INTERSTATE 35W BRIDGE, MINNEAPOLIS
Concrete box girder; 1,216 feet long; 10 lanes; total cost $393 million, including $234 million for construction; opened September 2008 after 11 months of construction.
NEW LOWRY AVENUE BRIDGE, MINNEAPOLIS
Steel tied-arch; 1,575 feet long; four lanes; total cost $104 million, including $70 million for construction; to open in October after 33 months of construction.
HWY. 61 HASTINGS BRIDGE, HASTINGS
Arch and steel beam; 1,938 feet long; four lanes; construction cost $120 million; to open spring 2014 after 40 months of construction.
ST. CROIX CROSSING, OAK PARK HEIGHTS
Concrete box girder/cable-stayed; 5,100 feet long; four lanes; total cost $580 million to $676 million, including $280 million to $310 million for construction; projected to open 2017 after 36 months of construction.
KEVIN DUCHSCHERE
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