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November 28 2020 Vol. XXVI • No. 24
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Minn. Aims to Rid Road of Dangerous Conditions By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Kentucky Taps Ohio Contractor for Span Fix…8 Hyundai Construction Names New President...14
JCB Celebrates 75 Years in Business…94
Table of Contents ............4 Paving Section ........34-49 Trailers Section ........65-81 Snow & Ice Section..83-89 Auction Section ..106-123 Business Calendar ......108 Advertisers Index ........122
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is overseeing a $64.5 million project that will use giant underground stormwater tanks designed to ease a dangerous condition. The completed undertaking will help reduce frequency and severity of flooding on a busy freeway in south Minneapolis. The project is a joint venture between Kraemer North America LLC of Burnsville, Minn., and Nicholson Construction Company of Cuddy, Pa. (KNJV). “This is a major project for MnDOT,” said Aaron Tag, MnDOT metro west area engineer. “We are using construction techniques that have not been used before. The work area is small and adds to the challenges.” The tanks are being built to store water during extreme rain events. “The tanks will store water until the drainage system under Interstate 35W catches up,” said Tag. “The water will then be released into the drainage system and will be taken north to the Mississippi River.” MnDOT is building six concrete tanks between 40th and 42nd Streets east of Interstate 35W. “The tanks are 80 feet deep and 40 feet wide. They will collectively be able to hold 4.5 million gallons of water. That is equal to seven Olympic-sized swimming pools.” The effort is partly in response to June 2010 flooding that affected I35W near 42nd Street, when a downpour left the interstate impassable. Some motorists pushed stalled vehicles to safety, while others waited for the water to recede. MnDOT has budgeted the next four years to have the tanks built and put in place. Work started in the fall of 2019. It coincides with
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation is overseeing a $64.5 million project that will use giant underground stormwater tanks designed to ease flooding on a busy freeway in south Minneapolis.
major construction already taking place on I-35W, including a new pedestrian bridge at 40th Street, according to Tag. “The two projects are working
closely and coordinating efforts. The supervising engineer for MnDOT is overseeing both projects. They are looking at opportunities to be efficient and avoid conflicts.”
Construction is taking place on the east shoulder of I-35W northbound and between 40th and 42nd. The entire project access was consee FLOODING page 110
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