McKnight Road
Natural Gas Project
Work Starting in Your Area
In the coming weeks, we'll start removing natural gas line along Highway 10. New lines will be placed along:
- McKnight Road
- Carver Avenue
- Point Douglas Road
- Matterhorn Lane
- Dahl Avenue
- Burlington Road
- Springside Drive
Temporary and road closures to local access only are expected.
Traffic control changes regularly. Stay alert when traveling near the area.
McKnight Road Natural Gas Renewal Project
We're working in your community to continue to provide safe, reliable service and to enhance system resiliency during extreme weather. Natural gas lines will be removed along Highway 10 and new lines will be place along the following roads:
- McKnight Road between Linwood Avenue and Carver Avenue
- Carver Avenue between McKnight Road and Point Douglas Road
- Point Douglas Road
- Matterhorn Lane
- Dahl Avenue, east of McKnight Road
- Burlington Road between McKnight Road and Springside Drive
- Springside Drive
Service interruptions may be required in some circumstances. You will be notified if an outage becomes necessary.
Work will take place through 2025. Schedules are subject to change. We may have multiple areas under construction at the same time.? Questions? Contact Us
What to Expect
Our goal is to limit inconveniences to you during work, but you may notice these as we work:
- Full, temporary and partial road closures and access changes
- Traffic control measures like flaggers and yard signs
- Workers and large equipment
- Construction noise
Full, temporary and partial road closures and access changes
Traffic control measures like flaggers and yard signs
Workers and large equipment
Construction noise
Construction Process
- Setting up traffic control around work areas.
- Digging trenches or setting up bore rigs.
- Stringing line.
- Welding segments of line together.
- Installing the line in the trench or bore.
- Restoring the work area.
After installing the natural gas line, we temporarily restore the work area. Final restoration occurs as weather allows, like when it is dry and warm enough. We restore work areas to preconstruction conditions.
Natural gas service interruptions are not expected. If this changes, we'll notify you directly.
FAQS
Xcel Energy is removing and replacing 1.6 miles of natural gas line along Highway 10 in the City of St. Paul, north of South St. Paul, south of Maplewood and west of Woodbury.
New natural gas lines will be placed along McKnight Road between Linwood Avenue and Carver Avenue; along Carver Avenue between McKnight Road and Point Douglas Road; along Point Douglas Road, and tie-in to a regulator station between the railroad tracks and Highway 10 just north of Carver Avenue.
This project helps Xcel Energy continue providing safe, reliable service and enhance system resiliency during extreme weather while providing our customers the service they rely on.
Project construction is anticipated to start in spring 2025. We estimate construction will be complete in late 2025.
Schedules are subject to change.
Project work may include the following:
- Road closures to local access only.
- Temporary lane closures and shifted lanes.
- Temporary impacts to sidewalks and side yards.
- Temporary access changes.
- Traffic control measures like flaggers and yard signs.
- Workers and large equipment.
- Construction noise.
Natural gas service interruptions are not expected. If this changes, we'll communicate directly with you.
If you have comments or questions you can complete the comment form below, email us at Connect@XcelEnergyMcKnightGasProject.com or call 612.524.6096.
This project is designed to meet federal and state standards and safety requirements for installing, maintaining and operating natural gas infrastructure.
We inspect our natural gas systems at regular intervals to ensure their integrity and our staff monitors natural gas lines and facility operations 24/7 from Xcel Energy's gas operations center.
Your safety is always top of mind. The safety of the public around Xcel Energy's natural gas system influences every decision that we make throughout a project.
Xcel Energy takes a proactive approach to safety, implementing multiple safety measures before, during and after construction.
If you ever suspect a natural gas leak, you should leave your location immediately. Once you are safely away from the area, call 911, then call Xcel Energy at 1-800-895-2999.
It's important to know how to recognize potentially dangerous natural gas leaks. Signs of a leak include:
- “Rotten egg” or sulfur-like odor. It may smell differently to you, though.
- Hissing, whistling or roaring noise outside near the natural gas line or inside near appliances.
- Dirt spraying into the air or continuous bubbling in a creek or pond.
- Unexplained dead or dying vegetation.
Improper or unauthorized digging near underground utilities is a common cause of natural gas incidents. Prior to digging, call 811 or visit gopherstateonecall.org to get help locating and marking buried utility lines.
We'll keep you informed by:
- Providing frequent updates on our website, email and hotline
- Responding to questions as quickly as possible.
- Communicating proactively with you.
Our Commitment to Safety
At Xcel Energy, public safety is at the foundation of all we do. Xcel Energy takes a proactive approach to safety, implementing multiple safety measures before, during and after construction.
This project is designed to meet federal and state standards and safety requirements for installing, maintaining and operating natural gas infrastructure.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or need more project details not found on this page, we want to hear from you:
Email Us
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Call: 612.524.6096
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