Hwy 7 study — Hopkins to St. Bonifacius

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About this study

We Highway 7 between Hopkins Crossroad and the Western Hennepin County line in St. Bonifacius study location mapView full-size mapare studying Hwy 7 from Hopkins Crossroad in Hopkins to the western Hennepin County line in St. Bonifacius.

This study will seek to understand the transportation needs of all users, identify opportunities for future improvements, establish a shared vision for improvement concepts among study partners, and develop and evaluate these concepts to inform the design of facilities that will be upgraded as part of a pavement resurfacing project planned for 2029 from Christmas Lake Rd. in Shorewood to 1 mile east of Mills St. in the City of St. Bonifacius.

From November 2021 through June 2022, a road safety audit was conducted on Hwy 7 from Hwy 100 in St. Louis Park to Carver Co. Rd. 33 in Hollywood Township. This audit recommended that a full planning study be completed to develop a plan for future improvements that includes access management, pedestrian and bicycle crossings, accessibility, highway signs, roadway signals, and lighting. This planning study will be informed in part by the road safety audit completed on this road.

Summary of work

  • Assess and document existing conditions
  • Ask people to share their transportation experiences and needs
  • Produce a document that identifies transportation needs and opportunities in the study area
  • Develop and evaluate recommended ideas for improvements, and get public input
  • Develop next steps for advancing the recommended improvements

Get involved

As a part of this planning study, we will be gathering input from community through public meetings, events and surveys.

About this study

We Highway 7 between Hopkins Crossroad and the Western Hennepin County line in St. Bonifacius study location mapView full-size mapare studying Hwy 7 from Hopkins Crossroad in Hopkins to the western Hennepin County line in St. Bonifacius.

This study will seek to understand the transportation needs of all users, identify opportunities for future improvements, establish a shared vision for improvement concepts among study partners, and develop and evaluate these concepts to inform the design of facilities that will be upgraded as part of a pavement resurfacing project planned for 2029 from Christmas Lake Rd. in Shorewood to 1 mile east of Mills St. in the City of St. Bonifacius.

From November 2021 through June 2022, a road safety audit was conducted on Hwy 7 from Hwy 100 in St. Louis Park to Carver Co. Rd. 33 in Hollywood Township. This audit recommended that a full planning study be completed to develop a plan for future improvements that includes access management, pedestrian and bicycle crossings, accessibility, highway signs, roadway signals, and lighting. This planning study will be informed in part by the road safety audit completed on this road.

Summary of work

  • Assess and document existing conditions
  • Ask people to share their transportation experiences and needs
  • Produce a document that identifies transportation needs and opportunities in the study area
  • Develop and evaluate recommended ideas for improvements, and get public input
  • Develop next steps for advancing the recommended improvements

Get involved

As a part of this planning study, we will be gathering input from community through public meetings, events and surveys.

Comments & Questions

If you have any comments and questions, please submit them and we will do our best to get back to you. 



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