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Project Updates

Project Updates

April 11, 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended the neighborhood meeting on April 9th. Street and utilities construction is tentatively scheduled to begin later this month. Project updates and further information will be coming soon. If you missed the meeting, check out the recorded presentation on the project website!

Centerpoint Energy and Michels Corp. will be continuing to conduct gas main replacements and relocations on 9th Ave, 10th Ave, 11th Ave, and 3rd St N. You can learn more on Centerpoint’s project website.

March 28, 2025

Week of March 31st

  • Michels Corp. and Centerpoint Energy will begin gas main replacements and relocations starting on the 200 block of 9th Avenue N.
  • Find project updates and contact information on Centerpoint Energy’s Hopkins project website. You can also learn more on the project flyer.
  • Letters (not related to Centerpoint Energy’s work) will be mailed to individual properties regarding potential construction related impacts to items such as retaining walls, landscaping, railings, and trees.
    • Please note, these letters are only being mailed to properties affected by 2025 construction activity (9th Ave N, 10th Ave N, and 11th Ave N) including properties that may fall within the 2025 “flex” phases (11th Ave N).
    • Letters regarding potential construction impacts in front of properties along 12th Ave N and 13th Ave N will be mailed to those properties closer to the start of construction in 2026.

Week of April 5th

  • Gas main replacements and relocations will continue for the foreseeable future, staying ahead of the City’s contractor.
  • APRIL 9th – Join us for the final project open house at 5:30 pm at Hopkins City Hall (1010 1st St S, Hopkins, MN 55343). You can also register to join the meeting online.