Traffic & Transit
Highway 246 And Jefferson Parkway Roundabout Tunnel Closures In City Of Northfield
The four tunnels will be closed one at a time allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to safely detour around the areas being painted.
June 18, 2021
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The pedestrian tunnels under the roundabout at Highway 246 and Jefferson Parkway will be periodically closed beginning June 21 for mural painting. The four tunnels will be closed one at a time allowing pedestrians and bicyclists to safely detour around the areas being painted. The project will be completed by late July, weather permitting.
The Northfield Public Art Review Committee (PARC) selected Twin Cities-based artist Adam Turman to create the murals in the four underpass tunnels. The theme of the artwork is of four ecologies near Northfield—the Cannon River, Nerstrand Big Woods, Oak Savannah, and Prairie.
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This project is funded by the 1% for the Arts program, where one percent of construction costs of a city capital improvement project is dedicated to public art.
Los túneles peatonales bajo la rotunda de la autopista Highway 246 y Jefferson Parkway se cerrarán periódicamente a partir del 21 de junio para pintar murales. Los cuatro túneles se cerrarán de uno en uno, lo que permitirá a los peatones y ciclistas desviarse de forma segura por las zonas que se están pintando. El proyecto se completará a finales de julio, si el tiempo lo permite.
El Comité de Revisión de Arte Público de la ciudad de Northfield (The Northfield Public Art Review Committee o PARC- por sus siglas en inglés,) seleccionó al artista de las Ciudades Gemelas, Adam Turman, para crear los murales en los cuatro túneles del paso subterráneo. El tema de la obra es el de cuatro ecologÃas cercanas a la ciudad de Northfield: el rÃo Cannon, el gran bosque de Nerstrand, Oak Savannah y la pradera.
Este Proyecto está financiado por el programa 1% para las Artes, en el que el 1% de los costos de construcción de un proyecto de mejora de la capital de la ciudad se dedica al arte público.
This press release was produced by the City of Northfield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.