The following is a brief summary of the upcoming major Road Projects planned for the 2010 construction season. This list will be updated with additional information as we get closer to spring and the construction season approaches.
CSAH 25 (Adams Street) and Washington Avenue Reconstruction
Beginning of Construction: May 12th, 2010.
Expected Completion Date: November 15th, 2010 (Tree plantings in Spring of 2011)
Contractor: R&R Excavating from Hutchinson, MN
Bid Price: $4.4 Million Dollars
Weekly Public Meetings: Public meetings will be held every Wednesday at 12:00 (Noon) in the City Council Chambers during the construction. Contractor, city, and county representatives will be available at the meetings to answer project related questions.
September 8th Update: CSAH 25 - Adams/Washington Street Turnback – Washington Ave. is open to traffic. Tree plantings will be completed in the spring.
Phase 2 on Adams between Washington and 5th Streets is almost complete. It is expected that sidestreet intersections will be open by the end of the week.
Concrete paving from Oakland Avenue to the south project limits is planned to begin on Saturday, September 11th. Adams will remain open to traffic during the paving. Sidestreets and driveways on this sement will be restricted to right-in/right-out only.
Please click on the following to view the Adams Street Layout or Washington Avenue Layout.
MnDOT is funding the reconstruciton of this approximately 1.1 mile segment of Adams and the 1000 feet of Washington Ave between Adams St and Highway 15. The City of Hutchinson is funding the sewer and water main replacements.
CSAH 23 from Lester Prairie to the McLeod - Carver County Line
Begin Construction: May 27th, 2010 Open to Traffic: September 30th, 2010
Contractor: Mathiowetz Construction of Sleepy Eye, MN
Bid Price: $1.3 Million Dollars
September 8th Update: Mathiowetz Construction is the prime contractor. The grading of the roadway is complete. The installation of the box culverts (replacing the old bridge), should be completed by Friday. Completion was delayed several weeks due to the creek elevations caused by the substantial rainfalls.
Pavement surfacing will be bituminous. CSAH 23 will be paved in 2011 to allow a freeze thaw cycle to occur and allow us to identify any settlement issues prior to paving.
County Road 79 from CSAH 16 to Swan Lake Public Access
Begin Construction: June 1st, 2010 Open to Traffic: June 11th, 2010
September 8th Update: Work is complete and the only item remaining is minor erosion repairs to the ditches. This project is funded by the Department of Natural Resources with State Park Road Account funds.
CSAH 25 (Adams St.) from CSAH 115 (Airport Road) to S. Fork Crow River
Begin Construction: 2011 construction season Open to Traffic: TO BE DETERMINED
This project is approximately 1.5 miles in length and involves milling off a portion of the existing bituminous and replacing with concrete surfacing. The construction should last approximately 2 months. The road will be closed to thru traffic with limited access to residents along the corridor. Drivers should expect delays and periods where the road is very rough.
August 9th Update: Bid opening was June 25th. The construction will occur over 25 working days after June 13th of 2011. Allowing flexibility in the start of construction for the bidding contractors will result in more favorable bid prices.
CSAH 2 between Glencoe and Silver Lake (CSAH 3 to CSAH 24)
Begin Construction: April 15, 2011 Open to Traffic: July 1, 2011
July 20th Update: The bid opening was June 25th, 2010. Construction will occur in 2011. Originally planned for 2010 construction, it was moved to 2011 for two reasons. An additional $500,000 in Federal funds was secured for this project. Finalizing the additional federal funds delayed the letting date of the project. Having a bid opening now and waiting until the spring of 2011 to construct will allow us to recieve more favorable bids as most concrete contractors have schedules filled for 2010.
This project is over 7 miles in length and involves milling off a portion of the existing bituminous and replacing with concrete surfacing. The construction should last approximately 3 months. The road will be closed to thru traffic with limited access to residents along the corridor. Drivers should expect delays and periods where the road is very rough.
2010 Sealcoat Program
The 2010 sealcoat program covered approximately 21 miles of County Highways. Click on the heading above to view a map of the roadways sealcoated this year. The project began on approximately June 21st and was striping of the newly sealcoated roads was completed the first week of July.
