Site work and paving for a road / highway in Fridley, Minnesota. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

This project involves reconstruction of 53rd Avenue west of Central Avenue to provide a safety improvement by access control. A roundabout is planned to allow traffic to maintain convenient access to businesses along this 0.5 mile stretch of roadway. The City will lead the project through a joint powers agreement with the City of Columbia Heights. The project will be funded by a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant along with local match funding.$144,000 was carried forward from 2021. $872,000 was carried forward from 2022. It is generally recognized that access improvements west of 53rd Avenue are needed to improve safety. A crash analysis shows a strong cost/benefit for the project and it was competitively selected among other metropolitan safety projects proposals. As of February 26, 2022, this project is currently City of Fridley in the FY 2022-2026 CIP . Funding for this project is allotted in the city's capital improvement plan for construction FY 2022. A firm timeline has not been established; however, construction is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2023. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.