Dakota County is constructing a 2-mile segment of the Veterans Memorial Greenway between Alameda Path and Rich Valley Park in Inver Grove Heights.
The finished greenway segment will consist of a 10-foot-wide paved trail. Other amenities will include:
- Safety and accessibility improvements of the trail crossings at Alameda Path, Alameda Avenue, Akron Avenue and 105th Street
- Grade-separated crossing of Rich Valley Boulevard
- Connections to local trails in Rich Valley Park
- Memorial nodes and seating elements
- Wayfinding and interpretive signage
- Landscaping
- Other features consistent with Dakota County Greenway Standards
Project timeline
April 2024–spring 2025
Construction
Weeks of May 27 and June 2
- Repairing erosion and hydroseeding.
- Installing ornamental railing on Rich Valley Boulevard tunnel
- Making miscellaneous drainage repairs
- Installing Akron Avenue intersection improvements
Akron Avenue is proposed to be closed from May 30 to June 6 to complete concrete repairs and replacement. 
See detour map.
Questions?
William Bauer, Construction Project Manager
SEH, Inc.
wbauer@sehinc.com
952-912-2629
Tony Wotzka, Greenways Manager
Dakota County Parks
tony.wotzka@co.dakota.mn.us
952-891-7966
Bryce Lebrun, Project Manager
952-891-7028
bryce.lebrun@co.dakota.mn.us
