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Crews Gear Up to Finish Minn. Highway Repair By Irwin Rapoport
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Crews from PCi Roads LLC were busy last fall constructing temporary crossovers on U.S. Route 2 in Erskine, Minn., so they could hit the ground full-stride this spring to complete the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s $12.5 million design-build upgrade and refurbishment of 5.5 mi. of concrete roadway from Erskine to U.S. Route 59, site of a major interchange. This section of the highway, built in the 1970s, will continue to have a concrete pavement. The work includes repairs for the concrete road surface, overall maintenance for two Route 59 overpass bridges, and the replacement of curb, gutter, storm sewer and culverts along Route 2. The project is expected to be delivered in October. “Five years ago, we overlaid the road with a mix of bitumen just to maintain the ride, and this has started to fail,” said Shawn Groven, MnDOT’s project manager. “For the bridges, we’re going to fix some deteriorated concrete which
The Minnesota DOT has hired PCi Roads LLC to refurbish 5.5 mi. of U.S. Route 2 from Erskine to U.S. Route 59.
is starting to show signs of distress and upgrade traffic barriers coming into bridges.” Alliant Engineering Inc. designed the road repair plan, and MnDOT designed the bridge repair plan. Average daily traffic on Route 2 is around 3,250 cars and trucks. “PCi hired the designer surveys to study the road,” said Groven. “It’s a pretty basic, straightforward job. They put forward an ATC to change the project from a complete reconstruction to an unbounded
concrete overlay. The existing pavement will remain in place. They’ll put a bond breaker and 7 inches of new concrete over the top, and then regrade for bridge clearance and road tie-ins. With proper construction techniques and dowel alignments with the joints, a concrete pavement can last a long time. “The maintenance activities on a bituminous roadway would require an overlay at 20 to 25 years versus 30 to 35 years for rehab on a con-
crete one,” he added. “Our freezethaw cycle is intense, and our bitumen roads really feel the effects.” The water and sewer infrastructure replacement also is straightforward and minor in comparison to main elements. MnDOT has daylighted the sections culverts in the median in Erskine and other sections of the highway. The construction of the temporary traffic crossovers, as well as community outreach, has helped see HIGHWAY page 44
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