Wed May 12, 2021 - Midwest Edition #10
Katherine Devlin â CEG Editorial Assistant
Excavation for the retaining wall and parking lot in progress.
The goal: to free up street parking in a nearby neighborhood. The challenge: build a 6,000 sq. ft. retaining wall; replace two acres of asphalt parking; create a new, more efficient concrete pedestrian entrance and a motorcycle pad in Minneapolis before winter sets in.
Goodmanson Construction of Roseville, Minn., was awarded the contract and began the work in August 2020. By December, the crew had weathered two major October snow storms and many rainy days. As the construction season came to an end, so did the major work on the parking area.
Wed May 12, 2021 - Midwest Edition #10
CEG/MAPA
The
Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) held its inaugural Paving and Compaction Training Event April 20 to 22 at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minn. More than 65 trainees attended, including companies who do MNDOT work, small-scale driveway pavers and county maintenance crews. This is the first type of training of its kind in Minnesota and MAPA feels it will become popular as word spreads about the event.
National trainers were on hand to instruct during the classroom portion, and students were given the chance to see the equipment and use the machines. Live demonstrations were also a part of the training process.