Road Closure on 142nd Street Slated to Start Monday

A road closure in Apple Valley related to Cedar Avenue construction is slated to start Monday and last through Wednesday, according to Dakota County.

142nd Street from Cedar to 50 feet east of Cedar is slated to be closed Monday through Wednesday (April 30-May 2) and will remain unpaved for several weeks.

The suggested detour for traffic in this area is to take 140th Street east, turn south on Galaxie Avenue, and to turn east onto 142nd to access most of that stretch of road. The building that is just east of Cedar on 142nd will be accessible by this detour.

The traffic signal was recently removed from the intersection at Cedar and 142nd. Southbound and northbound Cedar between 150th and Upper 136th streets are reduced to two lanes, slated to continue through the summer.

Construction plans could change based on weather conditions.

Construction on the road . While original slated to open this fall, the opening now because of disgreements on bus station designs.

The project to accommodate a bus rapid transit system, a station-to-station line that would have buses running from Lakeville to a park-and-ride near the Mall of America and back every 15 minutes during the week.

The goal of bus rapid transit, which also is recommended or planned for other corridors besides Cedar, is to better and more quickly connect the southern suburbs with Minneapolis and St. Paul.