Shorewood Minnesota

August 31-September 1

Hydrant Installations will be taking place in the Strawberry Court Neighborhood on Thursday, August 31. During this time, crews will be working to keep resident access available during this work, but there may be brief periods where residents may have to wait for equipment to be moved out of the way. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. On Friday, September 1, crews will be performing miscellaneous site cleanup for the weekend. There is no scheduled weekend work anticipated during the holiday weekend.

September 5-8

Two major construction impacts will be affecting resident access during working hours on the north end of the Strawberry Lane Project. The area circled in BLUE will be the area where residents will need to park vehicles (south of the Strawberry Lane and Strawberry Court intersection) during working hours next week if they need to leave throughout the day. The area circled in RED is where the road section construction will be taking place. The area Circled in MAGENTA is where the water service utility installation will be taking place.

Tuesday, September 5: Roadway Section Construction Begins

Roadway section construction is scheduled to begin at the intersection of Strawberry Court and Strawberry Lane and continue north towards Smithtown Road. Construction crews will be removing and reconstructing the road base a few hundred feet at a time each day. If you need to leave throughout the day during these operations, please park your vehicles south of the Strawberry Court and Strawberry Lane intersection during the working hours of 7AM to 7PM. As road section construction continues, construction staff will coordinate with you for vehicle staging on a daily basis. Vehicle travel will be prohibited through the working area each day. Once the area between Strawberry Court and Smithtown Road is complete, roadway crews will begin constructing the roadway section south of Strawberry Court. Driveway and resident vehicle access will be maintained outside the contractor’s working hours.

Tuesday, September 5 – Wednesday, September 6: Strawberry Court Water Service Installations

The watermain utility crews will be working to complete all water service installations between Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. During this time, vehicle access to Strawberry Court will be prohibited during the working hours of 7AM to 7PM. If you need to leave throughout the day, please plan to park your vehicle south of the Strawberry Lane and Strawberry Court intersection. Once this work is complete, there should be no need for Strawberry Court residents to stage vehicles during the working hours in the near future.

The intersection of Smithtown Road and Strawberry Lane will be closed while construction crews are onsite during working hours. Please utilize neighborhood access from Shorewood Oaks Drive or 62^nd Street while the Smithtown/Strawberry Lane intersection is closed. All traffic on Smithtown Road will be maintained throughout the road section construction.

A temporary water outage is scheduled to take place in the Shorewood Oaks neighborhood later next week. A handout will be dropped off later this week for those who will be impacted.

Please remind guests, visitors, or your contractors to travel slowly and cautiously through the site.

August 24 - 25

Storm Sewer Construction from Shorewood Oaks Drive is scheduled to continue. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are onsite. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly.

The intersection of Strawberry Lane and 62^nd Street will be closed north of 62^nd Street during the working hours for the remainder of the week. Residents living south of 62^nd street will have access maintained during the work. Construction Staff will be working to complete the remaining storm sewer facilities in this area. Please utilize Shorewood Oaks Drive or Smithtown Road to access the neighborhood.

August 28 - September 1

If storm sewer installation is not completed by the end of the day on Friday, August 25 near the 62^nd street intersection, Construction crews will be working to complete installation on Monday, August 28. Upon completion of the storm sewer installation, the crews will begin watermain installation on Peach Circle. The resident project representative will be coming around to help coordinate vehicle staging if necessary on a day-by-day basis for the upcoming week. Please keep all personal vehicles out of the areas where crews are actively working.

Due to construction delays and resident access impacts, the roadway contractor is scheduled to begin road section construction on Tuesday, August 29. Details will follow once the roadway contractor is onsite. The resident project representative will help coordinate vehicle staging when necessary.

Please remind guests, visitors, or your contractors to travel slowly and cautiously through the site.

In the next few weeks...

The roadway contractor will be installing storm sewer, watermain, dropping off materials, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Trenches will be dug in the roadway, and equipment will be actively moving around onsite. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be staged in the boulevard locations of the project area during the end of each working day. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood; for your safety, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative Tom Vidmar will be onsite to help coordinate construction activities and communication with residents who will be affected on a day-by-day basis. We ask that you please use this email update as a primary source of project schedule information and updates on major construction work to come. Tom’s contact info is listed below. 

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August 17-18

Storm sewer construction from Shorewood Oaks Drive is scheduled to continue. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are onsite. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly.

Watermain installation is schedule to continue on Strawberry Court. Please note that vehicle access should be maintained, but residents may need to be patient with workers as they will be shuffling equipment around during the day.

On Friday, Aug 18, the Shorewood Oaks Drive intersection will be closed beginning at 7AM for watermain utility work. Please utilize 62^nd Street or Smithtown Road for vehicle access to the neighborhood.

August 21-25

Storm sewer construction will be wrapping up south of the Shorewood Oaks Drive intersection late in the week. If the utility crew is able to finish the storm sewer installation they may be starting watermain installation on Peach Circle. The resident project representative will be coming around to help coordinate vehicle staging if necessary on a day-by-day basis for the upcoming week. Please keep all personal vehicles out of the areas where crews are actively working.

The roadway contractor is also scheduled to begin road section construction beginning Wednesday, August 23^rd. Details will follow once the roadway contractor is onsite. The resident project representative will help coordinate vehicle staging when necessary.

Please remind guests, visitors, or your contractors to travel slowly and cautiously through the site.

In the next few weeks...

The roadway contractor will be installing storm sewer, dropping off materials, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Trenches will be dug in the roadway, and equipment will be actively moving around onsite. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be staged in the boulevard locations of the project area during the end of each working day. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood; for your safety, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative Tom Vidmar will be onsite to help coordinate construction activities and communication with residents who will be affected on a day-by-day basis. We ask that you please use this email update as a primary source of project schedule information and updates on major construction work to come. Tom’s contact info is listed below.

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August 11

Storm sewer construction from Alexander Lane is scheduled to continue. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are onsite. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly. Residents living north of Shorewood Oaks Drive, please utilize the North entrance of Strawberry Lane for access as crews continue to work south.

Pipe utility crews will be shuffling materials around the site near the working area each day. Please be patient with construction vehicles when traveling through the neighborhood.

August 14-18

Storm sewer construction will continue from the Shorewood Oaks Drive intersection and continue south towards 62nd Street. The resident project representative will be coming around to help coordinate vehicle staging, if necessary, on a day -by-day basis. Please keep all personal vehicles out of the areas where crews are actively working.

Strawberry Court watermain installation will begin on Wednesday, August 16th and is anticipated to take the remainder of the week to complete. The water service installations for Strawberry Court will be taking place the following week after the watermain is installed. The construction project representatives will be coming around early next week to stake service locations and confirm the day-to-day activities.

Roadway excavation and construction has been rescheduled a few weeks out. An update will be provided once the roadway construction schedule is confirmed.

Please remind guests, visitors, or your contractors to travel slowly and cautiously through the site.

In the next few weeks...

The roadway contractor will be installing storm sewer, dropping off materials, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Trenches will be dug in the roadway, and equipment will be actively moving around onsite. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be staged in the boulevard locations of the project area during the end of each working day. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood; for your safety, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative Tom Vidmar will be onsite to help coordinate construction activities and communication with residents who will be affected on a day-by-day basis. We ask that you please use this email update as a primary source of project schedule information and updates on major construction work to come. Tom’s contact info is listed below.

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August 4

Storm Sewer Construction from Alexander Lane is scheduled to continue. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are onsite. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly. Residents living north of Alexander Lane, please utilize the north entrance of Strawberry Lane for access as crews continue to work south.

August 7-11

Storm sewer construction will continue from the Alexander Lane intersection and continue south towards 62nd Street. The resident project representatives will be coming around to help coordinate vehicle staging if necessary on a day-by-day basis. Please keep all personal vehicles out of the areas where crews are actively working.

Driveway removals for the remainder of the project south of Alexander Lane will take place early in the week. Please be patient with construction vehicles when traveling through the neighborhood.

A temporary water outage for residents on city water may be taking place for a day. The watermain construction and repair work for the existing system may be taking place in the intersection of Shorewood Oaks Drive and Strawberry Lane. Please be advised that the construction project representatives will be providing advanced notice to everyone affected in the area if this is scheduled to occur.

In the next few weeks

Roadway excavation and construction has been rescheduled a few weeks out. An update will be provided once the roadway construction schedule is confirmed.

The roadway contractor will be installing storm sewer, dropping off materials, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Trenches will be dug in the roadway, and equipment will be actively moving around onsite. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be staged in the boulevard locations of the project area during the end of each working day. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood; for your safety, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative Tom Vidmar will be onsite to help coordinate construction activities and communication with residents who will be affected on a day-by-day basis.

Please slow down

It has come to our attention that visitors, private residential contractors entering the neighborhood have been traveling at higher speeds through the construction zone. Please remind guests, visitors, or your contractors to travel slowly and cautiously through the site.

Please remove any landscape items that you would like to save that are within the city right-of-way area. 

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Remainder of July 26th - 28th: Storm sewer construction from Peach Circle to Alexander Lane is scheduled to continue. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are onsite. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly.

Strawberry Court and the remainder of Strawberry Lane south of Alexander Lane will be turned to gravel on Thursday, July 27th. Parking along the street will not be permitted while the reclamation machine is onsite to grind down the existing pavement. The construction crew plans to provide vehicle access for residents living in the Strawberry Court neighborhood as well as the south end of Strawberry Lane during the process. Private residential contractors will be required to keep equipment out of the roadway and construction area if they are scheduled to be working on your home.

Driveway removals for the remainder of the project south of Alexander Lane will begin on Thursday, July 27th. Please be patient with construction vehicles when traveling in the neighborhood.

July 31st - August 4th: Storm sewer construction will begin from the Regional Trail area and continue south towards Shorewood Oaks Drive. The resident project representatives will be coming around to help coordinate vehicle staging, if necessary, on a day by-day basis. 

If you experience an internet outage, please report the outage to your provider prior to contacting the project representatives onsite. There is internet access available for any resident with outage at the Shorewood Community and Event Center building near City Hall.

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July 20-21

Watermain construction from Smithtown Road to Alexander Lane is scheduled to continue. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are onsite. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly. A temporary trail detour is planned to be constructed around the regional trail crossing, prior to the work commencing.

Strawberry Lane storm sewer construction will continue near the intersection of Peach Circle and Strawberry Lane. From this intersection, the storm sewer installation will continue south. Similar to watermain construction, the roadway in the working area will be closed to vehicle traffic. The construction crew plans to provide vehicle access, when possible, for residents living in the Peach Circle neighborhood during the process. Private residential contractors will be required to keep equipment out of the roadway and construction area if they are scheduled to be working on your home. Construction staff will help coordinate with residents on a day-to-day basis for staging vehicles so that they are accessible during the day.

Temporary Water Outage (Alexander Lane) on July 20

A temporary water outage is scheduled to take place for residents living in Alexander Lane on Thursday, July 20^th. The outage is scheduled to take place from 8AM to 7PM in case of critical circumstances encountered during the process. Please note that travel will be prohibited on Strawberry Lane around the Alexander Lane intersection. Construction Staff will be advising impacted residents prior to the work. Vehicle staging will be required for those impacted by this process.

No work is anticipated to take place on Peach Circle for the remainder of this week.

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Remainder of July 13th-14th: Watermain Construction from Smithtown Road to Alexander Lane is scheduled to continue. This area includes Peach Circle. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are on site. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly.

Strawberry Lane storm sewer construction may begin near the intersection of Strawberry Court and Strawberry Lane. From this intersection, the storm sewer installation will continue south. Like watermain construction, the roadway in the working area will be closed to vehicle traffic. The construction crew plans to provide vehicle access for residents living in the Strawberry Court neighborhood during the process. Private residential contractors will be required to keep equipment out of the roadway and construction area if they are scheduled to be working on your home. Construction staff will help coordinate with residents on a day-to-day basis for staging vehicles so that they are accessible during the day.

July 17th-21st: Watermain construction is scheduled to begin in Peach Circle. The Resident Project Representative will be coming around later this week to advise Peach Circle residents of the up-and-coming construction work. This process is anticipated to last 3-4 days. Upon completion of the watermain installation on Peach Circle, the crew will most likely continue to install watermain from Peach Circle to Alexander Lane. An updated schedule will be provided next week for those who will be impacted for vehicle access if the crew plans to continue southward.

Roadway Excavation and grading work may begin near the middle of the week, and it is anticipated that they will begin work near the intersection of Peach Circle and Strawberry Lane. A detailed update will be provided once confirmed. The Construction Project Representative will be coming around to inform those who will be impacted for vehicle access and staging during working hours.

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July 10th-14th: Watermain construction from Smithtown Road to Alexander Lane is scheduled to continue. This area includes Peach Circle. If you work from home or need to leave throughout the day during these operations, you may be asked to park your vehicle outside of the day’s working area while crews are on site. Construction staff will continue to help coordinate this with you. Please utilize the Cathcart Drive detour or utilize alternate routes accordingly. Watermain construction is scheduled to continue throughout the remainder of the week and a few weeks to come.

Strawberry Lane storm sewer construction may begin near the intersection of Strawberry Court and Strawberry Lane. From this intersection, the storm sewer installation will continue south. Like watermain construction, the roadway in the working area will be closed to vehicle traffic. Private residential contractors will be required to keep equipment out of the roadway and construction area if they are scheduled to be working on your home. Construction Staff will help coordinate with residents on a day-to-day basis for staging vehicles so that they are accessible during the day.

In preparation of the Strawberry Lane Construction startup later this week, the eastbound Lane of Smithtown Road at the intersection of Strawberry Lane will be closed temporarily beginning at 9 am on Wednesday, June 28 for utility work and subsurface investigation. The lane will be reopened immediately after the work is complete. The work is anticipated to last approximately 4-6 hours. Minor delays may occur due to single lane usage for two-way traffic. Flagging crews will be onsite to direct traffic temporarily. If traveling eastbound on Smithtown Road during this work, please be patient with construction personnel until it is safe to pass. 

• Grading crews will be completing final cleanup and touch up grading for the storm sewer area between Strawberry Lane and the Smithtown Pond Project.
• Temporary mailboxes are planned to be installed. The specified location for residents living in the project area will be near the intersection of Shorewood Oaks Drive. and Strawberry Lane. To alleviate congestion and provide safety measures, it will be placed just outside of the construction zone. A map will be provided once the boxes are scheduled for installation. 
• Century Link/Lumen is continuing their work on completing underground line relocations, backfilling pits, and removing construction fencing over the course of the next week. Expect travel throughout neighborhood to be slow at times.
• The existing main Roadways of Strawberry Lane and Peach Circle are scheduled to be turned to gravel later next week. If the private utility companies are not completed with their work, then the roadway milling will take place the following week. 
• Equipment, materials, and supplies will continue to be staged in various locations of the project site. We thank you for your patience with delivery crews and on-site contractors.
• Once the roadway contractor begins construction, the road will be closed to thru traffic. A detour has been provided to the west of Strawberry Lane for north and south bound travel. Strawberry Lane will only be available for residents living in the project area. 

• Grading crews will be working along the Regional Trail to complete ditch cleaning activities near the Church Road Cul-de-sac for the remainder of this week. Please avoid travelling in this area while workers are on site.
• Grading crews will be installing riprap and completing final cleanup and touch up grading for the storm sewer area between Strawberry Lane and the Smithtown Pond Project.
• Temporary mailboxes are planned to be installed in the upcoming weeks. The specified location for residents living in the project area will be determined next week.
• Xcel Energy will be on site on Saturday, June 10^th to remove existing power poles along Strawberry Lane, from Smithtown Rd to the south. Please avoid travelling in this area on Saturday while crews are on site.
• Century Link/Lumen and Mediacom are continuing their work on completing aerial line relocations to the new power poles this week through the end of next week. Expect travel throughout neighborhood to be slow at times.
• The existing main roadways of Strawberry Lane and Peach Circle are still tentatively scheduled to be turned to gravel next week. An update will be provided as soon as the date is finalized. Once the roadway is turned to gravel, the roadway construction project will be starting up.
• Equipment, materials, and supplies will continue to be staged in various locations of the project site. We thank you for your patience with delivery crews and on-site contractors.
• Once the Roadway contractor begins construction, the road will be closed to through traffic. A detour has been provided to the west of Strawberry Lane for north and south bound travel. Strawberry Lane will only be available for residents living in the project area. 

• Silt fence and erosion control items will be installed to establish primary construction limits today. We understand the roadway is in rough shape, but we will be continuing to have it swept and cleared for travel for local resident access.
• Century Link/Lumen and Mediacom are continuing their work on completing aerial line relocations to the new power poles this week through the end of next week. Expect travel throughout neighborhood to be slow at times.
• Century Link/Lumen tentatively will be onsite next week to begin removing existing underground utilities that are currently on the west side of Strawberry Lane. The excavation area will take place from Smithtown Road and continue south towards the Hennepin County Regional Trail. Please use other routes if possible while this work is taking place. 
• Once Mediacom and Lumen have their aerial lines transferred to the new power poles, the existing Excel Energy Power Poles will be removed. This is tentatively scheduled for next week.
• The existing main roadways of Strawberry Lane and Peach Circle are scheduled to be turned to gravel in the coming weeks. An update will be provided as soon as the schedule is finalized. Once the roadway is turned to gravel, the roadway construction project will be starting up.
• Equipment, materials and supplies will continue to be staged in various locations of the project site. We thank you for your patience with delivery crews and on-site contractors.
• Once the roadway contractor begins construction, the road will be closed to thru traffic. A detour has been provided to the west of Strawberry Lane for north and south bound travel. Strawberry Lane will only be available for residents living in the project area. 

• Remaining tree removals and stump grinding is tentatively scheduled for early next week.
• Storm sewer pipe from Smithtown Pond to Strawberry Lane is currently being installed and is anticipated to end at Strawberry Lane by the end of this week.
• Xcel Energy and Mediacom are continuing their work on completing line relocations and power transfers this week through the end of May. Expect travel throughout neighborhood to be slow at times.
• Throughout the next two weeks, silt fence will be installed and erosion control items will be installed to establish primary construction limits.
• Equipment materials and supplies will continue be staged in various locations of the project site. We thank you for your patience with delivery crews and on-site contractors. 

• Remaining tree removals and stump grinding is tentatively scheduled near the end of next week and continue throughout the remaining weeks of May.
• CenterPoint Energy and Michel’s have completed working in the roadway. Xcel Energy, Lumen/ Century Link, and Mediacom will be completing line relocations and power transfers this week through the end of May. Expect travel throughout neighborhood to be slow at times.
• Throughout the next two weeks, silt fence will be installed, and erosion control items will be installed to establish primary construction limits.
• Tentative roadway construction startup is scheduled for the beginning of June. This start date will be updated once private utility companies have completed their work.
• Equipment, materials, and supplies will continue be staged in various locations of the project site. We thank you for your patience with delivery crews and on-site contractors.

• Tree removals will continue throughout the next few weeks.
• CenterPoint Energy and Michel’s will begin working in the roadway next week. Expect travel throughout neighborhood to be slow at times.
• Throughout the next two weeks, neighborhood access may be limited to only residents living within the project area. Through traffic will not be allowed during these times.
• Equipment materials and supplies will continue be staged in various locations of the project site. We thank you for your patience with delivery crews and on-site contractors. 

Over the past week, CenterPoint has been installing new utility mains. There are also some remaining tree removals along the Regional Trail area that are planned to be removed in the coming weeks. The remaining stumps will be ground out soon and remaining branches, sticks, etc. will be cleaned up prior to construction startup. This week, CenterPoint Energy and Michel’s are on site installing new utilities and will be working in the roadway area at times. They plan to begin service connections this week and continue into next week. Please be patient, as travel through the neighborhood will be slow at times. Their work is anticipated to last for about one more week.

In the coming weeks, other utility companies will be relocating their aerial lines to the new poles and relocating some underground utility items. During the second week of May, Xcel Energy will be onsite to complete multiple underground service relocations. Once CenterPoint and Excel have completed their work, the general contractor will be starting up the roadway construction portion of the project. When the Project General Contractor is onsite, neighborhood access will be limited/allowed only to residents living within the project area. Through traffic will not be allowed as excavation operations will begin to take place in the roadway. If you do not live in the Strawberry Lane neighborhood or within the project area, please utilize other routes when the roadway construction begins.

In the early to middle of May, the roadway contractor will be mobilizing equipment, materials, silt fence, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be stored in the boulevard locations of the project area for the time being. Once the project begins, equipment and materials will be periodically installed and shifted around the site. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative will be onsite periodically to introduce himself and begin helping coordinate construction activities. We ask that you please use this email update as a primary source of project schedule information and updates on major construction work to come. 

As you may have noticed, city staff and some small utility companies have been onsite over the past week to begin marking existing utility items. If you see flags and paint markings in the boulevard, please do not remove these as they are required to remain in place during the upcoming utility construction work to come. There are also some remaining tree removals along the Regional Trail area that are planned to be removed in the coming weeks. Remaining stumps will be ground out soon and remaining branches, sticks, etc. will be cleaned up. This week, Centerpoint Energy and Michel’s is on site installing new utilities and will be working in the roadway area at times. Please be patient, as travel through the neighborhood will be slow at times. Their work is anticipated to last for a couple more weeks.

In the coming weeks, other utility companies will be relocating their aerial lines to the new poles and relocating some underground utility items. Once CenterPoint has completed their work, the general contractor will be starting up the roadway construction portion of the project. When the Project General Contractor is onsite, neighborhood access will be limited/allowed only to residents living within the project area. Through traffic will not be allowed as excavation operations will begin to take place in the roadway. If you do not live in the Strawberry Lane neighborhood or within the project area, please utilize other routes when the roadway construction begins.

As we progress towards the major roadway construction work, the contractor will be mobilizing equipment, materials, silt fence, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be staged in the boulevard locations of the project area for the time being. Once the project begins, equipment and materials will be periodically installed and shifted around the site. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative will be onsite periodically to introduce himself and begin helping coordinate construction activities. 

Along with Summer, construction season is fast approaching. We will be working diligently to provide weekly updates and keep you informed of progress and events for this year’s Strawberry Lane construction project. As you may have noticed, the major tree removals in the project area have now been completed. Remaining stumps will be ground out later this spring when the frost is out of the ground. This week, Xcel Energy is on site installing new poles and relocating their powerlines. Their work is anticipated to last for a couple more weeks.

In the coming weeks of April, you may see other utility companies relocating their aerial lines to the new poles and relocating some underground utility items. One major update to note: CenterPoint Energy will have a contractor onsite towards the end of April to begin their utility relocation work. This work is anticipated to last 2-3 weeks making travel through the neighborhood slow at times. Once CenterPoint has completed their work, the general contractor will be starting up the roadway construction portion of the project. When the Project General Contractor is onsite, neighborhood access will be limited/allowed only to residents living within the project area. Through traffic will not be allowed as excavation operations will begin to take place in the roadway. If you do not live in the Strawberry Lane neighborhood or within the project area, please utilize other routes when the roadway construction begins.

As we progress towards the major roadway construction work, the contractor will be mobilizing equipment, materials, silt fence, and other miscellaneous items to the site. Please note that all supplies and equipment will be staged in the boulevard locations of the project area for the time being. Once the project begins, equipment and materials will be periodically installed and shifted around the site. If you are a resident traveling through the neighborhood, please be patient with delivery crews and contractors on-site. The resident project representative will be onsite in the coming weeks to introduce himself and begin helping coordinate construction activities. 

Trees have been trimmed around the power lines to allow for Xcel to relocate their poles and lines ahead of the street and utility construction. On Monday, March 13 the contractor will begin clearing the remainder of the trees needed to allow for street and utility work. This tree work will take a few days to complete but is expected to be complete by the end of the week. Please anticipate a lot of noise and some short duration obstructions in the street at times during this work. Once the trees are cleared, private utility companies (Xcel, Centerpoint, Lumen, etc.) will begin their relocation work. This relocation work is anticipated to begin the week of March 27 and will continue through the end of the month of April with companies coming to the site at different times.

The Strawberry Lane Reconstruction Project is anticipated to begin trimming trees near the power lines on Tuesday, February 28. This work will be done by Asplundh. They plan to have multiple trucks and crews on site to complete the work quickly and efficiently. This trimming work is anticipated to take a couple days to complete. Please anticipate a lot of noise and some short duration obstructions in the street at times during this work. The tree clearing is anticipated to occur the week of March 6. The clearing work would be done by Precision Landscape & Tree and expected to take a few days to complete removals.

The Strawberry Lane Reconstruction Project is anticipated to begin some tree clearing the week of November 28. Trees will begin to be marked with X’s on Monday by city staff and removal could begin by the contractor later that week. Only trees within existing right-of-way and easements will be marked and removed at this time. Any proposed removal locations that are pending agreements with property owners or small utilities will be cleared at a later date. Trees that are near the power lines will be trimmed at a later date by Asplundh prior to their removals by Precision Landscape & Tree. 

The Strawberry Reconstruction Project was awarded by City Council on October 24, 2022. The first step of the construction phase will be tree clearing. City staff has been marking up the trees anticipated for removals with a dot of pink paint at the base of each tree. If residents have any questions on trees please contact City Engineer, Andrew Budde. The trees will later be marked with a large “X” a few days prior to the actual removal. It is anticipated that trees near the power poles will be trimmed for safety in the next few weeks. This trimming work will be done by Asplundh, coordinated by Xcel Energy. The full tree clearing work will be completed shortly following the trimming work. This clearing work will be done by Precision Landscape & Tree

Award of the Strawberry Lane Reconstruction project is on the City Council’s meeting agenda for Monday, October 224, 2022. In preliminary discussions with the contractor, it is anticipated that tree clearing and pond cleaning will occur this fall. Following the award of the project and a preconstruction meeting with the contractor, a better-defined schedule will be provided.

As directed by the City Council at their February 14 meeting, additional information about easements will be brought back to the council.  As with the meeting on February 14, with all the public testimony and information submitted for the project, this will be a city council discussion with no additional public testimony taken.

Engineers memo 2/28/22

Council memo
Proposed map

At the February 14 meeting, the City Council requested that staff come back to the February 28 meeting with a revised Resolution that reflects the 26’ roadway width and the six-foot trail on the backside of the curb.  Additionally, the council directed staff to reach out again to the property owners on the west side of Strawberry, south of the trail, to determine the level of interest in the city’s proposal to acquire additional easements that would allow the west edge of the road to remain where it is presently.

Video of presentation
PDF copy of PowerPoint presentation
Information packet (includes proposed options for Strawberry Lane)
Strawberry Court (proposed layout)
Peach Circle (proposed layout)
Open house mailer

The Strawberry Lane alignment, width and trail location were discussed at the July 26 council meeting. You can view the discussion online. 

Meeting recording 06/22/2021
Strawberry Lane trail/street comparisons
Strawberry Lane presentation slides
Strawberry Lane open house slides

Letter  6/7/2021

Feasibility study
Feasibility study slideshow presentation (4/26/21)

The city engineer shared a short video and answered questions about the proposed project. 

View the meeting