UPDATE: Portion of Cedar Avenue to Close for Paving Beginning Tonight

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Cedar Avenue between 157th Street and 161st Street is scheduled to be closed to through traffic for paving from 10 p.m. Friday until 1 p.m. Saturday. Access to businesses and homes will remain open.

According to Dakota County’s weekly update on road construction, the closure is necessary so that the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 160th Street—also known as County Road 46—can be paved.

Paving operations will continue next week, the update says.

Here is the latest Dakota County construction update for the Cedar Avenue project:

Paving the final layer of asphalt on Cedar Avenue between 179th Street and south of 155th Street/Whitney Drive will continue into the week of Sept. 24, weather permitting. The signal systems will be on flashing red (all-way stop) for much of this work. Lane closures and/or lane shifts will occur. Temporary closures of side streets and entrances will occur for short durations during the milling and paving operations. Turning movements from/onto Cedar Avenue may be temporarily restricted during some activities. Expect major delays. 

• Sept. 21 (daytime): paving 160th Street (County Road 46) from Granada Avenue to Garrett Path
• Sept. 21 to 22 (nighttime): paving the Cedar Avenue/160th Street (County Road 46) intersection; closed to traffic
• Sept. 24: milling on Dodd Boulevard (County Road 9) in preparation for paving; paving on Cedar Avenue from 160th Street (County Road 46) to south of 155th Street/Whitney Drive
• Sept. 25: paving on Dodd Boulevard (County Road 9) and on Cedar Avenue from 179th Street through Dodd Boulevard

Cedar Avenue is tentatively scheduled to be closed between 161st Street and 157th Street from 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, weather permitting, to pave the intersection. 160th Street (County Road 46) will also be closed between Granada Avenue and Garrett Path during this time. Access to businesses and residences will remain open; however, this intersection will be completely closed. Traffic will need to use alternate routes.

The median crossing on Cedar Avenue at 142nd Street is closed so the median can be reconstructed. Traffic is no longer able to make a left turn from Cedar Avenue onto 142nd Street. Northbound traffic accessing 142nd Street west of Cedar Avenue should follow the posted detour. This closure will remain in place until early November.

Northbound and southbound Cedar Avenue are reduced to two thru lanes of traffic in each direction from 155th Street/Whitney Drive to south of Upper 136th Street. These lane closures will continue into late fall.

Additional temporary lane closures may occur throughout the entire project area, except during the following times:
• Northbound Cedar Avenue—morning rush hour
• Southbound Cedar Avenue—afternoon rush hour

The sidewalks along Cedar Avenue between 140th Street and 157th Street may be closed during construction. Please follow the posted detours.

Speed limits may be reduced in the work zone. Please don’t go around barriers into construction zones.

Schedules are subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances.