St. Paul, Ramsey County to host open house on Rice Street improvements near State Capitol

Ramsey County and the city of St. Paul are working to design and construct a potential new alignment for Rice Street near the state Capitol building, from John Ireland Boulevard to Pennsylvania Avenue. An open house on the effort will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. next Tuesday, Nov. 19 at Springboard for the Arts, 262 University Ave. W. A light meal will be provided.

The city and county are working in partnership with the Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, as well as Metro Transit's Metro G Line bus rapid transit project. The goal is to improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular safety, while also prioritizing public transit and designing the road for existing and changing land uses, including better public amenities.

The half-mile project will build off improvements that have unfolded along Rice Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Wheelock Parkway throughout the past five years. Design options for the new phase will be considered through 2025, in advance of concept selection and refinement in 2026. Construction could begin in the spring of 2027.

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