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Bridge construction unit personnel

Bridge construction personnel by district. See table below for details.

Construction role Name Office Mobile Email
Construction and Maintenance
Oversight of Bridge Construction, Fabrication, Load Ratings and FC Inspection
Sarah Sondag
651-366-4507 651-285-6625 sarah.sondag@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
Nate Schutte 651-366-4581 651-200-5263 nate.schutte@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
Kyle Fritz
651-366-4563 612-358-2223 kyle.fritz@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 612-216-3219 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