Cayuga project
Status
This project is in development. It is scheduled to begin in 2013 and last through 2015.
About
The Cayuga project is located on I-35E between University Avenue and Maryland Avenue in St. Paul. It includes replacement of the Cayuga Street bridge, Pennsylvania Avenue bridge and railroad bridges along I-35E. A major change within the area will be the replacement of the existing Pennsylvania Avenue/I-35E interchange with a new interchange at Cayuga Street, which will help correct existing safety and operational issues and provide better freeway access for St. Paul’s Phalen Boulevard corridor. I-35E will be constructed along a new alignment between Maryland Avenue and University Avenue. The new roadway will also have an auxiliary lane added in each direction for additional capacity, along with improved roadway layout.
Benefits
- Replaces bridges currently on the state’s Chapter 152 list (PDF) for bridge replacement
- Provides geometric improvements for the interchanges and I-35E, which will provide safety and operation improvements for this section of the corridor
- Provides better interchange spacing between Maryland Avenue and University Avenue by shifting the interchange from Pennsylvania Avenue to Cayuga Street
- Provides improved access for St. Paul’s Phalen Boulevard
Resources
- Project layout (PDF, 5 MB)
- ESA phase 1 (ZIP, 584 MB)
- EIS reevaluation (PDF, 23 MB)
- Bike trail improvement map (PDF, 6 MB)
- Detailed project info (PDF, 5 MB)