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road construction: Main St to open, Main St to close - 07/14/11 10:55 PM
Anoka County does it again, they win the three legged milk stool award for the Main St project in Coon Rapids. Over a year to upgrade a mile of roadway from 2 to 4 lanes. They accomplished this by starting on the quickest part of the project first, then moving on to the portion that would take the most time to complete. I am hoping this opens up in the next few days as people have been using the Oaks of Shenandoah neighborhood I live in as a detour. This part that was closed is from Coon Creek Blvd to Hanson.
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road construction: Main St Closing soon! - 06/09/10 03:30 PM
The second season in Minnesota is in full swing and about to get worse. That is right, road construction is the other season besides winter in Minnesota. The next big project starts Monday when Main St closes in Coon Rapids from Coon Creek drive to Hanson Blvd. They are going to widen the road to a 4 lane divided highway.
So why do they need to close the road? Well the sod fields that the road crosses west of Hanson is basically a peat bog. Peat makes a lousy road base as we have witnessed over the years. They have filled … (1 comments)
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road construction: Highway 10 bottleneck gone! - 11/02/09 02:42 PM
The so called redneck bottleneck will be no more after today! The construction on Highway 10 in Coon Rapids should finish up this week. The project extended the 3rd lane from Foley to Hanson Blvd. with the west bound lane becoming the Hanson exit only lane. On the eastbound side the third lane starts as Hanson traffic enters the freeway. The redneck bottleneck was formed when Highway was completed through Blaine. This allowed 3 lanes from 10, 2 lanes from Highway 47 and one lane from the 610 bridge to combine into 2 lanes in about one mile.
The bridge replacement … (0 comments)
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road construction: Finally widening 242 - 12/11/08 09:54 PM
I just went over to the Coon Rapids City Center to hear about the plans to widen Highway 242, now known as County 14 and Main Street. The road will be upgraded to 4 lanes from Coon Creek to Crane Street, which is just past Hanson. The construction will start in 2010 and likely close down the road from Hanson to Shenandoah Blvd to clear out the peat bog or build a land bridge. The county engineer said there is around 5 feet of tar from all of the fill down over the years in the area by the sod fields.
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road construction: Hanson is finally done! - 10/31/08 04:39 PM
Wow, the 3 legged milk stool award goes to the Hanson Blvd construction team. The project was originally slated to start last spring and be done not long after the bridge over 10 was done. That project was done by July 07 but the Hanson Blvd road widening project hadn't even started yet. After enduring 6 months of Hanson being closed last year we thought the end was near. No such luck however as the intersections with County 14 (242) and Bunker had yet to be started.
I have watched a lot of construction projects over the years and you can … (0 comments)
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road construction: I-35W River bridge crossing - 09/19/08 08:42 PM
As a frequent blogger on the 35W river project, I had to be one of the first people to cross the new bridge. My wife and I went to pick up my car at Orr Auto in Eden Prairie yesterday morning. 35W was a few miles further but we went that way and crossed around 7am, about 2 hours after the bridge opened.
I brought my daughter to the airport the morning of July 31st 2007. There was quite a bit of construction on the bridge that day. one lane in each direction was closed. Little did I know that we … (0 comments)
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road construction: 35W river bridge to open next week! - 09/09/08 07:27 PM
The Interstate 35W St. Anthony Falls Bridge is scheduled to open to public traffic during the week of September 15, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. "Throughout the rebuilding process, we have kept the memories of the victims of last August's bridge collapse in our thoughts and prayers," said Mn/DOT Commissioner Tom Sorel. "This bridge has been built to the highest possible safety standards and is coming in ahead of schedule and on budget. We're looking forward to seeing motorists using the new bridge next week." The bridge is expected to open to traffic as early as Tuesday, September 16, … (0 comments)
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road construction: Crosstown closing next weekend 8( - 09/04/08 10:45 AM
Minnesota Department of Transportation Crosstown: I-35W/Hwy 62 Reconstruction September 4, 2008 Dear Joel Friday, This is an update on the Crosstown project. If you have questions, please do not reply directly to this email. Please visit the Crosstown Project Web site and click on "Project Contacts." ************************************************************************************************************** Highway 62 to close Sept. 12-15 for storm sewer installation All lanes of Highway 62, from Penn Avenue to the western junction of Interstate 35W, will be closed from 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12 through 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15. The closure is needed for storm sewer installation across Highway 62. The extended hours … (1 comments)
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road construction: Big news for County 14 and Highway 65! - 08/20/08 04:40 PM
This is great news from Minnesota Department of Transportation.
New Anoka County Road 14 bridge over Highway 65 opens Friday, Aug. 29 in Blaine 121st Ave./Paul Parkway, 129th Ave. close for overpass construction
ROSEVILLE, Minn. - The new Anoka County Road 14 bridge over Highway 65 in Blaine is scheduled to open early afternoon on Friday, Aug. 29. County Road 14 has been closed since March 31 for construction of a bridge and interchange at Highway 65. The single-point diamond interchange brings all traffic to a single traffic signal in the middle of the bridge. At the same time, the … (0 comments)
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road construction: Redneck bottleneck moves West - 08/01/08 03:25 PM
If you drive through Coon Rapids during rush hour you will be glad to read this note. Highway 10 from Egret to Hanson Blvd will be upgraded to 6 lanes next year. MnDOT plans to spend $10 million to move the redneck bottleneck west 3 miles, potentially eliminating the jam completely for afternoon and morning commuters. Construction will start next April and continue until November when the new lanes will open. The largest expense in the project will be replacing the bridges over the railroad tracks.
Currently, Highway 10 goes from 3 lanes to 2 right after 610 and 47 join … (1 comments)
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road construction: I-35W River Bridge update - 07/01/08 08:17 AM
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road construction: I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi - 05/13/08 08:03 PM
Minnesota Deparment of Transportation - Project Updates I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi May 13, 2008 Greetings! If you have questions, please do not reply directly to this email. Contact Amy Barrett, Public Information Officer, at (612) 236-6901 or via e-mail at abarrett@flatironcorp.com. Road Bed on Approach Spans Poured Pouring Road Bed Crews have begun pouring concrete for the road beds of the approach spans on the south side of the river on the I-35W Bridge. Half of the northbound approach span was poured last Thursday and the first southbound half was poured Sunday afternoon. Crews anticipate pouring concrete for the remaining … (0 comments)
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road construction: Hanson Blvd blast - 04/25/08 05:48 PM
Hanson Blvd reconstruction kicks off in full force on Monday, according to the flashing signs. This road will be a mess until the construction is completed in August. Use other routes as the intersections at 14 and Bunker will rebuilt. Traffic already is at a stand still at rush hour and will only get worse. … (0 comments)
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road construction: Crosstown Blues ugly weekend 8^( - 04/22/08 08:00 PM
46th Street bridge to close on April 25
ROSEVILLE, Minn. - As part of the Interstate 35W/Highway 62 Crosstown reconstruction project, the 46th Street bridge is scheduled to be demolished the weekend of April 25.
To prepare for the bridge demolition, lane closures on the bridge will occur from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23 and Thursday, April 24. The bridge will close at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 25. The 46th Street bridge is scheduled to re-open in summer 2009.
The 46th Street intersections of Stevens Ave and 2nd Ave will remain open; however, the … (0 comments)
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road construction: Crosstown Blues - 04/14/08 01:56 PM
Weekly Update
For the week of April 14, 2008
Public Information Events
Crosstown staff will be available to answer questions about the project at the following event:
Kenny Neighborhood Meeting
Tuesday, April 15
7:00 pm
AnthonyMiddle School
5757 Irving Ave S, Minneapolis
General Updates
I-35W Closure: April 25-28
A closure of I-35W between I-94 and Hwy 62 is scheduled from 10:00 pm Friday, April 25 to 5:00 am Monday, April 28; weather permitting. Construction activities during this closure include the demolition of the 46th Street bridge, bridgework at 50th Street and utility work across the freeway … (0 comments)
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