Minneapolis - Bryn Mawr Neighborhood - Project Updates

It is beginning to feel like spring in Minnesota, and CenterPoint is anticipating construction to resume in the coming weeks.

Bryn Mawr residents who received temporary restoration on their lawns, sidewalks and boulevards in the fall of 2024 can expect to see crews in the area providing permanent solutions as soon as the beginning of April. This includes holes filled with sand, sidewalk and boulevard sections with blacktop patches and areas yet to receive grass seed.

Thank you for your patience throughout the winter months.

CenterPoint Energy has completed all natural gas line upgrades in Bryn Mawr. This includes gas main replacement, service line work, and meter moves.

Restoration will continue to move through the area performing temporary repairs on sidewalks, lawns, and boulevards for the cold months. CenterPoint is committed to ensuring all areas affected by our construction are prepared for safe snow removal this winter.

In the spring, our restoration crews will come back on site to replace asphalt patches with concrete and refill holes in lawns and boulevards with black dirt and grass seed.

We thank you for your patience this season as we made improvements to the safety and reliability of our natural gas distribution system. We wish you a wonderful winter!

All gas line work in Bryn Mawr is to be complete by the beginning of the week of December 9. Street signs and flashers will be removed from the work areas. Temporary winter restoration will continue throughout the neighborhood for a few more weeks.

Final service line work on Queen Avenue S. will be completed today. The crews will then move to Vincent Avenue S. and Washburn Avenue N.

Restoration crews are working through Bryn Mawr to prepare lawns, boulevards, sidewalks, and roads for the winter. Restoration does not happen until all service work is done in an area. Over the next few weeks, restoration crews are working on the following streets, in order; Cedar Lake Road, Queen Avenue S. and Washburn Avenue N.

We remain committed to ensuring that all affected areas are attended to before work pauses this winter.

The remaining construction to be done in Bryn Mawr consists of service line work on Queen Avenue S., Vincent Avenue N., and Washburn Avenue N. Expect services on Queen Avenue S. to be complete by early in the week of Nov. 22, and service crews to move northwest to Vincent Avenue N. and Washburn Avenue N. at that time.

Restoration crews continue to move through Bryn Mawr, following approximately 2 weeks behind construction. Due to colder temperatures, lawns and sidewalks will receive temporary restoration for the winter months with the goal of higher quality and more durable repairs in the spring and summer of 2025.

The temperatures are getting colder and as a result, there will be no more concrete work done in 2024. Sidewalks will receive temporary asphalt, allowing for safe snow removal and transportation throughout the cold months. In the spring, temperatures will be ideal for concrete to dry to its most durable state.

To control winter erosion on boulevards and lawns, holes are backfilled with dirt and protected with straw matting. In 2025, black dirt, grass seed, and biodegradable netting will replace the temporary work done this fall. This practice promotes effective grass growth come spring.

As of today, November 6, one construction crew is finishing services on the 200 block of Queen Avenue S. When they have completed work on that street, they will join another service crew on Washburn Avenue N. Restoration crews continue to follow in the path of service work.

If you have not scheduled your meter move, please do so by calling 612-342-5123.

Service work continues in Bryn Mawr as authorized contract crews move inside meters outside by appointment and replace and/or reconnect service lines to the new main. Throughout this week, expect to see construction being done south of Cedar Lake Road S. along Mount View Avenue, Russel Avenue S., and Queen Avenue S. This section is expected to be complete Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Also wrapping up this week are services along Cedar Lake Road between Upton Avenue S. and Penn Avenue S. as well as along Queen Avenue S between W. Laurel Avenue and Chestnut Avenue.

Following this week’s completion of the services mentioned above, crews will move northwest to Vincent Avenue N. and Washburn Avenue N. between Glenwood Avenue N. and Chestnut Avenue N.

Throughout this week, crews continue to work on services along Cedar Lake Road and Mount View Avenue. Work is also being done on Russel Avenue S. and Queen Avenue S. between Mount View Avenue and Wayzata Boulevard.

Following completion of construction in those areas, crews will move to Vincent Avenue N. and Washburn Avenue N. between Glenwood Avenue and Chestnut Avenue W. Preparation is already being done on those streets for the coming construction.

If you have not had the chance to schedule an inside to outside meter move, please do so by calling 612-342-5123.

CenterPoint Energy’s authorized restoration contractor, Q3, will be following construction crews in the coming weeks.

Preparation for gas main work by Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, began this week on the following roads: Vincent Avenue N between Glenwood Avenue and the cul-de-sac south of Chestnut Avenue W; Washburn Avenue N between Glenwood Avenue and the cul-de-sac south of Chestnut Avenue W; and Chestnut Ave W between Xerxes Avenue N and Vincent Avenue N.

Parking remains closed on both sides of these roads at this time.

All natural gas main work east of Penn Ave S to Mount View Ave is completed, and the remainder of natural gas main installation within Bryn Mawr is anticipated to wrap up within the next few weeks.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, is continuing their work on replacing the natural gas mains within CenterPoint Energy’s project area in Bryn Mawr this year.

The crew installed natural gas mains along the following roads: Cedar Lake Road between Sheridan Avenue S. and Morgan Avenue S., Thomas Avenue S. between Cedar Lake Road and Wayzata Boulevard, Mount View Avenue between Penn Avenue S. and Wayzata Boulevard, Queen Avenue S. between Mount View Avenue and Wayzata Boulevard.

In the week of Monday, September 16, they plan to install mains along the following streets: Mount View Avenue from Penn Avenue S. to Oliver Avenue S., Morgan Avenue S. between Laurel Avenue and Oliver Avenue S., and Newton Avenue S. between Laurel Avenue and Oliver Avenue S.

In addition, they plan to work on the main at Cedar Lake Road and Penn Avenue S. early in the morning of Monday, September 16 or Tuesday, September 17.

Crews from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, are continuing to replace natural gas lines in CenterPoint’s infrastructure in the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood. The following crews have been moving inside meters outside and replacing service lines.

One crew anticipates finishing their work on Penn Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue W. and Mount View Avenue this week. In the week of Monday, September 16, they will move to Oliver Avenue S., starting at Chestnut Avenue W. and working south to Mount View Avenue.

Other crews are on Upton Avenue S. and Thomas Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue W. and Cedar Lake Road. They anticipate working on these blocks into early October.

The Michels crews are moving the “no parking” signs as they progress, placing them on one or both sides of the road.

Crews from Q3 Contracting, another CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, will follow to restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work. They restore the hard surfaces before working on the soft surfaces. On Penn Avenue S., they plan to begin restoring the roads and sidewalks in the week of September 16.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, is continuing to install natural gas mains in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood.

In the week of Labor Day, the crew installed mains on the following streets: Mount View Avenue from Wayzata Boulevard to Penn Avenue S.; Russell Avenue S. from Mount View Avenue to Wayzata Boulevard; and Queen Avenue S. from Mount View Avenue to Wayzata Boulevard.

This week, they plan to install mains on Mount View Avenue from Penn Avenue S. to Oliver Avenue S.; Cedar Lake Road from Sheridan Avenue S. to Penn Avenue S.; and Thomas Avenue S. from Cedar Lake Road to Wayzata Boulevard. “No parking” signs have been posted on both sides of Cedar Lake Road, the east side of Thomas Avenue S., and the north side of Mount View Avenue.

In the week of Monday, September 16, they plan to install mains on Morgan Avenue S., Newton Avenue S., and Oliver Avenue S. between Laurel Avenue W. and Mount View Avenue.

At a time to be determined, the crew will connect the new main on Queen Avenue S. to the existing intersecting main at Chestnut Avenue.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, has installed natural gas mains along the following streets: Laurel Avenue W., Upton Avenue S., Thomas Avenue S., Sheridan Avenue S., Russell Avenue S., and Queen Avenue S. The “no parking” signs have been removed from all these streets except Queen Avenue S.

This week, the crew will connect the new main on Queen Avenue S. to the existing intersecting mains at Laurel Avenue W. and Chestnut Avenue W. On Wednesday, September 4, the intersection of Queen Avenue S. and Laurel Avenue W. will be closed. The east side of Queen Avenue S. will have “no parking” signs.

This week, the crew will begin installing mains under the following sidewalks: the north sidewalk of Mount View Avenue, starting at Sheridan Avenue S. and working toward Penn Avenue; the east sidewalk of Russell Avenue S. between Mount View Avenue and Wayzata Boulevard; and the east sidewalk of Queen Avenue S. between Mount View Avenue and Wayzata Boulevard. “No parking” signs will be posted on the side where the crews are working.

Early this week, we provided an about CenterPoint Energy’s natural gas main replacements in Bryn Mawr. Today’s update will focus on the service line and meter work. Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint authorized contractor, will move inside meters outside by appointment and replace and/or reconnect service lines to the new mains.

One crew has been on Penn Avenue S. between Mount View Avenue and Chestnut Avenue W. They anticipate working here into mid-September. For about one week after Labor Day, the crew plans to work on the west side of Penn Avenue S. After that, they plan to work on the east side of Penn Avenue S. Although two-way traffic will remain open, parking will be closed on both sides. One sidewalk will be closed at a time.

On Thursday, August 29, two additional crews will begin service line and meter work. They will be on Upton Avenue S., and on Thomas Avenue S., beginning at Chestnut Avenue W. and working south for two blocks at a time until Laurel Avenue W. They estimate working on these blocks for a few weeks.

During this time, the crews will close parking on both sides of the roads where they’re working between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. One sidewalk will be open at a time. Two-way traffic will remain open. We thank you for your patience!

The customer will receive a CenterPoint Energy postcard in the mail before the natural gas crews perform the work. The crews will have CenterPoint Energy-authorized photo IDs. After the customer receives the postcard, the technician will arrive at the customer’s house to schedule an appointment that typically meets with the customer’s schedule. If the customer isn’t home when they arrive, they will leave a door tag with their contact information to schedule an appointment with them.

One natural gas crew typically works on about one block per week. They will either fully replace the service line or reconnect it to the new main, depending on the line’s age. For most properties, the crews remove at least one sidewalk panel in front of the house, excavate a hole by the outside meter, and bore the service line from the sidewalk to the house.

For inside meters, the crew will make a two- to three-hour appointment at a time that works with the resident. We encourage customers to work with the crew on where they want the meter to go, keeping limitations in mind such as a minimum of three feet away from areas such as windows, doors, and vents. Customers with outside meters will be notified prior to the replacement or connection of the service lines to the new mains.

The technician will access the natural gas meter inside the house, move the meter outside, and relight the natural gas appliance pilot lights after the new meter has been relocated.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, has been installing natural gas mains in Bryn Mawr for CenterPoint’s natural gas infrastructure project. Below are the details for late August and early September; the schedule is subject to change:

The crew has installed natural gas mains on Thomas Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue W. and Laurel Avenue W. and Laurel Avenue W. between Upton Avenue S. and Sheridan Avenue S.

This week, the crew will work on the natural gas main at the intersection of Laurel Avenue W. and Queen Avenue S. Flaggers may be on site to help direct traffic. “No parking” signs will be posted on the south side of Laurel Avenue W. between Queen Avenue S. and Cedar Lake Road.

By Friday, August 30, the crew anticipates installing mains under the east sidewalks of Russell Avenue S. and Queen Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue S. and Laurel Avenue W. Parking will be restricted on the east sides of these roads. Early this week, the crew anticipates finishing the main installation under the east sidewalk of Sheridan Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue W. and Laurel Avenue W. They plan to remove the “no parking” signs early this week.

On Tuesday, September 3, the crew will begin installing the main under the north sidewalk of Mount View Avenue, starting at Russell Avenue S. and moving toward Penn Avenue S. by the end of the week.

Below is what Bryn Mawr residents can expect in the latter half of August. A few crews from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, will be working. The schedule is subject to change based on weather and the crews’ progress. We appreciate your patience.

The crew has installed the natural gas main under the east sidewalks of Upton Avenue S. and of Thomas Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue W. and Laurel Avenue W. They are putting temporary backfill on the excavations. These will stay in place until the second Michels Corporation crew will come to work on customers’ service lines and meters at a time to be determined. This week, the crew is working on the gas main on Upton Avenue S. at Cedar Lake Road. During this time, residents can park on Upton Avenue S.

On Thursday, August 22, the crew plans to connect the new main on Thomas Avenue S. to the existing intersecting mains at Chestnut Avenue and at Laurel Avenue. During this time, parking will be restricted in front of 1 Thomas Avenue S. and 257 Thomas Avenue S.

This week, the crew is installing the natural gas main under the north sidewalk of Laurel Avenue W. between Upton Avenue S. and Sheridan Avenue S. For most of the week, traffic will remain open with flaggers directing traffic. The north sidewalk will be closed while the south will be open.

On Thursday, August 22 and Friday, August 23, the crew will close about 50 feet of Laurel Avenue east of Sheridan Avenue. During this time, Sheridan Avenue S. will remain open for northbound and southbound traffic. Detour signs will redirect drivers to Sheridan Avenue S., Cedar Lake Road, and Russell Avenue S.

This week, the crew is installing the natural gas main under the east sidewalk of Sheridan Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue W. and Laurel Avenue W. Parking restrictions will be in effect Mondays to Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Another Michels Corporation crew will move inside meters outside by appointment and replace some service lines and/or reconnect some service lines to the new main. On Wednesday, August 21, they plan to begin on Penn Avenue S., starting at Mount View Avenue and working north to Chestnut Avenue W. They anticipate a few weeks of service line and meter work on Penn Avenue S. in this area.

Two-way traffic will remain open on Penn Avenue S. One sidewalk will be closed at a time with the opposite sidewalk open. Although the crew plans to work on one block at a time, their progress and schedule is subject to change.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, will finish installing a natural gas main under the east sidewalk of Upton Avenue S. between Chestnut Avenue and Laurel Avenue today on Wednesday, August 14. They will remove the “no parking” signs today from this area. At a date to be determined, they will work on the main at the intersection of Upton Avenue S. and Cedar Lake Road.

A crew from Q3 Contracting, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, plans to restore any cuts in the road in Augus tor September. They will restore the affected sidewalks after the service line and meter work is finished.

By Friday, August 16, Michels Corporation plans to have installed a main under the north sidewalk of Laurel Avenue between Upton Avenue S. and Sheridan Avenue S. Early in the week of Monday, August 19, the crew will connect the new main to the existing intersecting main at Laurel Avenue and Sheridan Avenue S. The cuts in the road on Laurel Avenue at Thomas Avenue S. is scheduled to be prepared by Q3 Contracting next week. The crew will continue to maintain traffic at the intersection.

They began installing a main under the east sidewalk of Thomas Avenue S., working from Mount View Avenue to Chestnut Avenue. They anticipate finishing the installation between these streets by August 19.

In the week of Monday, August 26, a crew from Q3 Contracting, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, plans to restore the sidewalk and the pedestrian ramp at Laurel Avenue and Upton Avenue S.

The schedule is subject to change based on weather and the crew’s progress. We appreciate your patience!

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, began installing a natural gas main under the east sidewalk of Upton Avenue S. at Chestnut Avenue, working south toward Laurel Avenue.

Correction: From Tuesday, August 13 to Friday, August 16, pending weather and the crew’s progress, the crew plans to install the main under the east sidewalk of Thomas Avenue S., starting at Laurel Avenue and working north to Chestnut Avenue.

In the week of Monday, August 19, another Michels Corporation crew plans to begin on Penn Avenue S., starting at Mount View Avenue and working north to Chestnut Avenue. They will move inside meters outside and replace some service lines. They will contact residents to make the appointments. Although the crew may work on these blocks for a few weeks, the timeline will be determined. The crew may work in both Bryn Mawr and in Uptown on another CenterPoint gas line replacement project.

As a reminder, on the blocks where the crew is installing the gas main, they will close parking on both sides of the road to help traffic travel through. Parking will be closed from Mondays to Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Although most addresses will have one sidewalk panel removed in front of their house, the crew plans to pull about 4 to 6 panels every 500 feet where the bore machine will be set up to drill in pipe. The crew may determine that more panels may need to be removed to spot other utilities.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, has been installing a natural gas main under the east sidewalk of Upton Avenue S. They anticipate finishing the installation between Chestnut Avenue and Laurel Avenue by Monday, August 12.

On Tuesday, August 13, pending weather and the crew’s progress, the crew plans to start installing the main under the east sidewalk of Thomas Avenue S. at Chestnut Avenue, working south to Laurel Avenue.

On the blocks where the crew is installing the gas main, they will close parking on both sides of the road to help traffic travel through. Parking will be closed from Mondays to Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

In lieu of our update sent yesterday on Tuesday, July 23, CenterPoint Energy has further information about the natural gas line replacement project in Bryn Mawr this year. In addition to the Michels Corporation crew that will begin on Upton Avenue S. between Wayzata Boulevard and Chestnut Avenue, another Michels Corporation crew will begin installing a natural gas main in August. On Thursday, August 15, they plan to begin installing under the northern sidewalk of Mount View Avenue, starting at Penn Avenue S. Further details will be provided.

A crew from Michels Corporation, a CenterPoint Energy authorized contractor, will begin on Monday, August 5 on Upton Avenue N., starting at Chestnut Avenue and working south to Wayzata Boulevard, closing parking on both sides of the road and closing the east sidewalk. In approximately seven weeks, they anticipate putting the new natural gas main under the east sidewalks of the following streets:

Chestnut Avenue W. from Washburn Avenue S. to Upton Avenue S.; Upton Avenue S. from Chestnut Avenue W. to Wayzata Boulevard; Thomas Avenue S. from Chestnut Avenue W. to Cedar Lake Road S.; Sheridan Avenue S. from Chestnut Avenue W. to Laurel Avenue W.; Russell Avenue S. from Chestnut Avenue W. to Laurel Avenue W.; Queen Avenue S. from Chestnut Avenue W. to Laurel Avenue W.

The crews will determine whether these two streets will have the new main installation during or after these seven weeks: Washburn Avenue N. from Glenwood Avenue (County Road 40) to the cul-de-sac south of Chestnut Avenue; and Vincent Avenue N. from Glenwood Avenue (County Road 40) to the cul-de-sac south of Chestnut Avenue.

During the main installations on these streets, parking will be closed on both sides of the road. The east sidewalk will be closed while the west sidewalk will be open. Traffic will remain open.

CenterPoint anticipates that the crew who will work on customers’ meters and service lines will be scheduled sometime in the month of August. We thank you for your patience.

On Monday, July 29, a crew from Michels Corporation will begin the natural gas line replacements. They will start installing a natural gas main under the east sidewalk of Upton Avenue between Wayzata Boulevard and Chestnut Avenue, closing the east and west parking lanes and the east sidewalk.

For several months this 2024 construction season, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will work in the Bryn Mawr Neighborhood in Minneapolis to replace the natural gas mains, move inside meters outside by appointment, replace and/or reconnect service lines to the new main, and restore the areas affected by this work.

Equix Integrity updates our records on the locations of sewer lines in relation to natural gas lines. Michels Corporation will replace natural gas mains, move inside meters to the outside of homes by appointment, and replace or reconnect service lines as needed. Q3 Contracting will restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work. There will be no assessment or cost associated with our work.