Business owners in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood are seeking to delay a planned construction project along Lyndale Avenue South, as a deadline to use federal funding for the project approaches.
The Minneapolis City Council is set to vote Thursday on whether to approve a plan for reconstruction of the corridor between Interstate 94 and 32nd Street.
Staff at Hennepin County — which is overseeing the project — say the design will be safer for pedestrians and bring needed utility upgrades to the nearly 100-year-old road, including medians, a bike lane and lighting improvements…