Project photos
Week of May 13, 2019
Preparing the bridge for removal
Week of May 20, 2019
Rumbling up deck concrete, removing rebar, removing beam and sidewalk structure, and preparing to lift off bridge structure - there is a time-lapsed video of the bridge removal on our MnDOT Southwest Facebook page.
Week of June 3, 2019
Putting temporary sheeting in place.
Week of July 29, 2019
Removing some of the historic rip rap.
August 1 - 6, 2019
Dewatering operations to access the historic riprap that was under water.
Below - the west side after dewatering.
August 6 - 13, 2019
Building a temporary platform for heavy equipment.
Moving the crane onto the temporary platform.
August 15, 2019
Driving piling for the new center pier, starting with the exterior "cans" that will hold the H-piles. The driver is the red machinery below.
August 15, 2019
Progress on removing the historic rip rap.
Work zone photos taken August 15, 2019
August 15, 2019
Removing the sediment from the inside of the pile "cans" prior to driving in the H-piles and filling the cavity with concrete.
Watch a video of the vacuuming operation on our Facebook page.
August 27 - September 4, 2019
Working on building the west abutment, removing the east abutment, and pouring the center pier
September 13, 2019
Pouring concrete at the west abutment
November 20 - December 2, 2019
Working on the east abutment and retaining walls these past few weeks.
