Politics & Government
Road Construction, Lane Closures on Cedar Avenue Begin Monday
The project is meant to pave the way for a bus rapid transit system along Cedar Avenue.
Construction on Cedar Avenue to implement a bus rapid transit system is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Monday, according to county plans, with lane closures on the southbound side between Dodd Boulevard in Lakeville and 155th Street West in Apple Valley.
This week, crews are scheduled to restripe the southbound lanes along that stretch of Cedar, build concrete barriers and start taking out curbs. The project as a whole involves creating shoulders specifically for buses and widening Cedar Avenue.
The goal of the bus rapid transit system planned along Cedar is to better and more quickly connect the southern suburbs with Minneapolis and St. Paul.
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Construction is set to continue through 2012. Stay with Apple Valley Patch for more on the construction process and related issues as the project continues.
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