Tag: Minnesota DOT

Roadbuilding

States win $8 million in FHWA grants to study innovative roadwork techniques

Accelerated bridge construction, ultra-high-performance concrete and a robotic crash truck are a few of the roadwork innovations some states and local governments will be using this year, thanks to $8 million in federal grants. The Federal Highway Administration announced the grants for state and local governments in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, […]

January 29, 2020

Roadbuilding

MnDOT: Recycled concrete aggregate saves money, promotes sustainability

Using recycled pavement as aggregate in new concrete mixes can save money and promote environmental sustainability. New design methods allow engineers to create more durable mixes from recycled aggregate than in the past, reducing the need for virgin aggregate, a diminishing and expensive resource. “This report shows that a lot can be done with recycled aggregate,” […]

September 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT developing guidance for estimating bridge construction time and costs

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has contracted with WSB & Associates Inc. to begin work on a research project titled “Bridge Construction Time and Costs” aimed at helping the state’s bridge office develop a tool for estimating bridge construction time and costs. MnDOT says the tool would give production rates based on design criteria and […]

August 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

$646 million St. Croix Crossing project officially opens

The $646 million St. Croix Crossing project officially opened during a ribbon cutting ceremony yesterday featuring Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. It has been under construction since 2012. The project, which spans the St. Croix River connecting Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, and St. Joseph, Wisconsin, is a 5,000-foot extradosed bridge that […]

August 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Nine projects from 5 states win Mid America regional America’s Transportation Awards

Nine projects from five states were named the top transportation projects as Mid America regional winners for the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials’ (MAASTO) annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The northeast regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced earlier this month, and […]

July 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT: Intersections on multi-lane highways are saving lives

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says a new safety study shows Reduced Conflict Intersections (RCI) are saving lives and reducing injuries. These multi-lane highway intersections allow drivers to turn right from a smaller roadway onto a higher speed road and make a u-turn at an opening in the median. However, RCIs do not allow […]

June 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Discovery of human remains halts $2.9 million bridge project in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) stopped construction on a $2.9 million bridge project that began May 15 after human remains were discovered where an access road needed for the Highway 23 project crosses a historic Indian cemetery and settlement of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa near the St. Louis River […]

June 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

MnDOT, WisDOT officials break ground on Red Wing Bridge project

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) held a ceremonial groundbreaking to mark the beginning of the Red Wing Bridge project. The $63.4 million project includes replacing the Highway 63 bridges over the Mississippi River, Highway 61 and realigning the approach roadways. Traffic is expected to be […]

June 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

Rendering of Minn./Wisc. Red Wing Bridge shows projected finished look

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Transportation have produced a video that highlights the finished look of the Red Wing Bridge. Construction of the $63.4 million project, which includes replacing the Highway 63 bridges over the Mississippi River, Highway 61 and realigning the approach roadways, begins this month. The video provides a […]

May 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT plans $1 billion in state bridge and road projects for 2017

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) plans to work on 211 bridge and road projects valued at $1 billion this year. “While this year’s program is comparable in dollar value to last year’s, we are seeing fewer projects. And, in the coming years, we will also see the funding that is available to invest will […]

April 25, 2017

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT donates snowplow to Riverland Community College truck driving program

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has donated a snowplow to Riverland Community College in Austin, Minnesota, to use in the school’s truck driving program. The program “offers hands-on and classroom training for careers in the transportation industry,” and equipment such as the snowplow exposes students to real-world equipment and scenarios, the department says. MnDOT also plans to […]

April 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Minnesota DOT testing drones for bridge inspections

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is conducting a study to test using drones for bridge inspections, hoping the technology will help save money and provide an eye in the sky to see how bridges are holding up, KARE 11 reports. Cameras on the drone allow inspectors to see the bridge in real time and detect temperature changes […]

February 15, 2017