Jun 14 2010
Knife River Materials – Northern Minnesota Division will have a busy summer, working on three large Minnesota Department of Transportation projects. The division has secured contracts totaling more than $30 million to repave sections of Minnesota Trunk Highways 11, 71 and 2.
The $13 million Trunk Highway 11 work consists of approximately 18.4 miles of grading, milling, hot-mix asphalt overlay and culvert replacement. This project is located in Koochiching County near the Canadian border.
The second contract on Trunk Highway 71 for $10.7 million involves resurfacing 6.2 miles in Beltrami and Hubbard Counties. This repave project is more complex and includes bridge work and retaining walls, putting the completion date into 2011.
On Trunk Highway 2 in Polk County near Crookston, crews will mill out approximately 10.4 miles of the existing roadway and lay down hot-mix asphalt. The contract is for this work is $6.5 million.
All three jobs involve reclaiming the old asphalt to be reused in the new road surface.
“This work showcases our paving expertise and is a great boost for our division,” said Knife River Materials President Doug Muyres. “That expertise and our history of quality work allow Knife River Materials to gain new work in an increasingly competitive market.”
Source: http://www.kniferiver.com/