MnDOT Design-Build Project SP 5502-85

Hwy 52 in Rochester (ROC 52) design-build completed project

SP 5502-85, Letting 11/01/02

This project was MnDOT's first design-build, best value highway project.

MnDOT - District 6 (Rochester/Owatonna/Winona)
State Project Number: 5502-67, 5507-45, and 5508-78

The 11.8 mile project is located in Rochester, Minnesota and extends from the junction of 85th Street NW to south of the junction of Hwy 63 (Broadway).

Six lanes from Hwy 63 to 75th Street NW
New interchange at 75th Street NW (with ramps to and from Hwy 52)
New overpass at 65th Street NW and 85th Street NW (no access to Hwy 52)
New local connecting - frontage roads 65th Street NW to 85th Street NW
New (reconstructed) interchanges at 6th Street SW, 2nd St. SW, Civic Center Drive, 19th Street NW
New (reconstructed) frontage roads 37th Street NW to Hwy 14 East
Intelligent Transportation System enhancements
Aesthetic design features incorporated

Hwy 52 reconstruction completed in five years or less once construction begins.
Four lanes of traffic (two lanes in each direction) maintained during peak travel periods (6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Friday)
Lane closures allowed during non-restricted hours (night and weekends)
Access to residences and business maintained
East-west connections across Hwy 52 maintained, except at 6th Street SW.
Temporary pedestrian bridge constructed at 6th Street
Construction minimized during November-December holiday shopping season.

County Road 14 – 75th Street NW improvements letting date accelerated from February 2003 to October 2002
Estimated $30 million savings in inflationary costs
Millions in savings by avoiding future right of way acquisitions
Better project coordination, communication, innovation
Less construction inconvenience and stress
Less project administrative costs to MnDOT, city and county
Better opportunity to achieve best value in terms of cost, staging and timing