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Vernon Avenue & Highway 100 Interchange Construction Update - November 2025

Edina City CouncilThursday, November 6, 2025
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[0:00] [Music] [0:02] We're here for another Vernon Avenue and [0:04] Highway 100 interchange project update. [0:07] The good news is the Highway 100 on and [0:10] off ramps and the Highway 100 bridge [0:13] will reopen very soon, mid November. [0:16] Those ramps are going to reopen and [0:18] that's really going to improve the [0:19] access to the Grand View District and [0:21] the 50th and France district. The not so [0:24] good news is the bridge that goes over [0:26] the railway is not going to open in that [0:29] time frame and this is due to the issue [0:32] with an Excel power line within the [0:35] railroad rightway. So those two agencies [0:37] are not controlled by the city of Edina. [0:39] We were working with them to make sure [0:42] they understood the construction [0:43] schedule, but those permit processes and [0:46] agreements just take time and that's [0:47] what delayed the bridge over the [0:49] railway. [0:52] The contractor is going to work as long [0:53] as they can this winter, as long as it [0:55] allows for weather conditions, and then [0:58] they will return in the spring, most [1:00] likely in April, to finish that bridge [1:02] and get that open as soon as possible [1:04] next summer, most likely midsummer. We [1:07] will continue to provide updates on [1:09] those schedules as we get new [1:11] information, but really the good news is [1:13] look for those on andoff ramps of [1:14] Highway 100 opening soon. And for more [1:17] information, see better together.org [1:19] ORG. And again, we want to thank [1:21] everybody for their patience with this [1:23] project.