7/27/2021

What is the crews’ progress?

CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors are finishing the project. Crews from Michels Corporation replaced all the project’s natural gas mains and service lines. In the week of July 19, they returned to the site to remove the existing natural gas main on 42nd Street E. and Edmund Boulevard. This week, crews from Q3 Contracting will begin restoring the sidewalk panels. After the hard surfaces affected by Michels Corporation’s work are restored, the crews will restore the soft surfaces.


What should I expect during restoration?

On the soft surfaces such as boulevards and lawns, various erosion control measures keep the restored area moist, hold seed in the soil, and enhance seed germination. If an erosion blanket is needed it is secured in place with staples. The mesh is a wood fiber that will completely degrade. Prior to mowing the restored area, remove any loose staples that secured the blanket.

6/29/2021

Crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, replaced the project’s natural gas mains and are continuing to connect the service lines to the new mains on Edmund Boulevard.

6/23/2021

One crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will finish replacing the project’s natural gas mains within the week of June 28. Currently they are replacing the main on Coffey Lane and 46th Avenue S. Another crew is following the first crew, connecting the natural gas service lines to the new mains.

6/14/2021

Crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, are continuing to replace the natural gas main on Edmund Boulevard. The crews estimate that in approximately two weeks, they will have finished replacing the project’s remaining natural gas mains. In the weeks of June 14 and 21, they are connecting the natural gas service lines to the new mains on Morrill Lane and Folwell Drive.

6/9/2021

Crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, replaced the natural gas mains on both sides of Morrill Lane and on the north side of Folwell Drive. They are replacing the main on Edmund Boulevard. The crews also connected the natural gas service lines to the south side of Coffey Lane.

6/1/2021

Crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, replaced the natural gas main on Coffey Lane and the north side of Folwell Drive. Today on June 1, the crews are beginning to replace the main on Morrill Lane and at Northrup Drive. The crews are also beginning to connect the natural gas service lines to the new main on Coffey Lane.

5/25/2021

By Wednesday, May 26, crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will have replaced the natural gas main on the south side of Coffey Lane and on the north side of Folwell Drive. The crews are beginning to replace the main on the west side of Morrill Lane. Late this week, another crew from Michels Corporation will begin connecting the natural gas service lines to the new main, starting on 42nd Street E.

5/17/2021

Crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, replaced the natural gas main on 42nd Street E. from the west corner of Coffman Lane to the corner of Edmund Boulevard. The crews put temporary asphalt patches on the east and west corners of Coffman Lane and three sidewalk panels on 42nd Street E. toward Edmund Boulevard for the school’s graduation ceremony.


The crews are replacing the main on Coffey Lane and on the north side of Folwell Drive from Edmund Boulevard to Morrill Lane. This week, they are beginning to replace the main on the corner of Folwell Drive and the northbound lane of 46th Avenue S.

5/10/2021

Today on Monday, May 10, crews from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, are beginning to replace the project’s natural gas main. This week, they anticipate replacing the main on the south side of 42nd Street E. from Coffman Lane to Edmund Boulevard. After the main is replaced, the crews will put down temporary asphalt on the excavated panels in time for graduation at Minnehaha Academy.

Traffic Impacts

No full road closures will be expected for this project. Lane shifts and parking restricted on both sides of the road will be effective in areas of active construction. With any sidewalk closures, the sidewalk on the opposite side of the road will be open. Flaggers may be in place on Edmund Boulevard to help direct traffic.

Project Description

From May 3 into summer 2021, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will work in Minneapolis along the following streets: Coffey Lane between 46th Avenue S. and Folwell Drive; Folwell Drive between 46th Avenue S. and Edmund Boulevard; Morrill Lane between 46th Avenue S. and Folwell Drive; Edmund Boulevard between 42nd Street E. and Folwell Drive; and 42nd Street E. between Coffman Lane and Edmund Boulevard.


While Michels Corporation will replace the natural gas main, connect the natural gas service lines to the new main, and move any inside residential meters outside, Q3 Contracting will restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work outside the limits of the City of Minneapolis’s 42nd Street E. Reconstruction.