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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

Work continues on the I-494 design build project

Concrete Paving, Shoulder Installation, and Ramp Reconstruction at Carlson Parkway, July 2006

Constructing the Excelsior Boulevard bridge deck and pouring concrete for the Baker Road bridge May 2006

 

Paving near Hwy 62 and at I-394, and setting bridge girders at Hwy 7
April 2006
Pouring concrete into the paving machine
 paving operations south of Hwy 62
New pavement between valley View Road and Hwy 62
Barrier wall construction along Ridgedale Drive
Barrier wall between I-394 and Ridgedale Drive, covered with a tarp to assist the curing process
Setting bridge girders at Hwy 7
Setting bridge girders at Hwy 7
Setting bridge girders at Hwy 7

 

Concrete crushing, Baker Rd bridge, drainage improvements & soundwall posts
January 2006
A concrete crusher pulverizes concrete rubble for later use on the project.
Recycled concrete turned into gravel and fed along a conveyor belt.
Recycled concrete stockpiled at Hwy 7.
Excavation at Baker Rd.
Pile driving begins at Baker Rd.
Loaders move bridge piles.
An excavator clears vegetation from a drainage ditch south of Minnetonka Blvd.
Soundwall posts installed north of Excelsior Blvd.
In areas such as this where the distance between the right-of-way fence and the wall is less than 10 feet, the fence will not be replaced.

Hwy 7 Bridge Demolition, November 11-14
A hoe ram breaks up the pavement on the approach to the Hwy 7 bridge deck. A welder works on cutting through steel bridge beams while a loader piles up the rubble. All that remains of the old Hwy 7 bridge.
Bridge superintendents observe the removal.
A welder cuts through a beam while in the backqround a hoe ram breaks up the remaining pavement.
Hwy 7 bridge beams.
A welder cuts through the bolts holding the beam in place.
Bridge superintendent directs a loader and a crane as they remove a beam.
Slowly raising the beam...
The crane moves the beam forward...
As the loader slowly backs it up
 Traffic on the new Hwy 7 bridge passing by the removal of the old bridge.

I-394 CD Road, Road Bed at Oakland Road Bridge, Paving at Valley View Road
Widening of the collector distributor road along I-394 will be complete by November 1st and greatly improve traffic flow from I-494 to I-394. Paving is set to begin on the new lanes to be constructed south of the Oakland Road bridge. Paving is nearing completion near Valley View Road.

New Excelsior Bridge and Demolition 9/16-17, and Planning the New I-394 CD Road
Westbound traffic on the new Excelsior Blvd bridge Traffic driving over the Excelsior Blvd bridge shortly after its opening
While Excelsior Blvd is in one lane over the bridge Caribou Drive will remain closed.
Demo begins on the remaining half of the Excelsior Blvd bridge.
Two hoe rams demolish the western bridge approach
Construction superintendent observes the Excelsior bridge demo.
The bridge deck removed, the steel beams remain to be removed.
Welders cut through the beams
Welders again
The eastbound collector-distributor road will be closed for as long as 40 days for reconstruction
Construction managers plan the CD road reconstruction
The eastbound I-394 exit to Plymouth Road will remain open while the CD road is rebuilt.

Soundwall construction, and bridge work at Excelsior, Orchard and Oakland Road
Soundwall posts being installed north of Orchard Road Drilling post holes for soundwall Installed posts for soundwall, looking north from near Orchard Road
North span of the Excelsior Blvd bridge The new Excelsior center pier side by side with the old pier Under the Excelsior Blvd bridge looking south
West half of the Orchard Road bridge Concrete beams for the Orchard Road bridge Once traffic is shifted onto the new pavement the beams can be set for the rest of the Orchard bridge. Right now there is not enough clearance to set beams across active traffic lanes.
Oakland Road bridge looking west From the east abutment, looking west Rebar set for the Oakland Road bridge deck
Essex Road utility repair, sand mining near Hwy 62, and
soundwalls near Excelsior Boulevard

Paving from Minnetonka Boulevard to Hwy 7

The road bed between Minnetonka Blvd and Hwy 7 ready for paving
Dowel rods and rebar are embedded in the concrete to add strength.
Paving operations for the first lane of the new southbound I-494
Paving machine places concrete in the roadbed
Reaching the end of the first segment of paving.
Paving machine pushes concrete into place.
Once the concrete is placed it is sprayed with a curing compound and the surface textured with a brush
 White curing compound on new pavement The finished product: new southbound lanes for I-494
Soundwall Construction and Bridge Paving

a crane raises a concrete soundwall beam
manuvering the beam into place
backfilling postholes prior to adding lumber
carpenters begin to build the soundwall
concrete pump sends concrete up to the bridge deck
pouring concrete
cement mixer feeds the concrete pump
once the concrete is poured crews begin to work it
the start of a long night of concrete work
Concrete Recycling and Pile Driving Operations

pile driving at Orchard Road
pile driving at Orchard Road
concrete rubble is loaded into crusher
rebar fragments removed from concrete rubble
concrete rubble ready for reuse in paving
Bridge Beams Set at Baker Road

bridge beams set at Baker Road
beam lowered into place
beams set at Baker Road
raising main beams
 manuvering beam into place lowering beam onto pier cap
bridge beams over Baker Road
ironworker guides beam into place
Baker bridge beams in place
Bridge Beams and Decking at Hwy 62
truck delivers Hwy 62 bridge beam raising beam at Hwy 62
setting beam at Hwy 62
beams set at Hwy 62
beams set at Hwy 62
beams set at Hwy 62
bridge deck constructed on top of Hwy 62 beams
bridge deck built on top of Hwy 62 beams
bridge deck built on top of Hwy 62 beams

 

Bridge Construction at Hwy 62

Hwy 62 south abutment Hwy 62 south abutment Hwy 62 south abutment
Hwy 62 center pier Hwy 62 center pier Hwy 62 center pier
sheetpiling at Hwy 62
sheetpiling at Hwy 62
sheetpiling at Hwy 62
Bridge Demolition, February 18 - 21
Hwy 7 bridge demo Hwy 7 bridge demo Hwy 7 bridge demo
Oakland Road bridge demo
Oakland Road bridge demo
 Oakland Road bridge demo
Orchard Road bridge demo Orchard Road bridge demo Orchard Road bridge demo

 


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