St. Croix bridge: 2 big contracts coming
Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation officials are ramping up planning and prep work for the $626.4 million St. Croix Crossing, a long-anticipated span to relieve the aging and congested Stillwater...
View ArticleKraemer firm low bidder for St. Croix bridge work
Edward Kraemer & Sons is the apparent low bidder for the first of two major contracts to be awarded for the construction of the new four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River between Oak Park...
View ArticleLow bidder McCrossan loses job over DBE requirement
C.S. McCrossan’s bid to do Highway 36 approach work for the new St. Croix River bridge was nearly $6 million less than the next lowest bid, but the Maple Grove-based highway contractor apparently won’t...
View ArticleMcCrossan suit takes aim at MnDOT practices
Maple Grove-based C.S. McCrossan is relying on a two-pronged legal strategy in its effort to be reinstated as a contractor on the $626.4 million St. Croix Crossing project, a job McCrossan lost despite...
View ArticleMnDOT says lawsuit could delay St. Croix bridge
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials said in memorandum filed in U.S. District Court Tuesday that a lawsuit seeking to halt approach work for the St. Croix Crossing project has “no merit”...
View ArticleQuiet days on St. Croix coming to an end
Project leaders on Thursday outlined how work will unfold as they prepare to limit traffic on the St. Croix River and begin building foundations for five river piers that will support the St. Croix...
View ArticleBid date pushed back for St. Croix bridge work
The Minnesota Department of Transportation is pushing back the bid opening for the $285 million to $310 million bridge superstructure contract, the single-biggest work package within the estimated...
View ArticleLunda-Ames apparent low bidder for St. Croix bridge contract
The joint venture of Lunda Construction and Ames Construction beat out two other bidders for the “superstructure” contract with a bid of $380.256 million.
View ArticlePoint Person: St. Croix bridge project manager likes to see results
Jon Chiglo, an up-and-comer in MnDOT’s ranks, has headed the St. Croix Crossing project since March 2012.
View ArticleSt. Croix Crossing project director to leave MnDOT
Jon Chiglo is moving to a new job in the private sector after 17 years with the state.
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