BRIEFS January 2022

ARRESTS MADE IN BRYN MAWR ROBBERY
Four teens have been arrested in a robbery that occured on Wednesday, Dec. 29 at 11:31 a.m. at Bryn Mawr Market (412 Cedar Lake Road S.). According to the Minneapolis Police Department, four suspects entered the convenience store and attempted to rob the business at gunpoint. When the 20-year-old female cashier was not able to open the register, one of the suspects shot her in the foot. While leaving the business, one suspect punched the cashier in the face and another suspect shot her in the torso. She was transported to the hospital and listed in serious condition. The suspects fled the scene in a vehicle that had been previously taken in a carjacking in St. Paul. Within eight hours from the initial incident, investigators arrested three of the suspects, located the vehicle, and recovered a handgun in Minneapolis. The fourth suspect was arrested on Dec. 30. All four suspects are being investigated for involvement in multiple robberies and carjackings in Minneapolis.
A comment from the family: “We would like to thank all of you for the outpouring of support and love for the wellbeing of our daughter. We wanted to pass along that our daughter is on the mend and she along with our family have been uplifted by the thoughts, prayers and well wishes from this community. We would appreciate our privacy during this difficult time.”

GREEN LINE EXTENSION UPDATE
Highlights of 2021:
• Excavation progressed and crews began to poor concrete for the structure of the LRT tunnel in the Kenilworth corridor.
• Freight rail work to update tracks was completed. Tie work to be done next year.
• The deck for LRT bridge over the Cedar Lake Channel was completed.
• All the drilled shafts that support the Corridor Protection Wall between Bryn Mawr Station and Glenwood Avenue were completed.
Upcoming in 2022:
• Cedar Lake Parkway will close in early 2022 in order to construct the Kenilworth LRT Tunnel through that segment of the corridor. More details to follow in January.
• Construction will advance on all five Minneapolis stations.
• Construction is slated to begin on the third and final bridge structure over the Cedar Lake Channel, to establish the regional trail bridge.
• Work will continue to advance on the Glenwood Avenue roadway and LRT bridge structures.
• Holden Street and Border Avenue will be reconstructed near the Royalston Avenue/Farmers Market Station.
Minneapolis Roadway Detours: Glenwood Avenue, Royalston Avenue