133rd Street W. (Galaxie to Flagstaff) Street & Utility Improvements (2022-104)

The City of Apple Valley 2022 Capital Improvement Program identifies potential street reconstruction and water main replacement on 133rd Street W from Galaxie Avenue to Flagstaff Avenue, including 133rd Court.  Scope of work includes total replacement of approximately 2,790 linear feet of street and sidewalk reconstruction and approximately 2,500 lf of water main reconstruction. This project street reconstruction was anticipated to be completed in 2021, however an evaluation of the existing 20 in diameter cast iron water main showed that the water main was in poor condition and needed replacement, causing the project to be delayed until 2022.

To continue the long standing practice of not using special assessments the City Council has made some changes to the City Policy regarding Private items in the Public Right of Way and are outlined below: 

Street Improvement Projects often require construction work to occur within the public right-of-way area behind the concrete curb or outside of the paved street section. This area is typically referred to as the boulevard. Adjacent property owners along the street frequently have installed privately owned items within the boulevard area. Some examples of privately owned items within the boulevard include:

1. Irrigation or sprinkler systems
2. Bushes and landscape plantings
3. Decorative fences
4. Underground dog fences

The City will not be responsible for the cost to remove/reinstall privately owned items that are encountered within the right-of-way as part of a Street Improvement Project. City staff will send notice to property owners ahead of the project timeframe, requesting that the property owner remove any privately-owned items within the construction zone of the public right-of-way.

Contact the Apple Valley Engineering Department at 952-953-2409 or email Nate.Becker@applevalleymn.gov for more information.