Frequently Asked Questions

Streets within the 2026 Miscellaneous Roadway Improvements Project area were selected as part of the City’s Pavement Management Program. This program is used by the City to manage and extend the pavement life of our streets and select improvement projects in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

214th Street Reconstruction is approximately 0.13 miles long. The project scope includes street reconstruction in the form of reclamation, subgrade excavations as required, new pavement installation, including partial replacement and installation of concrete curb and gutter, installation of corrosion protection on select watermain facilities and stormwater management improvements.

• 214th Street Roadway Improvement Project Map (PDF)

Construction is anticipated to take place between April-June 2026. Construction throughout the project area will be phased. More detailed schedule information will be made available to key stakeholders on the project webpage as the project moves through design and into construction.

Residents will have access to their driveways for the majority of the construction project. However, if and when concrete curb and gutter is being replaced in front of your driveway, the City requires a 5-day minimum curing time with no disturbance to the concrete. There also may be short periods during the day you may not have access to your driveway due to roadway construction. Property owners will be provided as much advance notification as possible when access to driveways will be restricted. If you are planning to replace your entire driveway in 2026 it will be best to schedule that after construction on your street and driveway is completed.

If required, the contractor will install temporary mailboxes as determined by the Post Office and residents will be notified of their location. The existing mailbox will be salvaged until after construction and reinstalled in a similar location. Trash and recycling will be picked up as usual.

The City of Lakeville has specified the following working hours:

• Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

No work is permitted on Sundays or holidays.

Sections of maintained lawn that need to be removed for construction will be restored with new seed at the end of the project. The contractor is responsible for watering the new seed for 45 calendar days following installation, after which time it is the owner’s responsibility. Please do not mow new seed during this time period as it will hinder growth and potentially cause it to die.

The contractor is responsible for protecting, or replacing to their original condition if damaged, most items such as small retaining walls, landscape features or irrigation systems found in the homeowner’s yard. For underground items such as invisible pet fences and irrigation lines, all homeowners are asked to mark them so that the contractor can work around them and protect them as much as possible from damage. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to relocate any plantings that will be disturbed by construction; the contractor will not replace plantings with final restoration of the project.

Over the winter, the City will conduct tree pruning work and tree removals within the right-of-way only, for trees that are anticipated to be impacted by construction. Any additional tree removal needs associated with construction activities will be communicated to property owners on a case-by-case basis.

This project is proposed to be funded by the City’s Street Capital Improvement Funds and Special Assessments to benefiting properties. The City’s assessment policy is to assess 40% of the street and storm sewer improvements to the benefiting property owners. Estimated assessment amounts will be mailed to all property owners in the project area in late November 2025 with the invitation to attend the public hearing for the project.