Aerial View of Shaft Construction Near Homes at the I-35W Stormwater Facility

Taken February 2022

Three large concrete cylindrical storage vaults under construction along Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, with residential neighborhoods visible beyond the security barrier.
Three large concrete cylindrical storage vaults under construction along Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, with residential neighborhoods visible beyond the security barrier.

This excavation is part of the I-35W Stormwater Storage Facility, a Minnesota Department of Transportation project built to capture and hold runoff from the highway corridor before it's released into the sanitary or storm sewer system.

Taken February 2022

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