Minnesota Department of Transportation

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Hiawatha Avenue

Minneapolis

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state highway projects

Hand pressing ADA-accessible walk signal button
Speakers and raised arrows on APS signals provide information about the intersection to pedestrians with hearing and visual impairment.

All MnDOT projects - both new construction and rehabilitation projects - must include evaluation to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Components can include, but are not limited to adding curb cuts, truncated domes and accessible pedestrian signals. Read about MnDOT's transition plan to comply with the ADA.

Specifics for this project

  • Replacing the traffic signals and adding Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS)
  • Realigning the Hiawatha Trail crossings at the southwest corner of Hiawatha Ave. and 46th St. E.
  • Constructing pedestrian refuge islands to Hiawatha Ave.
  • Adding a pedestrian signal and crosswalks to 45th St. E.