Digital delivery | Digital delivery resources
Pilot projects
| MnDOT district | Funding fiscal year | SP number | Project short name | Digital delivery goals/components, comments | Program code | Primary work type | Secondary work type | Project description | Project Manager | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | 2024 | 6926-57 | Hwy 61 Intersection Safety Improvements | • View ORD files on Trimble device and use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare | Safety HSIP | Traffic Control Devices/Safety | Channelization | Construct intersection safety improvements and/or add left turn lanes at 5 intersections on Hwy 61 south of Two Harbors | - | June 13, 2024 |
| District 1 | 2024 | 6947-57 | Hwy 37 & County Hwy 5 Intersection Safety Improvements | • View ORD files on Trimble device and use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare | Safety HSIP | Traffic Control Devices/Safety | Turn Lanes | Reconfigure turn lanes at Hwy 37 and CR 5 near Range Regional Airport Highway 37 and County Road 5 West and East - Left Turn Lanes/Realignment; Intersection improvements. Grading Bituminous Mill & Surfacing & Lighting | Alex Peritz | Dec. 26, 2023 |
| District 1 | 2026 | 6926-58 | Hwy 61 - McQuade Road Intersection Improvements | TBD | Safety HSIP | Traffic Control Devices/Safety | Channelization | MN 61 at Jct County Hwy 33/McQuade Rd. Intersection safety improvements and install weather station, culvert repairs at Talmadge River | Thomas Lamb | - |
| District 1 | 2027 | 3809-09 | Hwy 169 Ely to Winton Reclaim & Overlay | • Preparing a traditional full plan set with electronic files available in 1205.2 • Contractual delivery of certified design model and exchange data for finish surfaces • Reducing number of plan sheets (removing alignment, superelevation, and cross-sections) • Will be using Trimble Connect |
Reconditioning | Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Bituminous Reclamation | Resurface Hwy 169 from Hidden Valley Rd to CR 18 (Power Dam Rd) | Elle Sin | - |
| District 2 | 2025 | 3902-27 | TH 11 Mill & Overlay | • Used 3D AMG milling model; D2 will certify alignment; WSB will certify milling model • Provided certified electronic XML files for surfaces and horizontal alignment non-contractually, as "1205.2 - Additional Information." • ELLE |
Resurfacing | Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Bituminous Overlay | Resurface Hwy 11 from Hwy 72 to east Lake of the Woods County line. Thin overlay. | Matt Upgren | April 14, 2024 |
| District 2 | 2026 | 6304-15 | Badger Creek Box Culvert Replacement | • Deliver models contractually (design, water resources, & traffic) • Reduce number of plan sheets • Use Bentley Infrastructure Cloud viewer for review. |
Bridge Replacement | BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction | Bridge Replacement | Grading, bituminous surfacing and box culvert replacement on Hwy 92 over Badger Creek. In-house design. Minimal plan sheets. | Jim Bittmann | - |
| District 3 | 2022 | 7106-87 | 169 Redefine--Elk River | • Use of consultant-created 3D model during project development to produce 2D contractual deliverable • Use of Bentley Synchro Control & Field and creation of data entry forms for field information • Using 3D model to help populate inspection/material testing forms; Tim Paul used 3D hosted Bentley Cloud. • Project involved the development of (non-contractual) 3D models to be used in development of the 2D contract deliverable; the 3D models were not used during construction. |
Reconstruction | GRSU - Grade and Surface | Bridge Replacement | Reconstruct US 169 in Elk River, TH 101 to 197th Ave. Convert to freeway design. Replace Br 71002 with new BR 71020 NB over US 10 | Darren Nelson | March 16, 2022 |
| District 3 | 2022, 2025 |
8001-44 | Hwy 10, 29, & 71 Wadena Construction | • Contractual digital files | Reconstruction | GRSU - Grade and Surface | Major Construction | Road reconstruction (4-lane expansion) on US 10 from 1.3 mi W of CSAH 75 to 3rd St in Wadena and from Wadena CSAH 4 to 0.4 mi E of Oink Joint Rd and road reconfiguration from 3rd St in Wadena to CSAH 4. Includes Roundabouts AT US 10 & Ottertail CSAH 92 and US 10 & Wadena CSAH 54(Harry Rich Dr). | Eric Schiller | April 24, 2025 |
| District 4 | 2024, 2025 |
5618-117 | Hwy 59 Pelican Rapids Reconstruction | • Using 3D model to populate inspection/material testing forms | Bridge Improvement and Repair | GRSU - Grade and Surface | Major Construction | Complete streets reconstruction in Pelican Rapids; resurface bridge | Thomas Pace | Feb. 27, 2024 |
| District 6 | 2026 | 2508-36 | Bridge box culvert replacement | • Design discipline model, non-contractual. • Construction will view ORD files on Trimble device and use Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare • [GEC Contract] |
Bridge Replacement | BRPC- Bridge Replacement or Construction | Bridge Replacement | Replace Highway 56 box culvert over stream north of Kenyon | Paul Zager | - |
| District 7 | 2024 | 0804-119 | Hwy 14 New Ulm Roundabout | • Using 1205 "Additional Information" for 3D files for contractor and inspection • Handing out model with Item Types included |
Safety HSIP | Traffic Control Devices/Safety | Roundabout | Construct roundabout at Jct of Hwy 14 and Highland Ave in New Ulm | Mathew Thibert | Feb. 22, 2024 |
| District 7 | 2024 | 8302-48 | Hwy 4 St. James to Sleepy Eye | • Contractor-created digital models | Reconditioning | Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Mill and Bit Overlay | Resurface Hwy 4 from Armstrong Blvd. in St James to Brown Hwy 18; replace 1 bridge | Glen Coudron | Feb. 22, 2024 |
| District 8 | 2025 | 3412-76 | Hwy 71 and Hwy 23 Resurfacing Willmar | • Contractual digital files. The milling surface was provided as a contractual model, but the rest of the project designed/modeled and delivered through a plan set. (All work was complete via Consultant) | Resurfacing | Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Concrete Overlay | Resurface SB lane of Hwy 71 from south end of Hwy 23 bypass to the Business 71 split & resurface Hwy 23 from CR 5 to start of Hwy 23 bypass. | Al Setrum | May 20, 2025 |
| District 8 | 2023 | 3405-94 | TH 23 South Gap; Willmar ramps at Hwy 23 & CR 5 | • Viewed ORD files on Trimble device and used Mobile Inspector software to synch inspection data with AASHTOWare • Piloted Trimble Quadri |
Reconstruction | GRSU - Grade and Surface | Major Construction | Construct on and off ramps at Hwy 23 and CR 5 in Willmar. | Al Setrum | May 24, 2023 |
| Metro District | 2024 | 0208-165 | Highway 65 - Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Ham Lake and East Bethel | • 3D Model (not contractual) & E-ticketing | Resurfacing | Appurtenance, Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Median Barrier, Mill and Overlay | Repair pavement and replace bridges 6817 | Michael Kronzer | March 25, 2024 |
| Metro District | 2024 | 6212-192 | Hwy 36 Roseville & Little Canada | • E-ticketing | Resurfacing | Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Mill and Bit Overlay | Grading, Bituminous Mill & Surfacing, ADA Improvements, TMS, Signals, and Lighting | Heather Gardner | May 23, 2024 |
| Metro District | 2023, 2024 |
8282-132 | I-94 Oakdale, Woodbury, Landfall, Lake Elmo, Afton, & Lakeland | • E-ticketing | Reconstruction | GRSU - Grade And Surface, Pavement Resurface and Rehabilitation | Auxiliary Lane, Concrete Overlay | Resurface road, traffic management system, drainage, signing, lighting, guardrail, noise wall, Hudson frontage Rd resurfacing, median barrier and ADA improvements on I-94 from Hwy 120 (Century Ave) in Oakdale to St. Croix River in Lakeland and Construct EB auxiliary lane on I-94 from I-94/494/694 in Oakdale to Hwy 19 (Woodbury Dr) in Woodbury | Ryan Coddington | March 10, 2023 |
