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Saint Paul holds public hearing on MnDOT Robert Street reconstruction; community wins commitment to oversight task force
Summary
MnDOT presented plans to reconstruct Robert Street from Annapolis Street to Kellogg Boulevard, drawing broad community support for safety upgrades and a formal Robert Street accountability task force to oversee construction and mitigation for businesses and residents.
MnDOT and Saint Paul Public Works presented a proposed full reconstruction of Robert Street from Annapolis Street to Kellogg Boulevard at a public hearing Thursday, and community members urged the council to formalize a local oversight group to monitor construction impacts.
The hearing matters because Robert Street is a major, decades‑deferred corridor with elevated crash risk, planned bus rapid transit (G Line) routing and aging infrastructure; residents and business owners said reconstruction presents an opportunity to improve safety but also a risk of disrupting small businesses and displacing neighbors during prolonged work.
Chris Bauer, project manager for MnDOT, told the council the corridor needed more than resurfacing after engineering reviews and community input. “It is the only high‑injury street in the Lehi Side neighborhood,” Bauer said, and MnDOT secured $32 million in federal grants to cover…
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