May 28, 2021

Construction has begun on this year’s street improvement project. The contractor has split the project into smaller areas for coordination and scheduling:

Area 1: The Shenandoah neighborhood located east of I-694 and north of 50th Street. View area 1 map.
Area 2: The commercial industrial areas east and west of I-694, north of 4th Street and south of 10th Street. View area 2 map.
Area 3: The Oakdale Park trail from Hadley Avenue to the Discovery Center and west to Granada Avenue. View area 3 map.

The improvements include miscellaneous storm sewer/sanitary sewer/water main repairs and replacement, replacement of isolated sections of structurally damaged curb and gutter, repaving of the asphalt pavement section, installation of new street lighting, and some trail and walk improvements.

MN Paving is the contractor for this project. They have successfully completed many similar projects for the City. All project work is scheduled to be complete by early September.

Current and Planned Work

Area 1

Shenandoah Valley neighborhood located east of I-694 and north of 50th Street

Isolated areas of damaged concrete curb and gutter are being removed and replaced. Depending upon weather, this should be completed by the middle of next week.
The lighting contractor has begun installation of the new underground wiring system and then will install new poles. This will take about two weeks to complete.
Reclaiming the existing bituminous road surface and aggregate base is planned to begin on June 8 and will take about 3 days to complete. The roadway gravel will then be graded for new pavement.
The Gateway Trail connection pavement is planned for removal in about two weeks and the trail will then be reconstructed with excess gravel from the street area.

Area 2

Commercial-industrial area east of I-694, north of 4th Street and south of 10th Street

East of I-694

The pipe contractor is continuing with storm sewer and watermain repairs. This work should be completed by the middle of next week.
Isolated areas of damaged curb and gutter replacement are starting now and will take about two weeks to complete.

West of I-694

The pipe contractor plans to begin storm sewer and watermain repairs late next week. This work will take about 2 weeks to complete.

Area 3

Oakdale Park trail from Hadley Avenue to the Discovery Center and west to Granada Avenue

Work is planned to start here in early August.

As construction progresses, please use caution traveling within the project area. Also, please do not park vehicles on the street from 7 am to 7 pm within the project area unless instructed to by the contractor to accommodate driveway work. This will help the contractor to work more efficiently, and will create a safer work zone. Thank you, as always, for your ongoing patience and cooperation.

If there are any questions or comments regarding the project, please contact one of the following people:

Joe Meemken, 651-724-5588, On Site Project Representative, SEH
Brian Bachmeier, 651-730-2730, Oakdale Public Works Director/City Engineer
Todd Blank, 651-490-2017, Project Manager, SEH