MnDOT's Robert Street Design submitted to City Council for Public Hearing on 8/13/2025
The next stage in the Robert Street reconstruction process requires a proposed Final Layout review and public comment process at the City Council. That meeting is scheduled for 3:30 PM August 13th at the City Council Chambers.
Written public comment on public hearing items can be submitted to:
[email protected], [email protected], or by voicemail at
651-266-6805. Live testimony will be taken in person in the Council Chambers, and by
telephone by registering to speak by noon on the day before the meeting. Refer to "Layout No. 1, S.P. 6217-50" in your comments.
The design layout is available as a download from the MnDOT project website - click here to access.
MnDOT's submission letter and project summary can be viewed here
Minnesota Statues 161.162 - 161.167 governing Final Layout Review
Cesar Chavez and Robert Street Intersection
WSCO volunteers, staff and board members encourage all interested West Siders to checkout the design and submit comments on the components they support, oppose or have suggestions.
For those new to the project, click here to read more about the work at the Land Use Circle's Destination Robert Street page.
The Community Voices on Robert Street: Final Survey Report Results can be viewed here
Project Synopsis from the MnDOT submission letter:
“Planned Project Schedule
The anticipated project schedule follows:
- 2026 – Potential for some utility work ahead of roadway construction. This work will not be done by MnDOT, but MnDOT will coordinate and communicate any traffic impacts associated with utility work before roadway construction.
- 2027 – Major roadway construction begins between Haskell and Page Street, and from Cesar Chavez Street to Kellogg Boulevard (work associated with SP 6217-50).
- 2028 – Roadway construction started in 2027 continues and finishes. Roadway construction between Page Street and Cesar Chavez Street (SP 6217-59) begins.
- 2029 – Roadway construction started in 2028 continues and finishes.
During construction, Robert Street will be closed to through traffic and detoured via Butler Street and Highway 52. Robert Street will be built in various “stages”, where only certain sections of Robert Street are closed at given time. MnDOT’s general approach to construction will be to close a small segment of road and work quickly to get it reopened to traffic before moving on to the next stretch of road.”
Roundabout at Robert Street and State Street