CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: St. Croix Crossing; Boat Tours Available

STILLWATER – Area business leaders had to see for themselves.

The St. Croix Crossing bridge construction is hailed as a significant infrastructure project for the Twin Cities and west central Wisconsin, and Wednesday, about 100 members and guests of St. Croix EDC attended a June 15 paddleboat tour of the St. Croix Crossing construction zone.

SCHEDULE A TOUR:

Public paddle boat tours of the St. Croix Crossing bridge construction site are back for another season starting May 11! Go to www.stillwaterriverboats.com to reserve your seat.

THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE MINNESOTA DOT:

St. Croix Crossing bridge deck construction at Pier 9 near Minnesota land is complete. Crews placed the final pre-cast concrete segment in the bridge deck construction sequence on June 10.

Bridge deck construction continues at Piers 8, 10, 11 and 12 on the St. Croix River and at Span 14, which stretches from Pier 13 to the east abutment on the Wisconsin bluff.

Other St. Croix Crossing bridge construction highlights are:

• Crews will have placed up to the ninth eastbound and westbound segments in the bridge deck construction sequence at both Piers 10 and 11 by the end of the week of June 13
• Crews will have placed up to the 14th eastbound and westbound segments in the bridge deck construction sequence at Pier 12, closest to Wisconsin land, by the end of the week of June 13
• Crews placed 10 segments in the bridge deck construction sequence at Span 14 the week of June 6. Span 14 bridge deck construction is ongoing through the fall.

MORE ON THE PROJECT:

It is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2017 and will connect St. Croix County, Wisconsin with Washington County, Minnesota about one mile south of the existing Lift Bridge in Stillwater, Minnesota.

Construction on the river crossing began in May 2013 with a ceremonial groundbreaking. Load tests to determine the stability of the bedrock under the river were conducted in mid-2012 after the U.S. House and Senate approved an exception to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act earlier in the year.

By late December 2013 all five sets of piers were substantially completed and reached above the waterline. Since then, construction of the pier towers occurred, and multi-ton bridge segments are being lifted into place to form the deck and future driving surface of the bridge.

For More Information

• Visit the project web site
• Sign-up for weekly email updates
• Call the hotline at 1-855-GO-CROIX (1-855-462-7649)
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• Stop by the office at 1862 Greeley St. S. in Stillwater. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.