17^th until 3pm Tuesday, May 18th for patching operations due to poor pavement conditions following water main repairs this winter. Detour signs will be posted while this closure is in place.