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District SP# Project Short Name Digital Delivery Goals, Comments Program Code Primary Work Type Secondary Work Type Project Description PM Est. Letting Date
1 3809-09 Hwy 169 Ely to Winton Reclaim & Overlay • Preparing a traditional full plan set with electronic files available in 1203
• Contractual delivery of certified design model and exchange data for finish surfaces
• Reducing number of plan sheets (removing alignment, superelevation, and cross-sections)
• Will use Trimble Connect
Reconditioning Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Bituminous Reclamation Resurface Hwy 169 from Hidden Valley Rd to CR 18 (Power Dam Rd) Ellie Sin 20-May-26
2 6304-15 Badger Creek Box Culvert Replacement • Deliver models contractually (design, water resources, & traffic)
• Reduce number of plan sheets
• Use Bentley Infrastructure Cloud viewer for review. 
Bridge Replacement BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction Bridge Replacement Grading, bituminous surfacing and box culvert replacement on Hwy 92 over Badger Creek. In-house design. Minimal plan sheets. Shawn Groven 22-Apr-26
3 8001-44 Hwy 10, 29, & 71 Wadena Construction • Contractual digital files Reconstruction GRSU - Grade & Surface Major Construction Road reconstruction (4-lane expansion) on US 10 from 1.3 mi W of CSAH 75 to 3rd St in Wadena and from Wadena CSAH 4 to 0.4 mi E of Oink Joint Rd & road reconfiguration from 3rd St in Wadena to CSAH 4. Includes Roundabouts AT US 10 & Ottertail CSAH 92 & US 10 & Wadena CSAH 54(Harry Rich Dr). Eric Schiller 26-Mar-25
4 1403-27 Hwy 32 over Rice River Bridge No. 14018 • Delivery of IFC model Bridge Replacement BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction Bridge Replacement Bridge replacement north of Ulen in Clay County Kevin Lachowitzer 25-Oct-28
4 1406-76 Hwy 75 Moorhead resurface TBD Resurfacing Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Mill & Bit Overlay On US 75, from north of 24th Ave. S to US 10 (Main Ave.), on US 10, from Red River to E. of 10th St. in Moorhead, grading, bituminous, concrete paving, ADA improvements, & signals Joeb Oyster 27-Jan-27
6 2508-36 Bridge box culvert replacement • Design discipline model, non-contractual
• Construction will view ORD files on Trimble device & use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare
• [GEC contract]
Bridge Replacement BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction Bridge Replacement Replace Highway 56 box culvert over stream north of Kenyon Paul Zager 3-Dec-25
7 0804-119 Hwy 14 New Ulm Roundabout • Using 1205 "Additional Information" for 3D files for contractor and inspection
• Handing out model with Item Types included 
Safety HSIP Traffic Control Devices/Safety Roundabout Construct roundabout at Jct of Hwy 14 and Highland Ave in New Ulm Mathew Thibert 26-Jan-24
6 5009-36  TH218 Bridge box culvert replacement • Contractual discipline model, full plan set, except for alignment Bridge Replacement BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction Bridge Replacement Resurface Hwy 218 north of Austin from I-90 to Mower Co. Rd. 36 south of Blooming Prairie and replace 2 box culverts TBD 18-Nov-26
6 5505-32  TH 30 Urban partial regrade • Design discipline model & exchange data (XML) for use with AMG Milling; drainage discipline model (if software issues resolved) Resurfacing Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Bituminous Overlay Mill & overlay, grading, ADA, and traffic signal from US63 to 0.03 mi. east of 5th Ave NE (Stewartville) TBD 2-Dec-26
6 5512-15 TH 247 Bridge box culvert replacement • Contractual discipline model; full plan set except for alignment Unidentified BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction Bridge Replacement Replace Hwy 247 box culvert over stream west of Plainview Hunter Vraas 29-Jan-27
7 4001-58 Hwy 13/Hwy 99 Roundabout South of Montgomery • TBD Safety Capacity Roundabout Traffic Control Devices/Safety Construct roundabout at Hwy 13/Hwy 99 intersection of south of Montgomery; install new lighting Barbara Schreiber 25-Mar-26
7 8302-48 Hwy 4 St. James to Sleepy Eye • Contractor-created digital models Reconditioning Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Mill & Bit Overlay Resurface Hwy 4 from Armstrong Blvd. in St James to Brown Hwy 18; replace 1 bridge Glen Coudron 26-Jan-24
8 3412-76 Hwy 71 & Hwy 23 Resurfacing Willmar • Contractual digital files. The milling surface was provided as a contractual model but the rest of the project designed/modeled & delivered through a plan set. (All work completed via Consultant) Resurfacing Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Concrete Overlay Resurface SB lane of Hwy 71 from south end of Hwy 23 bypass to the Business 71 split & resurface Hwy 23 from CR 5 to start of Hwy 23 bypass. Al Setrum 23-Apr-25
M 1913-107 Hwy 61 Hastings CMGC TBD Reconstruction GRSU - Grade & Surface, Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Major Construction - Bit, New Pavement - Conc CMGC. Reconstruct Hwy 61/ Vermillion St from south of 36th St to 4th St in Hastings; add roundabouts; improve frontage roads, update sidewalks & pedestrian bridge (No. 19075) connections; update signals; improve accessibility (ADA) Robert Jones 19-Jan-28

District SP# Project Short Name Digital Delivery Goals, Comments Program Code Primary Work Type Secondary Work Type Project Description PM Award Date
1 6926-57 Hwy 61 Intersection Safety Improvements • View ORD files on Trimble device and use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare  Safety HSIP Traffic Control Devices/Safety Channelization Construct intersection safety improvements and/or add left turn lanes at 5 intersections on Hwy 61 south of Two Harbors   13-Jun-24
1 6947-57 Hwy 37 & County Hwy 5 Intersection Safety Improvements • View ORD files on Trimble device and use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare  Safety HSIP Traffic Control Devices/Safety Turn Lanes Reconfigure turn lanes at Hwy 37 and CR 5 near Range Regional Airport Highway 37 & County Road 5  West and East - Left Turn Lanes/ Realignment; Intersection improvements. Grading Bituminous Mill & Surfacing & Lighting Alex Peritz 26-Dec-23
2 3902-27 TH 11 Mill & Overlay • Used 3D AMG milling model; D2 will certify alignment; WSB will certify milling model
• Provided certified electronic XML files for surfaces and horizontal alignment non-contractually, as "1205.2 - Additional Information."
• ELLE
Resurfacing Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation Bituminous Overlay Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 72 to east Lake of the Woods County line. Thin overlay. Matt Upgren 14-Apr-24
3 7106-87 169 Redefine Elk River • Use of consultant-created 3D model during project development to produce 2D contractual deliverable
• Use of Bentley Synchro Control & Field and creation of data entry forms for field information
• Using 3D model to help populate inspection/material testing forms; Tim Paul used 3D hosted Bentley Cloud.
• Project involved the development of (non-contractual) 3D models to be used in development of the 2D contract deliverable; the 3D models were not used during construction.
Reconstruction GRSU - Grade & Surface Bridge Replacement Reconstruct US 169 in Elk River, TH 101 to 197th Ave.  Convert to freeway design.  Replace Br 71002 with new BR 71020 NB over US 10 Darren Nelson 16-Mar-22
4 5618-117 Hwy 59, 108 - Pelican Rapids Reconstruction • Using 3D model to populate inspection/material testing forms Bridge Improvement & Repair GRSU - Grade & Surface Major Construction Complete streets reconstruction in Pelican Rapids; resurface bridge Thomas Pace 27-Feb-24
6 2508-36 Bridge box culvert replacement • Design discipline model, non-contractual
• Construction will view ORD files on Trimble device & use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare
• [GEC contract]
Bridge Replacement BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction Bridge Replacement Replace Highway 56 box culvert over stream north of Kenyon Paul Zager 31-Dec-25
7 0804-119 Hwy 14 New Ulm Roundabout • Using 1205 "Additional Information" for 3D files for contractor and inspection
• Handing out model with Item Types included 
Safety HSIP Traffic Control Devices/Safety Roundabout Construct roundabout at Jct of Hwy 14 and Highland Ave in New Ulm Mathew Thibert 22-Feb-24
7 8302-48 Hwy 4 St. James to Sleepy Eye • Contractor-created digital models Reconditioning Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Mill & Bit Overlay Resurface Hwy 4 from Armstrong Blvd. in St James to Brown Hwy 18; replace 1 bridge Glen Coudron 26-Jan-24
8 3405-94 TH 23 South Gap; Willmar ramps at Hwy 23 & CR 5 • Viewed ORD files on Trimble device and used Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare
• Piloted Trimble Quadri 
Reconstruction GRSU - Grade & Surface Major Construction Construct on and off ramps at Hwy 23 and CR 5 in Willmar. Al Setrum 24-May-23
M 0208-165 Highway 65 - Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Ham Lake and East Bethel • 3D Model (not contractual) & E-ticketing Resurfacing Appurtenance, Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Median Barrier, Mill & Overlay Repair pavement and replace bridges 6817 Micheal Kronzer 25-Mar-24
M 6212-192 Hwy 36 Roseville & Little Canada • E-ticketing Resurfacing Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Mill & Bit Overlay Grading, Bituminous Mill & Surfacing, ADA Improvements, TMS, Signals, and Lighting Heather Gardner 23-May-24
M 8282-132 I-94 Oakdale, Woodbury, Landfall, Lake Elmo, Afton, & Lakeland • E-ticketing Reconstruction GRSU - Grade and Surface, Pavement Resurface & Rehabilitation Auxiliary Lane, Concrete Overlay Resurface road, traffic management system, drainage, signing, lighting, guardrail, noise wall, Hudson frontage Rd resurfacing, median barrier &ADA improvements on I-94 from Hwy 120 (Century Ave) in Oakdale to St. Croix River in Lakeland & Construct EB auxiliary lane on I-94 from I-94/494/694 in Oakdale to Hwy 19 (Woodbury Dr) in Woodbury Ryan Coddington 10-Mar-23