Lowertown Floodwall Project

MnDOT construction work will close East 7th Street in both directions between Payne Avenue and Lafayette Street through the weekend from 7 p.m. Fri, Sept. 11 through 5 a.m. Mon, Sept. 14  

• Detour: Jackson St., Pennsylvania Ave. East/Phalen Blvd., and Payne Ave. (PNG) 

• The ramp from northbound Highway 52 to East 7th Street will be closed.  

• For more information, visit MnDOT’s East 7th St. and Arcade St. project webpage. 

Area closures and restrictions in Downtown Saint Paul for Week of September 14:

• 5th Street: Lane restrictions between Wabasha and Cedar streets for Wabasha Park (formerly Osborn Plaza). 

• West 7th Street: Lane restrictions between Walnut Street and Kellogg Boulevard on West 7th for sewer work. 

• East 7th Street:  
  • Lanes restrictions between Cedar and Minnesota streets and between Robert and Jackson streets September 14-18 for utility work. 
  • Lane restrictions between I-94 and Minnehaha Avenue on East 7th for MnDOT work. One lane in each direction.
  • September 11-14, weekend closures of East 7th Street. See text at start of email. For more information, visit MnDOT’s East 7th St. and Arcade St. project webpage 

• 8th Street: Closed between Temperance and Sibley for roofing work starting September 8. 

• 9th Street: Eastbound closure between Temperance and Sibley. 

• Chestnut Street: Closed at West 7th Street for sewer work. 

• Eagle Parkway:  
  • Eagle Parkway from Shepard Road to Chestnut Street has one lane in each direction for Xcel Energy electric work. 
  • Access to northbound Eagle Parkway will only be from eastbound Shepard Road.
  • Southbound vehicles on Eagle Parkway will be able to go both east and westbound on Shepard Road. 

• Jackson Street:  
  • August 29-30, Jackson Street between 7th Street and 7th Place will be closed to all traffic.
  • Jackson Street between Kellogg Boulevard and Shepard Road is open with one lane southbound to eastbound Shepard Road. For more information, visit the city’s Lowertown Floodwall webpage. 

• John Ireland Bridge: Closed for MnDOT reconstruction. 

• Kellogg Boulevard:  
  • Westbound lanes closed between West 7th Street and Wabasha Street. Eastbound open with two lanes between West 7th Street and Wabasha Street. For more information about the CCB Kellogg Phase 2 project, visit stpaul.gov/ccbkellogg2. 
  • Kellogg Boulevard/3rd Street bridge remains closed through 2027. Kellogg Boulevard remains closed between Lafayette Street and Mounds Boulevard. For more information about the Kellogg/3rd Street Bridge project, visit: stpaul.gov/Kellogg-3. 

• Lafayette Road: Road closed to all thru traffic at University Avenue. 

• Robert Street: Lane restrictions between 5th and 6th streets for window washing September 8. 

• Shepard Road:
  • Westbound Shepard closed between Eagle Parkway and Sibley Street.
  • Shepard Road closed to thru traffic at I-35E for MnDOT bridge reconstruction.
  • Eastbound will remain open from I-35E to Highway 61.
  • Eastbound Shepard traffic can access downtown from Eagle Parkway and Sibley Street (no trucks due to bridge height).
  • Westbound Shepard traffic can access downtown from Sibley Street, except no trucks due to bridge height. 
  • On August 23, the West 7th Street ramp will close again, and the Shepard Road ramp to southbound I-35E will reopen.
  • The West 7th Street ramp will remain closed through this fall. 
  • For more information, visit MnDOT's I-35E and Shepard Road webpage. 

• Temperance Street: Lane restrictions between 7th and 9th streets for roofing work. 

• University Avenue:  
  • Road closed between Lafayette Road and L’Orient Street. Access to businesses is being maintained. See access map at www.stpaul.gov/UniversityAvenue

• Wacouta Street: Lane restrictions between 6th and 7th streets for Xcel Energy work. Southbound traffic only. 
• Washington Street: Road closed between 6th and 5th Streets. 

NOTE: All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change.