The word from the City of Minneapolis is that lane striping and sealing of contraction joints along Nicollet Avenue between 40th Street and 36th Street will begin Friday.
Over the next few days, the orange construction sinage will start to disappear as the paving project wraps up. Crews will continue to work on street lighting and traffic lights along with streetscaping.
Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.
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