Bridges and Structures

Construction role	Name	Office	Mobile	Email
Construction and Maintenance Oversight of Bridge Construction, Fabrication, Load Ratings and FC Inspection	Andrew Lawver	651-366-4507	507-380-1705	andrew.lawver@state.mn.us
Bridge Construction and Scoping Engineer Management of Bridge Construction and Scoping unit	Paul Pilarski	651-366-4562	651-485-3167	paul.pilarski@state.mn.us
Metro West Bridge Construction Engineer Metro bridges in Carver, Scott and Hennepin counties: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison	Ryan Rohne	651-366-4581	651-755-9881	ryan.rohne@state.mn.us
Metro East Bridge Construction Engineer Metro bridges in Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison	Ashley Jacobson	651-366-4563	612-518-7440	ashley.jacobson@state.mn.us
North Region Bridge Construction Engineer District 1-4: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison	Nick Haltvick	651-366-4561	651-216-3219	nick.haltvick@state.mn.us
South Region Bridge Construction Engineer District 6-8: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison	Karl Gronvall	651-366-4565	651-242-6062	karl.gronvall@state.mn.us
Bridge Construction Support and Special Provisions Bridge special provision review, development, coating performances, fielding of bridge construction questions	Mark Spafford	651-366-4564	NA	mark.spafford@state.mn.us
Bridge Construction Field Support Pile authorizations, bridge plan review, special provision review, development, bridge construction field support	Andrew Fritz	651-366-4464	507-259-1360	andrew.fritz@state.mn.us

• Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)
• SP6282-86 Bridge Slide Example
• 2020 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (PDF) – Revised October 2023
• 2020 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (Word) – Revised October 2023
• Bridge Preservation and Improvement Guidelines 2022 (PDF)
• Template for managing contract bridge special provision submittals (Excel)
• View electronic plans for state highway and bridge projects

Specifications and Standards

• Standard Specifications for Construction
• Approved/qualified products (APL)
• Approved suppliers of Fabricated Components (Link to Bridge Fabrication)
• Shop Drawings: Bridge Office Shop Drawing Stamp (PDF)
• Shop Drawings: Instructions for installing PDF stamp (Word)

Bridge Construction Manual

• Bridge Construction Manual

Foundations

• Current MnDOT Pile Formula developed in 2012:
• MPF12 Pile Driving Report (PDF) - Revised December 2022
• MPF12 Pile Driving Report (Excel) - Revised December 2022
• MPF12 Test Pile Report (PDF) - Revised December 2022, now able to electronically add graphics
• MPF12 Test Pile Report (Excel) - Revised December 2022, now able to electronically add graphics
• PDA Pile Driving Report Guide (PDF)
• PDA Pile Driving Report (Excel)
• MPF12 Pile Capacity Program (Self-extracting file) - Revised January 2013
• MPF12 Inspector Chart (Excel) - Revised February 2013
• Field Welder Qualification (PDF)
• Pile driving checklist (PDF)

Bridge Erection

• Contractor Shoring: Letter of Inspection Documentation (PDF)

2401 Concrete Pouring and Curing

• Concrete Curing Quality Control Form (Excel) - This form is to be used if forms are not kept on substructures for 72 hours and populated by contractor QC personnel. Contractor may propose alternates to the engineer for approval.
• Bridge Deck Concrete Placement Checklist (PDF)

2404 Concrete Wearing Courses

• Timeline for Wear Course Placement Checklist (PDF)
• Wear Course Placement Checklist (PDF)

2433 Renovation including new adhesive anchorages

• Record of Contractor Installer ACI-CRSI Certification (PDF)
• Pre-production Anchorages Qualification Test Report (PDF)
• Production Anchorages Qualification Test Report (PDF)

2475 Railings

• Ornamental rail installation checklist (PDF)

2478 Paint

• Paint Quality Manual Form
• Painting checklist - start-up (PDF)
• Painting checklist - daily QA (PDF)

• Bridge Project Closeout - Permanent Records List (PDF)
• As-Built Bridge Data (Excel) - Revised December 2022
• Bridge Office Vertical and Horizontal Bridge Clearance Report (PDF)

• Do It Right! Lessons from the field not to be repeated
• Bridge Project Construction Engineer Overview:

Construction Engineer-Bridge Overview (CEBO) Course (Recorded 2021)

• CEBO Course Outline - 2021 (PDF)
• CEBO Day 1, Part 1 (YouTube)
• CEBO Day 1, Part 2 (YouTube)
• CEBO Day 2, Part 1 (YouTube)
• CEBO Day 2, Part 2 (YouTube)
• CEBO Day 3, Part 1 (YouTube)
• CEBO Day 3, Part 2 (YouTube)

Bridge Construction Inspection Course

• Bridge Construction Inspector Certification (BCIC)

Bridge Construction Inspection e-learning courses

• Introduction to Bridge Plan Reading
• Preparing to Drive Piles

Topic-Specific Informational Videos by MnDOT Specifications Area

• 2401: Concrete Bridge Deck Placement
• 2401: Special Surface Finish
• 2402: Steel Bolting
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Pre-Installation Verification - Applied Bolting
  • Pre-Installation Verification -  AISC
  • PIV Short bolting verification
  • Spacer usage for bolt testing on Skidmore-Wilhelm
  • DTI inspection of Gaps
  • AASHTO TC3 Course - Field Testing of Direct Tension Indicators DTIs
  • 2402: Steel Erection
• 2404: Low Slump Concrete Wearing Course Placement
• 2405: How Prestressed Beams Work
• 2433: Concrete Surface Repair (Shotcrete)
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Testing of Concrete Repair made on prestressed Beam Ends
• 2433: Galvanic Anode installation: Metalizing Example
• 2433: Adhesive Anchor Installation – Hilti examples:
• 2433: Timber Bridge Repair:
• 2452: Pile Driving
• 2452: Statnamic Pile Testing
  • View 1 from Bridge 85851
  • View 2 from Bridge 85851
• 2472: Reinforcing Bar Placement

Bridge Construction Time Lapse Videos

• Hwy 24 Clearwater Bridge 71004
• TH 53 Time Lapse