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2026 2nd Ave South Improvements

Project Status and Schedule

City roadway and utility construction is planned to begin on Friday, June 12th, weather dependent, with closure of all project roadways to through traffic including closure of the 9th Street South railroad crossing.

There will be posted detours for 2nd Avenue South and 9th Street South through traffic.

The project will be constructed in phases. The 9th Street South phase is planned for completion by early August, weather dependent. The remainder of the project is scheduled to be substantially completed in the fall of 2026 which includes the completion of curb & gutter and the first lift of pavement. The final lift of pavement will be paved in the summer of 2027.

The project team will be providing email updates to residents and project stakeholders to further identify construction timelines, work areas, and details. Project Updates will also be posted on this project website to the right.

The project team consists of the City of Sauk Rapids, SEH, and C&L Excavating, Inc. SEH is the engineering firm that serves as the City Engineer for the City of Sauk Rapids and will be the contact between the contractors and residents/property owners. Project questions should initially be directed to SEH staff. If an item needs attention, feel free to reach out to the 24-hour contacts listed to the right.

Project Overview

This is a complete street and utility reconstruction project led by the City of Sauk Rapids.  C&L Excavating, Inc. of St. Joseph, Minnesota is the General Contractor responsible for overall project construction. The project scope includes replacement and upgrades to the existing street and sidewalks, sanitary sewer, water main, services in the streets, and storm sewer system. It also includes the construction of the new mini-roundabout at the intersection of 2nd Avenue South and 14th Street South, and continuous street lighting along the 2nd Avenue South corridor. It is also planned to extend sidewalks on 12th and 14th Street South between 2nd and Broadway Avenue South, along 14th Street South between 2nd and 3rd Avenue South, and along 9th Street South from the alley east of 2nd Avenue South to the Benton Drive/ Summit Avenue intersection. BNSF Railway crews will be extending the concrete crossing panels and installing pedestrian flashers to facilitate the new sidewalk crossing of the railroad tracks at 9th Street South.

The contractor plans on completing open cut underground pipe work in three main phases in the following order: 9th Street So, 2nd Avenue So & side streets from 13th Street So to the south end, and 2nd Avenue So & side streets north of 13th Street So. Rebuilding the streets and sidewalks will follow the underground work sequencing. Sewer lining work is planned for the fall of 2026 after first lift paving is complete.

Private Utility Work

In preparation for the City’s street and public utility work, relocation and upgrade work for small (private) utilities (natural gas, electric, communications) began last Fall 2025 by Xcel Energy natural gas crews and resumed this Winter/Spring 2026 by Xcel Energy crews, with several weeks of work by all utility companies remaining to be completed this summer.

Remaining Xcel Energy natural gas work is primarily along both sides of 2nd Avenue South from 10th Street South to Searle Street NE with switching over services from the existing to new main, as well as along 11th St So west of 2nd Avenue South with construction of an above ground regulator station. Xcel’s electric crews are working on relocating and undergrounding overhead lines and services off of the 2nd Avenue South corridor and converting impacted residential services from overhead to underground feed. Charter Spectrum crews will be removing and relocating their overhead facilities from the Xcel poles being removed in the 2nd Avenue South corridor.  Lumen crews will be completing miscellaneous relocations and adjustments to their underground facilities within the City’s project area.

Relocation of private utilities is necessary to avoid construction conflicts with the proposed street and public utility construction. There is considerable private utility work planned in conjunction with the City’s project in and around the immediate project area. This work will continue prior to and during roadway and public utility construction. Any service interruptions will be communicated by each utility.

Project Team

Scott Hedlund, PE     
Consulting City Engineer 
612.865.3509
shedlund@sehinc.com

Jarod Griffith, PE     
Project Engineer 
218.849.0539
jgriffith@sehinc.com

Jeff Supan 
Resident Project Representative 
320.250.3381
jsupan@sehinc.com

24-Hour Emergency Contacts

Jessica Funt-Schustak
Project Manager
C&L Excavating, Inc.
320.472.0973

Anthony Maciej 
Superintendent
C&L Excavating, Inc.
320.309.9812

Project Updates

Project Files

 

Project Map