ST. PAUL’S JACKSON STREET RECONSTRUCTION

TO BE COMPLETED BY FALL

DOWNTOWN STREET PROJECT FEATURES ELEVATED BIKE LANES

underground utilities and elevated bike lanes that connect the city’s downtown bike loop with the Sam Morgan Regional Trail. Touted as the first of its kind in the United States and inspired by the Netherlands, the bike lanes are elevated to the sidewalk level and separated from the roadway itself.

Project Description:

The reconstruction of Jackson Street from Shepard Road to 11th Street replaces a deteriorating 50-year-old concrete road, its sidewalks and the sanitary sewer, storm sewer and water lines below. The project also includes new landscaping, streetlights and traffic signals.

second phase, from Seventh Place to 11th Street began in March of 2017 and is expected to be completed this fall.

Assistant City Engineer Kevin Nelson said the city selected concrete for the project because of the roadway’s heavy bus and truck traffic and the product’s durability. To minimize disruption to the businesses and traffic flow and to maintain access to parking ramps, the city kept one lane of the cross streets open throughout reconstruction.

Once completed, the construction project’s total cost (engineering and inspection included) is projected to be $16.5 million. The City of St. Paul financing sources are: 8-80 Special Bonds, sewer fund, water utility funds, TIF funds, direct property assessments.

Project Dates: Phase One: May 2016-October 2016 Phase Two: Work began in March 2017

Project details for Phase 1: • Concrete depth: 8.5 inches with 6 inches of Class 5 Aggregate sub base

• Total Concrete Placed: 6,200 CY, including concrete used for pavement, curb, gutter and sidewalks

• Total Asphalt Placed: 400 Tons or (200 CY) for bike lanes

Team

Owner: City of St. Paul. MN Project Lead: City of St. Paul, MN (Assistant City Engineer, Kevin Nelson) Project Designers: Toole Design Group, Minneapolis, MN and Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH), St. Paul, MN Prime Contractor: Veit & Company, Rogers, MN Concrete contractor: Hovland, Inc., Duluth, MN Ready Mix Concrete Producer: Cemstone, St. Paul, MN Asphalt Contractor: Bituminous Roadways, Inc, Mendota Heights, MN

Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of MN www.armofmn.com 952-707-1250

The fifirst phase of the project, from Shepard Road to Seventh Place, was completed in 2016. The

Reconstruction of Jackson Street in downtown St. Paul features new concrete pavement,

• Total project length: .65 miles