Project overview

The City will construct 0.2 miles of Nicollet Avenue between Lake Street and Cecil Newman Lane.

This street will provide access to the New Nicollet Redevelopment on the former Kmart site and connect Lake Street and Nicollet Avenue.

Upgrades will include:

• New sidewalks
• ADA pedestrian ramps
• Bicycle accommodations
• New pavement
• New curb and gutter
• Utility improvements

The project will also include as needed:

• Signal improvements
• New signage
• New pavement markings

City policies and standards helping guide this work: 

• Complete Streets Policy 
• Transportation Action Plan 
• Vision Zero 
• Racial Equity Framework for Transportation 
• Street Design Guide 

Project goals

Learn more about how the City will reconnect and serve the people who live here. 

View project goals and expectations 

Project updates

The project team held an open house at the Abyssinia Center on Thursday, March 7^th, 2024 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm.

See the New Nicollet Ave Concept Layout

See the New Nicollet Phase II Engagement Summary

The project team held an open house at the former Kmart site (along Lake Street between First and Blaisdell Ave) on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023 from 4:30pm – 6:30pm.  

See the open house materials

Project schedule

The city will need to complete site work and infrastructure projects to aid in the redevelopment of the former Kmart site. The following site work has been completed to date. 

• Grocery store demolition (Fall 2022) 

Tentative schedule for remaining site work is below. 

• Kmart demolition 
  • Was planned for Spring 2024
  • Was completed November 2023
• Construction of Nicollet Avenue from Lake St to Cecil Newman Lane is anticipated to begin in 2025 

New Nicollet Redevelopment

Learn more about how the City is creating new places and opportunities on the former Kmart site in South Minneapolis.

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