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For the first time in years, the Hennepin Avenue corridor through Uptown heads into summer without an active construction zone, the rebuilt street now served by the METRO E Line that began carrying riders in December.

With Hennepin Avenue's new protected bikeway open on the Wedge's western edge, the fight over Lyndale Avenue on the eastern edge will decide whether the neighborhood gets a matching lane.

After two years and about $36 million, the rebuilt stretch of Hennepin Avenue South reopened to two-way traffic at the end of October 2025.

The rebuilt Hennepin Avenue reallocates about 1.4 miles of pavement among part-time bus lanes, a two-way protected bikeway, raised medians and wider sidewalks.

The $36 million Hennepin Avenue South rebuild reopened in October 2025 with wider sidewalks, new bus stations and a two-way protected bikeway along the Wedge's western edge.

The $36 million rebuild of South Hennepin brought new transit lanes, a protected bikeway and wider sidewalks to the Wedge and Lowry Hill's eastern edge.
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