WOODBURY, Minn, (April 12, 2007) – Girders lead not just from one side of an expanse to another; in at least one case they’ve led to an award.
Associated General Contractors-Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Transportation have bestowed a Bridge Award in the $1.5 million to $8 million category for the Valley Creek Road bridge across I-494. County Prestress & Precast supplied 32 of its 63M-model girders, each 121 feet long.
Aesthetically, the bridge includes a brick veneer and weathered limestone concrete form liner to replicate the look of the Woodbury City Hall complex nearby.
Progressive Contractors Inc. of St. Michael, and subcontractor Lunda Construction of Black River Falls, Wis., collaborated on the project, which included innovative A + B language and was completed within the 100-day time period specified in the contract.
County Prestress & Precast operates 30 locations serving the Midwest. The family-owned, American company is an industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of concrete block, brick, stone, ready-mix, hollowcore, pipe, pavers, retaining walls and Aggregate Finish products for residential, commercial and municipal construction and landscaping.