MNDOT presentation on Duluth flooding (2/25/13)

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Senate Transportation CommitteeFebruary 25, 2013

Duane Hill, District Engineer218-725-2704

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Describe MnDOT Major Impacts from theEvent

Describe MnDOT Response

Describe Completed and Remaining Work

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Torrential rain and flooding

turned the southwest

corner of Lake Superior a

muddy brown, seen here

in a satellite image taken

Thursday, June 21, 2012.

(National Oceanic and

Atmospheric

Administration photo)

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Work with Law Enforcement to Close Roads Incident Command 26 Road Closures on Trunk Highway System

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MnDOT DNR, DPS

Local Law Enforcement

FHWA Emergency contracting authority,consultants and contractors

Mutual Aid

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MnDOT Forces Focus on reopening roads and making them safe

for travel

Set and remove road closure signing

Have presence at road closures when necessary Replace washed out culverts

Remove debris

Fill in eroded areas

Perform damage assessments

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Contract Work Focus on repairs beyond the capability of MnDOT

resources

Bridges, box culverts, road grades and pavement

Clear debris Set long-term detours that required significant

signing

Perform specific engineering designs

Storm sewer inspection Soil stabilization

Contract work to date exceeds $11M

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Trunk Highway 210 in Jay Cooke

Trunk Highway 210 in Thomson Trunk Highway 23 in Fond du Lac

neighborhood

Trunk Highway 2 from Proctor to I-35

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Trunk Highway 210 Thomson

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$1.7 Million dollar emergency repair contract

with Northland Construction Replace washed out 14 diameter overflow

pipe with 110 long bridge

MnDOT supplies steel bridge beams

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Trunk Highway 210 East Park EntranceJay Cooke

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$2.5 million dollar emergency repair contractswith Ulland Brothers Construction, KGMConstruction and Soil Nail Launchers Stabilize slopes, install 8 x 12 x 250 boxculvert, replace small culverts, paving Road reopened October 23, 2012

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Realignroadway onmore stablealignment

Significant

environmentalprocess

April 2013letting

$3.4M est.


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Trunk Highway 210 West of Power

Canal

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Critical access for Minnesota Power and Lightfacilities at Thomson and Fond du Lac

Approximately $3.2 million dollar emergencyrepair contracts

Goal to provide road work through entirecorridor and access to the MPL facilities

Significant environmental process to determine

permanent solution with many options

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Trunk Highway 210 East of

Power CanalJay Cooke

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$3.1 Million dollar emergency repair contractwith Schaffer Construction mile grading and concrete pavement

replacement 10 X 16 box culvert Open November 8, 2012

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Hwy 2 and 35 Proctor

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Trunk Highway 23 South of Bridge

Fond du Lac

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Trunk Highway 61 Replace Silver Creek Bridge Trunk Highway 23 Replace Mission CreekBridge in Fond du Lac

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State Aid System Over 1,000 miles of local roads

225 structures

2/3 of repairs planned for 2013 1/3 will be completed in 2014

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Special post-flood bridge inspection program

6 consultant teams managed by SEH

177 local bridges inspected by consultants

58 structures inspected by local agencies

Contract administered by St. Louis County,

managed by MnDOT

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58 local bridges will be replaced or needmajor rehabilitation - $22,000,000

75 structures with minor damage -$2,200,000

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Documents

MNDOT presentation on Duluth flooding (2/25/13)