Grand Ave Macalester–Wheeler segment reopens Tuesday; $6.7M project ribbon cutting 4:30 p.m.
Grand Avenue between Macalester and Wheeler streets reopens Tuesday, Oct. 21, with a free community celebration from 4–6 p.m. and a ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m.; traffic is expected to reopen by 11 p.m. The $6.7 million phase — part of the larger Grand Ave. project between Snelling and Fairview and partly funded by the 1% sales tax approved in 2023 — aims to improve pedestrian safety and crossings, modernize infrastructure, and upgrade environmental and transit amenities, with most construction due to finish by year‑end 2025 and final cleanup into 2026.
📌 Key Facts
- Grand Avenue between Macalester and Wheeler streets reopens Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
- A public celebration is scheduled Oct. 21 from 4–6 p.m.; Mayor Melvin Carter will speak and a ribbon cutting is set for 4:30 p.m.
- Traffic on the reopened segment is expected to resume by 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.
- The work on the Macalester–Wheeler segment is a $6.7 million project that is part of a larger Grand Avenue reconstruction between Snelling and Fairview avenues.
- The project was partly funded by the 1% sales tax approved by voters in 2023.
- Saint Paul Public Works said project goals included improved pedestrian safety and crossings, modernized infrastructure, environmental and transit-user experience upgrades, and balancing mode share.
- Most construction is expected to be finished by year‑end 2025, with cleanup and remaining items scheduled for completion in 2026.
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Grand Avenue reopening after 6-month construction project
New information:
- Exact segment reopening: Grand Avenue between Macalester and Wheeler streets.
- Celebration details: Oct. 21, 4–6 p.m.; Mayor Melvin Carter to speak; ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m.
- Traffic expected to reopen by 11 p.m. Tuesday.
- Project cost is $6.7 million and is part of a larger Grand Ave project between Snelling and Fairview.
- First project partly funded by the 1% sales tax approved by voters in 2023.
- Public Works goals include improved pedestrian safety/crossings, modernized infrastructure, environmental and transit user experience upgrades, and mode‑share balancing.
- Most construction to finish by year‑end 2025; cleanup/remaining items scheduled for 2026.