Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’
Employee Spotlight – Jean Harrington
“I ensure construction projects are being compliant with their various environmental requirements.”
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“I ensure construction projects are being compliant with their various environmental requirements.”
Read MoreEmployee Spotlight – Taylor Engstrom
“I ensure construction projects are being compliant with their various environmental requirements.”
Read MoreEmployee Spotlight – Tom Villar
Trying to mitigate differences between the contractor and owner are some of the toughest challenges I have been faced with.
Read MoreWillmar Wye
The Minnesota Department of Transportation and its partners Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), City of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission will add a rail connection between two existing BNSF railway lines and modify surrounding roadways to better move freight through the city of Willmar. The…
Read MoreMinnesota River Bridge
MnDOT in partnership with Dakota County, Hennepin County, City of Bloomington and the City of Burnsville are developing a project to replace the bridge and pavement on I-35W between Cliff Rd. and 106th St. This will raise I-35W out of the floodplain and improve pedestrian access across the river. PE Services, in partnership with MnDOT…
Read MoreRed Wing Bridge
The Red Wing Bridge was a cantilever bridge which carries U.S. Route 63 across the Mississippi River from Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota. It is officially named the Eisenhower Bridge for Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, who opened the bridge in November 1960. MnDOT, in cooperation with WisDOT, the FHWA,…
Read MoreTwin Ports Interchange (TPI)
The TPI project, currently underway, involves the reconstruction of the interchange at the junction of I-35, Interstate 535, and the TH53 along with all adjacent roadways. Construction is committed to occur in three primary quadrants. Multiple bridge structures will be replaced and roadway improvements will create a better and safer fundamental link between the Duluth…
Read More35E MnPASS
MnDOT’s $120 million I-35E MnPASS Express Lanes marked a first-of-a-kind lane approach to having HOV lanes through an interchange commons area to keep traffic moving and increase safety for all motorists. Through the I-35E/I-694 interchange, the northbound MnPASS designation drops for approximately three miles. In the southbound direction, an existing general-purpose lane is converted to…
Read More35W MnPASS
After studying various strategies to reduce congestion on I-35W it was determined a MnPASS lane in each direction between Co. Rd. C in Roseville and Lexington Ave. (Co. Rd. 17) in Blaine would provide the best long-term congestion relief on the highway. MnPASS lanes are a solution for areas with high traffic volumes because they…
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