District Council Collaborative of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Navigating traffic, detours, bus route changes, and finding parking on the Avenue in the midst of construction can be quite difficult. There are several ways of accessing information about changes due to construction.

Every week the Central Corridor Project Office releases Construction Updates for sections of the corridor under construction. These sections include:

• Minneapolis East Bank and West Bank, which covers the areas between Downtown Minneapolis and Emerald Ave including the University of Minnesota Campus area, the transitway, Marcy Holmes, Southeast Como and Prospect Park.
• University Avenue, which covers the areas on the western end of University Ave between Emerald Ave to Hamline Ave.
• Capitol Area, which includes information for the Capitol Area in Saint Paul.
• Downtown Saint Paul, which includes information for all of downtown Saint Paul.

Individuals can subscribe to one or all of the Construction Updates by visiting the Met Council website URL

http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCLRTSubscribe.htm.

Any questions that are not addressed by the Central Corridor Construction updates should be forwarded to the Construction Hotline at 651-602-1404. Community members are also strongly encouraged to call this numbers with any concerns regarding traffic, safety, pedestrian access, noise or other issues.  Community members and business owners may also contact the Central Corridor community outreach coordinator for the area in which they live or work. A list of the outreach coordinators can be found at http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/ccorridor/CCcontacts.htm.

The City of Saint Paul has also created a guide page to getting around at http://stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=4535. This list includes an interactive Google Map of Downtown Saint Paul major construction and alternative route, it can be found by clicking “Downtown Construction Map” under the green heading “Driving and Parking”.

Bus riders can access information about bus route detours and bus stop closures by visiting http://www.metrotransit.org/rail-construction.aspx. Metro Transit has created a special page on their website dedicated to information regarding bus changes due Central Corridor construction. The site also features an interactive map, which allows users to view the routes and identify bus stops they utilize by number for quick access to information specifically for that stop. Riders may also call the transit information hotline at 612-373-3333 to listen to NexTrip bus scheduling information and to speak to a representative between the hours of 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Riders should pay attention to Rider Alerts that are posted in bus shelters and major bus stops that may have information about future detours or bus stop closures.