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Overview
July 26-August 6 Weekly Update
Status:
- Opened to traffic
Location:
- St. Peter, Minn.
Nicollet County
Description:
St. Peter - Minnesota Ave.
Reconstruction
Project included highway and utility work between south junction of Hwy 22 and Union Street:
- Install new traffic signal at the intersection south junction of Hwy 22
- Resurface Hwy 169 from Hwy 22 to Jefferson Street
- Reconstruct Hwy 169 from Jefferson Street to Chestnut Street
- Resurface Hwy 169 from Chestnut to Union Street
St. Peter Minnesota Avenue (Hwy 169) Project - COMPLETED
National Award Recipient
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On July 9, 2010 Mn/DOT received an award for the Best Recovery Act project for the work on Highway 169 through historic downtown Saint Peter from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
- Mn/DOT would like to thank the City of Saint Peter, the Shafer Contracting Design-Build Team and the businesses and residents of Saint Peter for their support and contributions.
Project benefits:
- Traffic signal added at the south junction of Hwy 22
- New road surface from Hwy 22 to Jefferson Street
- Reconstruction from Jefferson Street to Chestnut Street. Work on this segment included:
- Replacing sanitary sewer and water mains and service lines
- Replacing storm sewer
- Widening the roadway by one foot on each side between Jefferson and Walnut
- Installing raised medians between Elm and Chestnut
- Landscaping in the median between Elm and Walnut will include trees and grass; between Mulberry and Broadway it will include raised planters
- Installing pedestrian bumpouts at the intersections between Walnut and Broadway to improve pedestrian safety
- Placing new concrete pavement
- Reconstructing sidewalks
- Installing new trees, refurbishing historic lighting and audible pedestrian signals
- New road surface from Chestnut Street to Union Street:
- This segment had the pavement milled and overlayed with bituminous. There was some widening and a short segment of median installed between Chestnut and Chatham. The watermain was also replaced between Skaro and Ramsey.
Design-Build
Mn/DOT used the Design-Build process for the Hwy 169 Saint Peter project in order to complete most construction by the end of 2009. Design-build is a contracting process that brings designers and contractors together early in the detail design portion of a project.
Mn/DOT clearly defines the standards and general specifications they expect for the project, and the design-build team works together to satisfy those requirements. In order to shorten the delivery time, design is completed on certain portions of the road while construction is occurring on other portions.
The design-build team selected for the Hwy 169 Saint Peter Design-Build project is led by Shafer Contracting Co., Inc. located in Shafer, Minnesota. The lead design firm for the project is RLK Engineering, located in the Twin Cities.
Construction impact
As with any major construction project, this one will cause disruption to businesses and residents along Minnesota Avenue (Hwy 169). Property owners will be notified when there are direct impacts to their property.
Questions or concerns
If you have specific questions or concerns, call the project hotline at 507-995-2810 or contact czimmer@visi.com.