The award-winning I-35W & Crosstown Highway 62 interchange project was one of the largest east-west, north-south freeway interchange reconstruction projects ever performed in Minnesota. It was also the first project in the state to use precast segmental bridges.
The joint venture team of Ames Construction, Lunda Construction, and Shafer Contracting executed the project while traffic flowed through the interchange at a rate averaging more than 240,000 vehicles per day. Lane closures were not allowed during the day, so much of the hauling and construction was carried out at night. Over the three-year span of the project, MnDOT allowed only nine full freeway shutdowns to accomplish intersecting tasks. The reconstructed freeway corridor more than doubled traffic lane capacity.
The joint venture team built two bridges over the environmentally sensitive Minnehaha Creek that flows through the project. Five segmental bridges consisting of 75-ton components were cast off-site and transported to the project.
Markets: Transportation, Highways
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Client: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Completion Date: October 2010
Details:
- 100,000 cubic yards of concrete bridge structures
- 27 bridges, including 5 precast segmental bridges
- 500,000 square feet of noise walls
- 150,000 cubic yards of concrete retaining walls
- 150,000 tons of asphalt paving
- 272,000 tons of concrete paving
- 110,000 linear feet of underground utility piping
2011 Engineering Excellence Award & Grand Award
American Council of Engineering Companies
2011 Top Road #4
Top 10 Roads, Roads & Bridges magazine
2011 Seven Wonders of Engineering Award
Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
2011 Gold Level Award
National Partnership for Highway Quality
2010 MnDOT Construction Workzone Safety Award
2010 Finance and Commerce Top Projects Award
View all of our awards and accomplishments.
