Bridge construction
| Construction role | Name | Mobile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction and Maintenance Oversight of Bridge Construction, Fabrication, Load Ratings and FC Inspection |
Andrew Lawver | 507-380-1705 | andrew.lawver@state.mn.us |
| Bridge Construction Unit Manager Bridge Construction Unit Leader and Assist with Metro Construction Support |
Paul Pilarski | 651-485-3167 | paul.pilarski@state.mn.us |
| Metro Bridge Construction Engineer Metro Bridge Construction Support: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Pratik Patel | 952-658-9519 | pratik.patel@state.mn.us |
| Construction Engineer Assistant Bridge Construction Support - Select Projects: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support |
Vacant | N/A | N/A |
| North Region Bridge Construction Engineer District 1-4: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Kyle Fritz | 763-358-2223 | kyle.fritz@state.mn.us |
| South Region Bridge Construction Engineer District 6-8: Bridge repair recs, foundation recs, construction support, district liaison |
Karl Gronvall | 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 | 651-470-9862 | mark.spafford@state.mn.us |
| Bridge Construction Field Support Pile authorizations, bridge plan review, special provision review, development, bridge construction field support |
Andrew Fritz | 507-259-1360 | andrew.fritz@state.mn.us |
| Major Bridge Construction Engineer Blatnik Bridge Project |
Nick Haltvick | 651-216-3219 | nick.haltvick@state.mn.us |
- Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC)
- Bridge Construction Time Tool
- Read-me File (PDF)
- Bridge Construction Time Tool Spreadsheet (Excel)
- Training Videos
- 2020 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (PDF) – Revised March 2025
- 2020 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (Word) – Revised March 2025
- 2025 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (PDF) – Revised March 2025
- 2025 “SB” Bridge Special Provisions (Word) – Revised March 2025
- 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
- Shop Drawings: Bridge Office Shop Drawing Stamp (PDF)
- Shop Drawings: Instructions for installing PDF stamp (Word)
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
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
2478 Paint
- Bridge Project Closeout - Permanent Records List (PDF)
- As-Built Bridge Data (Excel) - Revised December 2022
- Bridge Office Vertical and Horizontal Bridge Clearance Report (PDF)
- New bridge project close-out and as-built example (Bridge 71020)
- Repair bridge project close-out and as-built example (Br 3589)
- 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 Inspection eLearning courses
- Introduction to Bridge Plan Reading
- Introduction to Pile Driving; Bridge Foundations
- Preparing to Drive Piles
- Driving Test and Foundation Piles
Topic-Specific Informational Videos by MnDOT Specifications Area
- 2401: Concrete Bridge Deck Placement
- 2401: Special Surface Finish
- 2402: Steel Bolting
- 2404: Low Slump Concrete Wearing Course Placement
- 2405: How Prestressed Beams Work
- 2433: Concrete Surface Repair (Shotcrete)
- 2433: Galvanic Anode installation: Metalizing Example
- 2433: Adhesive Anchor Installation – Hilti examples:
- 2433: Timber Bridge Repair:
- 2452: Pile Driving
- 2452: Statnamic Pile Testing
- 2472: Reinforcing Bar Placement