St. Paul’s West 7th sewer work starts in June as state adds $13M for corridor
St. Paul’s West 7th sewer tunnel work starts in early June, with lane limits through mid-October and $13 million in state funding for the corridor.
West 7th Street commuters, nearby residents, and business owners should expect lane limits to start in early June as St. Paul begins sewer tunnel work from Walnut Street to Kellogg Boulevard. The city says the project is scheduled to run through mid-October 2026, with one lane open in each direction and sidewalks expected to stay open.
The St. Paul Public Works page was updated May 29. The notice says the work is tied to sanitary tunnel infrastructure under the corridor, making this a long construction stretch rather than a short repair.
State funding adds another West 7th layer
Separately, Minnesota’s enacted Chapter 130 directs $13 million to the Trunk Highway 5/West 7th Street Improvement Project. The money is split evenly: $6.5 million for the Kellogg Boulevard-to-St. Clair Avenue segment and $6.5 million for the St. Clair Avenue-to-I-35E segment.
A May 17 statement from the House Saint Paul delegation said the bonding bill included West 7th among Saint Paul investments. For people who use the corridor every day, the key point is simple: the city’s sewer work is about to begin, lane space will tighten, and the state funding suggests more West 7th construction remains ahead.
