A trail reconstruction project beginning Wednesday at Indian Mounds Regional Park in St. Paul will temporarily divert or reduce automobile traffic on a stretch of Mounds Boulevard and close portions of the park to the public.

The nearly three-month project, which will resurface the current trails but not change their routes, will occur in three phases between April 22 and July 12, according to a news release issued by the St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department.

Trails and green spaces in the following areas of Indian Mounds park will be closed while work is underway:

April 22 – May 22: Plum Street to Bates Avenue

May 5 – June 12: Bates Avenue to Burns Avenue

May 19 – July 12: Burns Avenue to Minnesota 61

Between May 22 and June 12, Mounds Boulevard will be closed between Bates Avenue and Thorn Street and reduced to one westbound lane between Thorn and Burns Avenue. Between April 22 and May 22, Mounds will be reduced to one lane of westbound traffic from Plum Street to Bates Avenue.

Although closed to vehicle traffic, portions of the roadway will be open to pedestrians and bicyclists “to allow for important recreational opportunities and for social distancing” while the park is closed, according to the city’s website.