Minneapolis - Beltrami Neighborhood - Project Updates

CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors have almost completed the project. While the natural gas lines within the project’s routes have been replaced, the restoration is nearly complete. In the next week or two, the crews anticipate that the concrete will have been cured, the blacktop surfaces will have been restored, and the soft surfaces will have black dirt, grass seed, and biodegradable netting.

Any further work in the neighborhood will be done by the City of Minneapolis for its “Beltrami and Monroe ADA Pedestrian Ramp Upgrades and Resurfacing.”

We appreciate your patience as we upgraded our natural gas lines! Have a great rest of your summer!

CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors, Michels Corporation and Q3 Contracting, have been continuing to replace natural gas service lines and move inside meters outside.

A crew from Michels Corporation plans to finish their work by Wednesday, May 17. They will have worked on the service lines and meters on Lincoln, Buchanan and Pierce Streets NE between 12th and 14th Avenues NE.

Into the week of May 15, a crew from Q3 Contracting is continuing to work on the following streets: Fillmore Street NE between Broadway Street NE and Hennepin Avenue; Taylor Street NE between Summer and Winter Streets NE; and Polk Street NE between Broadway and Spring Streets NE.

Until the gas crews are done, parking will be restricted on both sides of the roads. One sidewalk will be temporarily closed each day during work hours.

A separate crew from Q3 Contracting will restore the areas affected by the gas crews’ work outside the limits of the City of Minneapolis’s Beltrami and Monroe ADA Pedestrian Ramp Upgrades and Resurfacing. Temporary backfill such as gravel or dirt will stay in place of the excavated areas until the restoration crew arrives. On boulevards and lawns, the crew will refill the areas with black dirt, grass seed, and netting that degrades over about four months. Prior to mowing the restored area, remove any loose staples that secured the netting.

We want to thank you for your patience as we’re upgrading our natural gas lines! Have a great season.

In the week May 1, three crews from Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, plan to begin replacing service lines and moving inside meters outside on the following streets: Fillmore Street NE between Broadway Street NE and Hennepin Avenue; Taylor Street NE between Summer and Winter Streets NE; and Polk Street NE between Broadway and Spring Streets NE. They anticipate that the service line and meter work on these roads will take approximately three weeks. During this time, parking will be restricted on both sides of the roads where they’re working.

This week, a crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, plan to replace the natural gas mains along the following streets in the following order:

Early this week, they will be at the intersections of Summer and Monroe Streets NE, and of Broadway and Polk Streets NE.

Later this week, they will be at the Taylor and Broadway Streets NE cul-de-sac and the intersection of Fillmore and Broadway Streets NE.

During this time, they will shift lanes while keeping four-way traffic open. Drivers can’t turn onto Summer Street NE from Monroe Street NE, or onto Polk Street NE from Broadway Street NE. Parking will be restricted on both sides of the roads where the crews are working. Driveways will stay open.

This week, three crews from Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will begin replacing service lines and moving inside meters outside on Buchanan and Pierce Streets NE between Broadway and Summer Streets NE. They anticipate that the service line and meter work on this road will take approximately two weeks. During this time, parking will be restricted on both sides of Buchanan and Pierce Streets NE in this area. There will be alternating sidewalk closures along the east and west sides of Buchanan and Pierce Streets NE. One side will remain open for pedestrian traffic.

For the next four to five weeks, the crews plan to replace the service lines and move the inside meters outside on the following streets in the following order: Lincoln, Fillmore, Taylor, Polk, and Tyler Streets NE.

They will be working in addition to the Michels Corporation crews working on Pierce, Buchanan, and Lincoln Streets NE north of Broadway Street NE.

In the weeks of April 10 and 17 (perhaps 24), a crew from Michels Corporation, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, plans to replace all the project’s natural gas mains in the following order: Lincoln Street NE from 14th Avenue NE to Broadway; 12th Avenue NE from Lincoln to Buchanan Streets NE; Buchanan Street NE from 14th Avenue NE to Broadway Street NE; Pierce Street NE from 13th to 14th Avenues NE; and 14th Avenue NE from Pierce to Buchanan Streets NE.

The crew will close parking and the sidewalk on the side of the road where they’re working, leaving the other side open. They plan to create a temporary sidewalk on the east side of Lincoln Street NE from 12th Avenue NE to Broadway Street NE. In the week of April 10, another Michels Corporation crew will begin work on the service lines and meters on the project’s other areas (highlighted in blue below). More details will come. The crews are coordinating their work with the City of Minneapolis’s pedestrian ramp work.

For several months starting Monday, April 10, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will work on select streets in the Beltrami Neighborhood in Minneapolis. Equix Integrity will update our records on the locations of sewer lines in relation to natural gas lines. A natural gas contractor will replace a natural gas main, move inside meters to the outside of homes, and replace or reconnect service lines as needed. Q3 Contracting will restore the areas affected by the gas crew’s work outside the limits of the City of Minneapolis’s work. There will be no assessment or cost associated with our work.