City crews will begin shutting down portions of Hiawatha Avenue this weekend in order to install a new traffic signal system. Commuters will see delays, including a 10-day shutdown of the thoroughfare, according to a report by the Star Tribune.
However, MinnPost reports that the new system will significantly ease traffic flow.
As the system is now, the traffic light cycle restarts every time a train passes. This leaves some commuters waiting at a red light for as long as ten minutes.
The new signal technology does not have this issue, and can even turn green for those lanes that have been waiting the longest.
Crews from both Xcel Energy and the Minneapolis Public Works Department will begin work on Friday night when the 10-day shutdown commences.
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