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The Kenilworth and North Cedar Lake trails reopened in March 2026 after nearly seven years of closure for light-rail construction, restoring the bike link between the Chain of Lakes, downtown Minneapolis and the western suburbs.

The Cedar Lake Regional Trail is whole again after nearly seven years, with the last closed stretches of the Cedar Lake and Kenilworth trails reopening over the winter of 2026 once Southwest Light Rail construction cleared the corridor.

Two long-running projects reshaped how Lowry Hill gets around in a single year: the METRO E Line opened in December 2025, and the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened a month earlier after nearly seven years of light rail construction.

The final stretch of the Kenilworth Trail reopened March 25, 2026, closing the last gap in a largely car-free bike route between the southwest suburbs and downtown Minneapolis.

For west-side cyclists, the Kenilworth Trail closure reshaped daily commutes from 2019 until the corridor's final reopening in March 2026.

The Minneapolis Park Board reopened the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails on Nov. 28, 2025, restoring a heavily used bike and pedestrian corridor closed since 2019 for Southwest light rail construction.

After roughly six years closed for the Green Line Extension, the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails reopened in November 2025.
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