Minneapolis – South Burroughs Area
Scheduled Start Date: April 29, 2021
Project Resource(s):
If you call or email CenterPoint Energy about this project, please reference the project’s name or number 95729584.
What will CenterPoint Energy do?
Beginning on April 29 and lasting into fall 2021, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractors will work in the South Burroughs neighborhood in Minneapolis. 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 South Burroughs Area Resurfacing.
The following streets will have main, service line and meter work:
- Russell Avenue S. between 54th Street W. and Cromwell Drive
- Morgan Avenue S. between 53rd and 54th Streets W.
- Logan, Knox, James and Irving Avenues S. between 51st and 54th Streets W.
- Dupont Avenue S. between 53rd Street W. and Minnehaha Parkway W.
- Bryant Avenue S. between 54th Street W. and Minnehaha Parkway W.
The following streets will have service line and meter work without any main work:
- 53rd Street W. between Russell and Morgan Avenues S. and between Aldrich and Humboldt Avenues S.
- Oliver and Newton Avenues S. between 53rd and 54th Streets W.
- Morgan Avenue S. between 51st and 53rd Streets W.
- Humboldt and Girard Avenues S. between 52nd and 54th Streets W.
- Fremont, Emerson, Dupont, Colfax, and Aldrich Avenues S. between 53rd and 54th Streets W.
What are the traffic impacts?
The crews will close Russell Avenue S. from Penn Avenue S. to 54th Street W. to through traffic. Although local residents can have access, parking will be restricted on both sides of Russell Avenue S. The sidewalks will be closed on Russell Avenue S. from Cromwell Drive to 54th Street W.
What is CenterPoint Energy’s COVID-19 protocol?
The construction crews and personnel will continue to use the
Covid-19 Customer Permission Flyer, which requests customer permission prior to entering homes. Personnel, contractors and CenterPoint Energy employees will continue to practice CDC guidelines regarding social distancing, sanitary practices and wearing face masks when entering customer homes.
What if I have an inside gas meter?
The customer will receive a CenterPoint Energy postcard in the mail typically within one or two weeks prior to the day when the Michels Corporation crews will perform the work. The crews will have CenterPoint Energy-authorized photo IDs stating that they are employees of Michels Corporation.
After the customer receives the postcard, the foreman 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 he arrives, he will leave a door tag with his contact information to schedule an appointment with him.
Customers are advised to set aside a two- to four-hour time frame for the inside-to-outside gas meter move. They are also advised to mark their privately-installed utilities such as dog fences or sprinklers. Marking can be accomplished with tools such as spray paint or utility flags. The foreman 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.
Customers with outside meters will be notified prior to the replacement or connection of the service lines to the new mains. Areas affected by our work will be restored to their original condition.
What should I expect during restoration?
Crews from Q3 Contracting, CenterPoint Energy’s authorized contractor, will follow to restore the areas affected by Michels Corporation’s work, including hard and soft surfaces. 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.
