Project Status - Minneapolis - Fuller South Neighborhood
6/24/2020
CenterPoint Energy has postponed the Fuller South Neighborhood project for a future year after 2020. We appreciate your patience as we continue to upgrade our natural gas lines. Have a safe season!
6/2/2020
Project description: From the week of June 22 to late fall 2020, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will perform work in Minneapolis’s Fuller South Neighborhood.
Michels Corporation will replace natural gas mains, connect natural gas service lines to the installed mains, and move any inside residential meters to the outside of homes. Q3 Contracting will restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work outside the limits of the City of Minneapolis’s Street Resurfacing Program.
Work will take place along the project’s selected streets between Lyndale and Stevens Avenues S. and between 50th Street and Minnehaha Parkway.
Installing replacement gas mains: According to
the Governor of Minnesota’s order, gas main replacement is an essential work function. This allows for the modernization of related gas facilities. The gas main work requires excavations in various locations in the right-of-way (front yard) to facilitate the installation work.
Connecting service lines to the new mains: As social distancing practices and proper use of PPE, face masks and gloves have become normalized and as customers are willing to allow properly protected personnel into their homes to complete required work to modernize gas facilities, which is essential work, CenterPoint Energy authorized contractors will enter customer homes to complete work only with customer permission:
The purpose of this flyer is to advise that with customer permission, crews will now enter homes to complete necessary gas meter work. If you choose not to allow crews to enter your home, gas service will not be interrupted, and we will reschedule for a time better suited to concerns you may have. Crews will continue to replace service lines. Crews may have to dig in the ground on your property in the utility easement and next to your home to complete the task of service line replacement.
Traffic impacts: Residents and local businesses will have access to their properties. Construction will occur in segments along the construction route, rather than all at once. Lane and parking restrictions are anticipated in areas where active construction is occurring and are necessary to keep both the public and construction personnel safe.
What is CenterPoint Energy’s mission, and how can I contact CenterPoint Energy?
At CenterPoint Energy, we are committed to providing timely and relevant information to our customers and the general public to minimize inconvenience or disruption due to our construction activities. CNP has provided safe, clean and efficient natural gas service to Minnesota communities for more than 145 years. We are proud of this record and strive to improve it by educating the public about the benefits of natural gas at CenterPointEnergy.com/BeSafe.
For any questions, you can contact one of the following resources:
Communication Specialist
Information Hotline
Please reference the project name or number 90937991 when calling. We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing to serve you. Thank you very much.
