Construction Season Starts on Bass Lake Road

Along with the spring weather, construction season has started on Bass Lake Road in Maple Grove.

Road improvement work on the heavily traveled road started Monday, March 26.

“The next couple of weeks will introduce some new traffic shifts at both Lawndale Lane and Nottingham Parkway,” Maple Grove Project Manager Marc Culver said in an email bulletin to residents March 28. “ Please be cautious and be prepared for new traffic alignments, especially next week.”

The Bass Lake Road/County Road 10 reconstruction is anticipated to be completed by the end of August. The project  one of the main roads through Maple Grove into a four-lane street with upgraded turning lanes and safer intersections from Vicksburg Lane to County Road 101.

For the first week of the 2012 construction season, work was focused on removing a section of the older portion of Bass Lake Road and starting concrete work on the westbound bridge over Elm Creek.

According to the city of Maple Grove website, here’s some of the planned work commuters and residents can expect as the project progresses this year:

• Significant activity at the intersections of Lawndale Lane and Nottingham Parkway for the next few weeks as signal systems are modified.

• At Lawndale Lane, traffic will be moved back to old Bass Lake Road on the east of Lawndale Lane. Traffic will be moved back to the new alignment of Bass Lake Road in June.

• At Nottingham Parkway, traffic will be moved to the north side of Bass Lake Road.  “For the first couple of weeks after this occurs, there will be no left turn lane for eastbound Bass Lake Road to turn left onto northbound Nottingham Pkwy,” according to the city’s website. “We are looking into prohibiting eastbound left turns in the AM peak hour to prevent problems with queuing at this intersection.

• Saturday, April 14 - Nottingham Parkway will be closed on the south side of Bass Lake Road for one day. Motorists will have to access the area by traveling on Vicksburg Lane during the closure.

• Saturday, April 21 - Peony Lane will be closed on the south side of Bass Lake Road for one day.  Motorists can access the area by Lawndale Lane North or County Road 101.

To get regular updates from the city of Maple Grove about the Bass Lake Road project, click here to sign up on the city’s eSubscribe list. Additional project questions can be directed to the city of Maple Grove Engineering Department at 763-494-6350.