The closure for Washington Memorial Drive that was tentatively
scheduled for Wednesday, May 13, has been moved to the week of
May 18. A specific date will be announced later this week.
The intersection of Highway 23 at 7th and 14th Avenue is open.
6th and 12th Avenue are closed to traffic to allow for underground
utility work to be completed at those intersections. Utility work
is expected to be completed this week.
Work begins on the permanent pedestrian signal installation
at 12th Avenue.
Utility work at 5th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Avenues
are completed on the north portion of Highway 23.
8th Avenue utility work continues.
Curb and gutter work along Highway 23 mainline begins this week.
Grading and base construction continues on the westbound lanes
of Highway 23.
Motorists are traveling on the eastbound lanes of Highway 23,
one lane of traffic in each direction.
1st Street North/4th Avenue
Overpass at Lake George
Traffic impact: beginning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May
13, 9th Avenue under the Lake George bridge will close to traffic
to allow crews to work on the sanitary sewer and pave. Motorists
should follow signed detour. Work is expected to be completed
by 5:30 a.m., Thursday, May 14.
Pile driving operation on the west abutment will be completed
this week. This completes all the piling for the north portion
of the Lake George bridge.
Footings will be formed and poured in the west abutment this
week.
East abutment will be poured this week.
Pier #1 stems will be formed and poured this week.
Pier #2 cap will be formed at the end of the week.
Pier #3 cap will be formed and poured this week.
Delivery of the bridge beams will begin the week of May 18th.
Cloverleaf parking lot, retaining wall footings, will be formed
and poured this week.
On/off ramps at 9th Avenue South are closed to traffic. 9th/10th
Avenue traffic continues on the southbound lanes between 4th Street
and St. Germain Street.
Mississippi River Bridge
Girders for the new bridge started arriving on Tuesday. Crews
are launching and erecting girders from the east side of river.
They will start erecting girders on the west side in two weeks.
The contractor continues to work on the construction of the
west abutment wing walls.
The west abutment will be backfilled when completed this week.
Work will start on removing the old pier #1 and reconstructing
the walkway under the bridge on the west river bank.
Granite stone veneer work will be completed on the east abutment
and pier #3 this week. Crews will then move to the northeast wing
wall.
The monument on the west side of the river is being salvaged
and will go to the city for future placement.
Watermain and sewer work will be completed on the east side
river next week.
The contractor will continue to monitor erosion control.
Boat traffic will be maintained on the Mississippi River during
this project.
Existing local and truck detours will remain in place.
Project Updates
News and detour information: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d3/projects/hwy23bridge/
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