Overview
- The City of Minneapolis plans to start street and infrastructure work in June 2026 that will continue into next year and formally rebuild the intersection at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue.
- Under the approved plan the city will reopen the intersection to cars and buses while keeping a defined memorial zone closed to vehicle traffic and adding flexible public spaces and art.
- City officials say community members and artists will help document, preserve and manage memorials so the public can still visit the site during construction.
- Local business owners have warned that the multi‑month project could reduce customer access and hurt revenues and they say they have not received sufficient direct support from the city.
- The sixth-anniversary events at George Floyd Square, and criticism of Mayor Jacob Frey’s Memorial Day social post, underscore the site’s continuing role as a national place of remembrance and a local flashpoint for political debate.