July 24, 2025 Highway 100 Interchange Project Bi-Weekly Presentation
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Vernon Avenue Highway 100 interchange project status
Construction safety and traffic flow
Eden Avenue detour and pedestrian crossing recommendations
Northbound Highway 100 on-ramp closure at 50th Street
Excel Energy power line relocation and permit status
Bridge construction updates including west abutment
Water main utility drilling project
Future traffic ramp closures
Project schedule updates and timeline
Areas of Interest (5)
- Conflict between city, CPKC Rail, and Excel Energy stalling critical bridge power line relocation.
- Concerns from local residents regarding unsafe traffic control on Eden Avenue.
- Major traffic disruptions expected with Monday's closure of the 50th Street northbound on-ramp.
- City engineer admits to 'bandit' pedestrian trails on illegal railroad land.
- Project timeline remains challenged by utility coordination delays and complex bridge abutment construction.
Notable Quotes (2)
If the car behind you honks at you, make sure you wave with all five fingers and proceed on.
traffic flowDiscussing roundabout etiquette and driver behavior.
We still don't know exactly when that permit's going to be done and hopefully approved.
Excel power lineDiscussing the power line relocation delay with CPKC Rail.
People (1)
Chad MilnerEngineering DirectorCity official managing the Highway 100 project and hosting bi-weekly updates.
2 quotes
City official managing the Highway 100 project and hosting bi-weekly updates.
“If the car behind you honks at you, make sure you wave with all five fingers and proceed on.”
Suggesting how to handle driver impatience at the roundabout.
“The railroad would not give easements or permission to do that.”
Explaining why a trail near the bridge is not an official city project.
Places Mentioned
Vernon AvenueHighway 100Eden AvenueInterlocken BoulevardCity HallGrange Road50th StreetBenton AvenueHighway 62Gus Young LaneEdina Liquor storeHawthorne CourtHoliday station
Events & Meetings (3)
- Meeting #9: July 24, 2025
- Northbound on-ramp closure at 50th Street: July 28, 2025
- Highway 100 bridge girder placement: Tentatively first week of September 2025