Utility, Gold Line, and Private Construction Work
Met Council, Xcel Energy, Comcast, and others are working on Minnesota Street and nearby streets.
Traffic Impacts
There are currently lane restrictions on Minnesota Street between Kellogg Boulevard and 11th Street for clean up and utility work. Please follow all posted signs. Access to businesses will be maintained.
Clean Up Work on Minnesota Street between Kellogg Boulevard and 6th Street
- Lane restrictions and other traffic control changes will be in place and will change throughout the clean up work.
- Please follow all posted signs.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy is working on 7th Street at Minnesota Street. Questions about Xcel Energy work, contact Elisa Rasmussen at elisa.rasmussen@xcelenergy.com.
Comcast
Universal Services is working for Comcast at Minnesota Street and 9th Street and on 7th Street.
Met Council
To sign up for their project updates and see more information, visit the Metro Gold Line webpage.
Area closures and restrictions in Downtown Saint Paul, updated June 14, 2024
Construction is happening throughout downtown. Plan accordingly and expect delays. Please follow all posted signs. Road and lane closures will change as construction continues.
- Robert Street: Only open to northbound traffic between 6th and 5th Streets. Robert Street remains reduced to one lane in each direction between 7th and 6th Streets through early July.
- 7th Street: Reduced to one lane in each direction between Robert and Jackson Streets.
- 6th Street: Reduced to one lane between Minnesota and Jackson Streets and between Wabasha and Washington Streets.
- Kellogg Boulevard and Wabasha Street intersection: No right turns allowed from northbound Wabasha Street onto eastbound Kellogg Boulevard.
- Kellogg Boulevard: Reduced to one lane in each direction between St. Peter and Cedar Streets.
- St. Peter Street: Lane restrictions between 7th Street and Kellogg Boulevard.
- Minnesota Street: Lane restrictions between 11th Street and Kellogg Boulevard. More activities are expected to begin in July.
- Sibley Street: Lane restrictions between 5th and 4th Streets. Lane restrictions will be temporarily removed for the Jazz Festival Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22.
NOTE: All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change.
![Map showing road and lane closures in downtown Saint Paul as of 6.14.24](/sites/default/files/2024-06/Downtown%20construction%20map%206.14.24.png)