July 23, 2021

Construction continues on this year’s street improvement project. The contractor has split the project into smaller areas for coordination and scheduling:

Area 1: The Shenandoah neighborhood located east of I-694 and north of 50th Street. View area 1 map.
Area 2: The commercial industrial areas east and west of I-694, north of 4th Street and south of 10th Street. View area 2 map.
Area 3: The Oakdale Park trail from Hadley Avenue to the Discovery Center and west to Granada Avenue. View area 3 map.

The improvements include miscellaneous storm sewer/sanitary sewer/water main repairs and replacement, replacement of isolated sections of structurally damaged curb and gutter, repaving of the asphalt pavement section, installation of new street lighting, and some trail and walk improvements.

MN Paving is the contractor for this project. They have successfully completed many similar projects for the City. All project work is scheduled to be complete by early September.

Current and Planned Work

Area 1

Shenandoah Valley neighborhood located east of I-694 and north of 50th Street

The restoration contractor is now finishing placing topsoil on disturbed boulevard areas and will then be seeding the trail area.
Sod has been delayed due to the dry and hot weather and is now tentatively planned for the week of August 2. Read sod care instructions.
The final layer of asphalt is planned to be paved late the week of August 2 or the following week.

Area 2

Commercial-industrial area east of I-694, north of 4th Street and south of 10th Street

East of I-694

Raising the gate valves and Manholes to their final elevation is being completed today.
Preparing for restoration of the boulevards and irrigation repairs is beginning now and continue next week. Sodding will then be done. Read sod care instructions.

West of I-694

Median removal is now being done.
Driveway patching is planned for Saturday.
The pavement is planned to be reclaimed into gravel on July 26 & 27 and then the gravel will be prepared for paving.
The first layer of asphalt is planned to be paved on August 3.

Area 3

Oakdale Park trail from Hadley Avenue to the Discovery Center and west to Granada Avenue

Work is planned to start here in early August.

As construction progresses, please use caution traveling within the project area. Also, please do not park vehicles on the street from 7 am to 7 pm within the project area unless instructed to by the contractor to accommodate driveway work. This will help the contractor to work more efficiently, and will create a safer work zone. Thank you, as always, for your ongoing patience and cooperation.

If there are any questions or comments regarding the project, please contact one of the following people:

Joe Meemken, 651-724-5588, On Site Project Representative, SEH
Brian Bachmeier, 651-730-2730, Oakdale Public Works Director/City Engineer
Todd Blank, 651-490-2017, Project Manager, SEH