Savage starts design of a wider Quentin Avenue without the one-lane underpass
Updated Nov. 3: The Oct. 19 minutes show the contract passed 5-0, and the Nov. 2 packet added the city's first schedule, with construction starting in spring 2028.
The Savage City Council approved an $885,109 contract Monday, Oct. 19, with WSB to design a wider Quentin Avenue, and WSB’s proposal marks the CPKC railroad bridge where Quentin narrows to one lane for removal. It passed 5-0 on the consent agenda, the minutes show.
The Highway 13 rebuild calls for removing the Lynn Avenue connection to the highway, which WSB’s proposal says increases “the importance of Quentin Avenue as a north-south connection” between Highway 13 and County Road 16. Detours from Lynn and traffic at Quentin and McColl came up at the Oct. 5 Highway 13 hearing, the minutes say.
The CPKC bridge over the Credit River is marked for removal too. WSB will design replacement rail bridges over both for future construction, keeping the option of restoring rail service under the city’s CPKC agreement. State rules require at least 14 feet 6 inches under a railroad bridge; the Quentin bridge is signed at 10 feet 6 inches.
The project runs from 123rd Street south to McColl Drive (County Road 16) and turns a rural road with no sidewalks or trails into a city street with curb, gutter and pedestrian facilities. A McColl roundabout needs more study and county approval, WSB says.
A state grant covers $800,000 of the design and the city $85,109; Scott County has allocated $6.5 million to the project. The council’s Nov. 2 packet has the first project schedule: a concept layout in February 2027, project informational meetings in March and October 2027, a bid opening in February 2028 and construction starting in spring 2028. The city’s capital plan identifies $14,770,000 for the project, and staff expects construction to take multiple years, with a substantial impact on businesses and residents in and around downtown. Two parcels need right of way, and a staging workshop will weigh closure options.
What's next: The city plans project informational meetings in March and October 2027.
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