Politics & Government

Construction Update: Woodbury Drive, Storm Impacts

Paul Kauppi, assistant city engineer, ran down the latest news for the Woodbury City Council this week.

The Woodbury City Council on June 26 got an update on roadwork projects currently underway.

Paul Kauppi, assistant city engineer, ran down the latest construction news, plus a few notes from the storms over the past weekend.

Woodbury Drive

The Lake Road intersection of Woodbury Drive opened to east-west traffic last week, and it should cut down on some of the cut-through issues in the area, Kauppi said.

Find out what's happening in Woodburywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Woodbury Drive is being expanded from two lanes to four from Park Crossing to a third of a mile south of Bailey Road.

The roundabout at Lake Road is complete, though for now people still cannot access Woodbury Drive north and south.

Find out what's happening in Woodburywith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Another roundabout is planned at Bailey Road, and that will be the focus as crews work on the second, southern phase of the project, Kauppi said.

The entire project should be completed, weather permitting, by November.

Washington County also has a webcam of the project available online.

Radio Drive

Work continues to progress on Radio Drive, where the road will be expanded from two lanes to four from Bailey Road south to Hargis Parkway.

That project, which includes a new pedestrian underpass beneath Radio Drive, should be done in mid-July, Kauppi said.

Woodlane Signal

Work is also underway on a new traffic signal at Bailey Road and Woodlane Drive.

The new signals should be up and running by the end of July.

Storms

Despite the weather, the Woodbury Drive project is ahead of schedule, said Kauppi, responding to a question from Councilman Paul Rebholz.

Public Works, meanwhile, was out doing inspections and cleaning up debris from the storms over the past weekend.

The city’s lakes are about a foot above normal, and unless Woodbury gets more heavy rain, they should return to typical levels soon, he said.

The city also had to turn on pumps at Bailey Lake, the first time crews have used them since a test a few years ago. They worked “flawlessly,” Kauppi said.


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here