BEMIDJI,
Minn. – MnDOT will hold an open house Wednesday, July 23 at Crookston
City Hall to explain the Crookston slide project. Questions and comments
from the public are encouraged.
The open house will be held at 5 p.m. at Crookston City Hall, 124 North Broadway.
This
project focuses on stabilizing the slope between the Red Lake River and
Highway 2 in Crookston from Groveland Avenue to Pine Street. The slope
has been gradually sliding toward the Red Lake River. Stabilization of this slope is needed to protect the safety and integrity of Highway 2.
MnDOT
is using an innovative design-build process on the project, which
allows design work to be done concurrently with construction. This
allows the project to be more flexible and save money.
The open house will include representatives from MnDOT and Nicholson Construction, the prime contractor on the project.
The construction schedule is as follows:
- Geotechnical investigation & installing instrumentation- June to July
- Preconstruction monitoring of the slope- July to August
- Minor prep work- June to July
- Construction including excavation and shear wall construction- August to October
- Landscaping and turf establishment- spring to summer of 2015
Details on this design-build project on Highway 2 in Crookston can be found at
http://www.dot.state.mn.us/designbuild/hwy2crookston/index.html
