A Minnesota Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust Publication
LABORER
The Skilled Construction Craft UNION
Promoting the benefits of Union construction in MN & ND
The new Union Built County 101 Bridge
near Shakopee MN.
Construction Forecast 2016: Construction Economy Remains Strong
All indicators point toward another
good year in 2016 widely for the
construction industry in Minnesota
and North Dakota.
Work Hours Up
It is evident that Minnesota’s Signatory
Union Contractors and skilled Laborers
International Union of North America
(LIUNA) members across nearly every
construction sector have been very busy
over the past 18 months, as indicated
by work hour logs. A solid business
climate in Minnesota has generated a
number of new project developments
Knutson Construction Skilled Laborers
working on the Prairie Winds Middle
School, Mankato MN.
throughout the state. This has resulted
in positive employment indicators and
the addition of many new Apprentices
coming into the trade. Leading market
researchers expect continued growth in
the construction industry, which is great
news for an industry that weathered the
storm of a major recession in the past 10
years.
Dodge Reports Upward Trend in
Minnesota
In review of reports from the Dodge Data
& Analytics Minnesota report, there is
an estimated 12% increase in forecasted
spending across a number of categories
in both private and public construction
industry sectors. Leaders in growth
are expected to be manufacturing;
nearly doubling its construction from
a year ago, multifamily housing; which
continues a lengthy positive run, and
the power utility industry. Declines are
expected in street work and water supply
infrastructure, which may be a result
of low funding available in these public
sectors.
North Dakota Construction
Economy Relaxes
Dodge Data is forecasting an 8%
decline in North Dakota’s construction
industry as it begins to slow down
from more recent years of growth.
Next year’s winning opportunities are
expected to be in hospitality related
businesses, manufacturing and multifamily housing. North Dakota has made
significant investments in the previous
five years in roads, bridges, bypasses
and other public infrastructure largely
due to the oil boom and some relaxation
in these sectors is expected.
Bright Industrial Work Sector
Industrial spending in Minnesota
looks to increase steadily throughout
2016 driven by major wind and solar
projects and the possibility of the Sand
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December 2015
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS
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Welcome New Contractors!
A E T Painting
Albrightson Excavating
The Cadeira Group
Corporate Clean LLC
J P Cullen
Lakewest Excavating LLC
Northern Industrial Services
Raimonde Drilling Corp
Reflections Cleaning Services LLC
Ultra Concrete
Viita’s Excavating Inc
Minnesota LECET
Board of Trustees
Mark Ryan, Chairman
Carl Bolander & Sons Inc.
Dave Borst, Co-chair
Laborers Local 405
Chris Born
PCL Construction Services
Mike Bubalo
Laborers Local 563
Steve Buck
Laborers Local 563
John Kittleson
Bituminous Roadways Inc.
Dan Olson
Laborers Local 1091
Jim Person
Ryan Companies US Inc.
Todd Pufahl
Laborers District Council of MN & ND
Denise Woods
AGC of Minnesota
Dwight Engen
LECET Construction Marketing Director
LECET
Mission
The Minnesota LaborersEmployers Cooperation &
Education Trust (LECET) fund was
created in 1992 as a non-profit joint
Labor/Management cooperation effort
affiliated with the Minnesota Laborers
Union. LECET aims to promote the
many benefits of Union construction
while addressing a number of
initiatives that are of mutual benefit to
both signatory Union Contractors and
LiUNA members.
Construction
Outlook
Based
on 16-19
Final
STIP*
Construction
Outlook
Based
on 16-19
Final
STIP*
Funding
by Source
(in millions
of dollars)
Funding
by Source
(in millions
of dollars)
to show
SRC budget
*Adjusted
to show
SRC budget
*Adjusted
Construction Outlook Based on 16
Funding by Source (in millions of dollars)
*Adjusted to show SRC budget
Source: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Piper crude oil pipeline, according
to Industrial Information Resources,
Inc. Another $200 million in
compressor and pumping station
projects are in the queue for next
year rounding out a robust spend
for the oil and gas sector. Demand
for construction craft Laborers is
expected to increase starting in April
2016, with continued high demand
through year end.
Road and Bridge Building
Softens
There are major concerns about
Minnesota’s heavy highway road
and bridge construction industry,
coming from the contractors
and industry leaders who are
dedicated to the industry.
When looking at the
Minnesota Department of
Transportation construction
spending program forecast,
the industry is facing a
serious downfall in 2017-19.
Margaret Donahoe, Executive
Director of the Minnesota
Transportation
Alliance
discussed how shortfalls
in funding are hurting the
industry. “As major projects
like the Lafayette Bridge
and I35E projects in St. Paul
wrap up, we’re looking at a
future with very few large
projects – those that employ
a wide variety of trades
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people, including skilled Laborers,”
said Donahue. “Unless additional
resources are provided by state and
federal lawmakers, the construction
program will become one that
is largely focused on pavement
preservation. One time money can
move some projects up, but ongoing
dedicated funding is really needed
to get critical projects ready for
construction and completion on
time.” Donahoe noted that shortfalls
in available construction projects
place additional hardship on leading
Minnesota based highway and
heavy contractors, forcing many to
downsize or look outside the state for
opportunities.
Save the Date!
Minnesota LECET Announces Scholarship/Leadership Grant Program for 2016
Minnesota Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust (LECET) is proudly providing financial assistance programs to help
individuals working in or seeking a career in the construction industry.
Academic Scholarship Program Leadership Grant Program
• Scholarship Value: up to $1,000
• Applicants must be in their second
year or more at an approved
institution and program with a
declared major in a construction
related program.
• Applicants must be either a
Minnesota Laborers Union member
or immediate family member, or a
Signatory Union Contractor staff
employee or immediate family
member.
• Member Applicants must be current
and in good standing with their
Laborers Local Union Hall and
non-member Applicants must be
employed with a current Union
contractor signatory to a collective
bargaining agreement with the
Minnesota Laborers Union.
• Academic Year: 2016
• Leadership Grant Value: up to $1,000
• Applicants must use grant assistance to
further his/her leadership development
training through academic course work
outside of training provided by the
Minnesota Laborers Training Center
relating to construction management
and construction site leadership.
• Member Applicants must be current
and in good standing with their
Laborers Local Union Hall with more
consideration given to those members
utilizing the extensive training of the
LTC.
• Applicable Period: 2016
Program Information
• Visit the official program website at
www.mnlecet.org.
• Information and Applications are
made available through Minnesota
LECET, at each Minnesota Laborers
Union Local, the Laborers Training
Center and at a number of preapproved academic institutions.
• The Minnesota LECET Board of
Trustees reserves the right to make
any program or rule changes, at any
time, with all decisions final.
Applications due: May 9, 2016
Contact Minnesota LECET
at 651-429-1600 for questions
or
email at [email protected].
2016 LECET Safety Seminar Schedule Released
Minnesota LECET returns with three new Safety Seminars planned in 2016. These seminars are designed
for signatory contractors who do not employ full time safety representatives. The sessions are professionally
led and are free for signatory contractor representatives including lunch with an RSVP.
Date/Time
Location
Topic
Jan. 28 11:30 AM
Laborers District Council
Bringing your newer employees into your safety
culture.
Feb. 16 9:30 AM
Hibbing MN – Park Hotel
Dual Session: Bringing newer employees into your
safety culture & Minnesota OSHA Presentation
Mar. 18 9:00 AM
Laborers Training Center*
What is the new Confined Space Requirement?
Attention
Signatory
Contractors
For more information
contact Minnesota
LECET at (651) 429-1600.
A flyer invitation was
previously mailed to all
Signatory Contractors.
Space may be limited.
Visit www.mnlecet.org.
*In conjunction with Annual Contractor Open House event.
Safety Driven
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
NAME
Chad Tschimperle
Todd Johnson
Travis Anderson
Doug Holmes
Erik Pagel
Nick Brown
Kevin Mosbrucker
Dan Carlson
Mark Hawkenson
Josh Thorson
CONTRACTOR NAME
Advanced Masonry Restoration Inc
C & L Excavating Inc
Casper Const. Inc.
Crawford Merz Anderson Construction
Fraser Construction
Global Specialty Contractors Inc
Industrial Contractors Inc
J R Jensen Construction Co
Johnson-Nelson Masonry
Kiffmeyer Inc
Safety Driven Quarterly Award Winners
3rd Quarter 2015
NAME
Terry Lemieux
Cyrus Dorry
Bruce Zwirtz
Tom Earl
Clint Koskovich
Mark Haugh
Craig Dunrud
Jason Stoffel
Justin Swendra
Nathan Cummings
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CONTRACTOR NAME
Kraus Anderson
Lakehead Constructors Inc
Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc
Maverick Cutting & Breaking
Max Gray Construction Inc
McGough Construction
Minnesota Limited Inc
Northland Concrete & Masonry
RJM Construction
Veit & Company Inc
On the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota
In addition to the construction work relating to the mining industry since the 1940’s, Union contractors and members of
the Minnesota Laborers Union Local 1097, Virginia MN continue to build and maintain the infrastructure of North Country.
In the Early Days
Work From the Minncan to Minntac
With a twinkle in his eye, Jordan
Richardson reflected on some early
times as a Minnesota Laborers Union
Local 1097 member living and working
up on the iron range in Minnesota’s
mining territory. “Times were difficult
for members in the early years, but
then pretty good in the 60’s and 70’s,”
said Richardson, former Business
Manager. “We were fortunate, and still
are to this day, to have our union back
then. The union brought us a decent
wage with health insurance, pension
and job safety. Laborers were critical
to the development of the entire iron
range from the mines to the schools to
hospitals – all of it.”
Some significant projects in recent
years help gauge a sense of history in
the iron range region. The MinnCan
Pipeline project was completed in 2009
and came at an opportune time when
Laborers across the state were looking
for work. The project put hundreds to
work constructing a 304 mile pipeline
across Minnesota and through the
iron range over a two year period.
Laborers Local 1097 was chartered on
April 4, 1947 under the International
Hod Carriers, Building and Common
Laborers Union of America, later
becoming the Laborers International
Union of North America (LIUNA). The
membership has ebbed and flowed over
the years, much of that as a reflection of
the mining industry. Mining for iron ore
began in the 1880’s and peaked in the
mid 40’s about the time the Local was
starting up when the region produced
about sixty percent of the country’s
total iron ore output. When iron ore
resources began depleting by midcentury, new technologies to develop
taconite were invented by University
of Minnesota Scientists . Taconite is a
low grade pellet concentrated ore that
became the area’s primary export by the
1980’s.
In the taconite industry, a number
of production facilities have gone
through upgrades, with Laborers
Union members and contractors
doing the work. Some notable mining
industry employers are Cliffs Natural
Resources
(Hibbing
Taconite, United Taconite
and Northshore Mining),
U.S.
Steel
(Minntac
and Keetac production
facilities) and the new
Essar
Steel
taconite
production plant, which
is in the midst of a large
$1.9 billlion project. When
mining is thriving it often
accounts for as much as
40% of the work in the region. The new
proposed Polymet Mining Corporation
project represents the next wave of
precious metals mining technologies
and has a construction Project Labor
Agreement in place ready for final
approval to begin.
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“Mining really characterizes our
- Tim M
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Northern Cities Like Their Project
Labor Agreements
Today, much of the public infrastructure
on a local level on the range is built
and maintained by skilled LIUNA
members and contractors under locally
authorized Project Labor Agreements
(PLA’s). PLA’s have been approved by
many northern Minnesota City and
County boards as a means to ensure that
locally financed public construction
projects are completed on budget and
on time with the shorter seasons in
northern Minnesota, while helping to
govern wages, benefits and working
conditions. These ordinances along with
local Prevailing Wage standards aid in
the concept of keeping the local
workforce employed through
building their own projects.
“Project Labor Agreements and
the Davis Bacon (Prevailing Wage
law) are very important to us,”
said Larry Cuffe Jr.,
Mayor of Virginia,
MN. “We make
it clear and all of
the
contractors
know about PLA’s
on our projects
because they help
ensure high quality
construction and
they keep our
workforce local.” Some
notable projects under
PLA’s include the Giants
Ridge
Convention
Center, Hibbing High
School
Remodel,
Parkview Elementary
School in Virginia and
Grand Rapids Reif
Performing Arts Center.
way of life on the iron range.”
McCauley, Business Manager, Laborers Local 1097
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Project Labor Agreements on
The Range
Cities
Counties
Aurora, Chisholm,
Cromwell, Cohasset,
Duluth, Ely, Eveleth,
Hibbing, Kinney, Mt. Iron,
Orr, Superior, Tower,
Two Harbors, Virginia
Saint Louis, Itasca, Carlton,
Lake, Douglas (WI)
Highest Bridge
Underway
in
Minnesota
The
Minnesota
Department
of
Transportation Trunk Highway 53
Relocation project over the Rouchleau
Mine Pit Lake has commenced in
Virginia, MN with a host of Minnesotabased signatory Union contractors
performing the work under a Project
Labor Agreement. The $156 million
bridge will be the highest bridge
structure in Minnesota with an elevation
of 325 feet and is needed so that taconite
mining in the area of the current highway
will continue.
“This bridge is a great example of how
the mining industry has played such
a huge role in our economy on the
iron range over the last century,” said
Tim McCauley, Business Manager of
Laborers Local 1097. “Ironically, we are
now building a new bridge connection
into Virginia in order to keep an
important mining production site going
and creating jobs in the region. Mining
really characterizes our way of life on the
iron range.”
1. Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board
Data Center, Nov 30 2015
Photo Credits: Minnesota LECET, IRRRB, U.S.
Steel, Uniquely Minnesota, Giants Ridge Golf &
Ski Resort, Minnesota History Association.
The State of the Union is Great
By Todd T. Pufahl, President & Business Manager – Laborers District Council of MN & ND
As the 2015 Construction Season is almost
in the books, we look back with gratitude
at a record setting year in Minnesota and
North Dakota Laborers Union history.
We are experiencing record breaking
work hours for our LIUNA members,
records in the number of members and
hours trained through the Minnesota
Laborers Training Center and the largest
group of new Apprentices entering
the Laborers construction craft career.
We also now have more contributing
signatory contractors than ever before,
more Apprentices graduating than ever
and a strong outlook for next year’s
construction season.
This recovery didn’t happen by accident,
as many of the projects that made 2015
record setting were mere proposals a
few years ago. By partnering with Union
contractors through coalitions like the
Building Jobs Coalition and Progress in
Motion and mobilizing our Orange Army
of Activist members to advocate in the
halls of power at every level, we were able
to help bring these projects to fruition
generating the work hours that helped
make this a record year.
LIUNA members should keep these good
times in mind as you hear “calls to action”
from your Local Union to be a part the
Orange Army, promoting projects that
improve our infrastructure and create
opportunities across all work sectors of
our industry.
This state of our Union brings additional
good news for the Laborers Fringe Benefit
Funds. In 2015, the Laborers Pension
Fund Trustees approved a provision for
retired members to come back and work
during the 2015 season for a limited
number of hours without discontinuing
their pensions, resulting in over 60
retirees participating. The Vacation Fund
Trustees approved a 4.5% dividend for
member’s Vacation Fund dollars. The
Health & Welfare Fund Trustees made
improvements to Dental Plan coverage
and added an improved option for hearing
aid purchases. Trustees also approved
expanded coverage for preventive health
care services effective January 1, 2016.
All of these improvements were made
possible by the joint commitment and
vigilant stewardship over these funds by
our Labor and Management Trustees.
Enjoy the Holidays with your families and
Laborers are encouraged to make good
use of their down time to TRAIN UP for
another busy year in 2016!
Opportunities Ahead:
School Construction Market Gets $1.7 Billion in Future Projects
Voters across the state of Minnesota
approved over $1.7 billion in improvements
at a number of school districts giving
more life to a market sector that has great
potential for signatory Union contractors.
In all, 23 separate school districts approved
referendums held in the November, 2015
elections.
The Laborers District Council of MN
& ND supported school bonding
measures statewide, not only for their
good community merits, but also for
the job creation these projects bring to
the industry. The Council will continue
to monitor school projects in hopes of
luring more Union contractors, including
subcontractors and specialty contractors to
bid on this work. School construction work
can be challenging for union contractors
with districts that do not include prevailing
wage language in the bid specifications.
Prevailing wages help level the playing
field for all contractors by requiring the
contractors to pay construction wages per
the area wage standards determined by
historical work performed in the location
of where the project is. Wage standards
help thwart unscrupulous contracting by
contractors who take drastic measures to
pay far less than industry or local wage
standards just to get the work.
The Minnesota Laborers District Council
and LECET are hosting a workshop
next month to encourage more Union
contractor participation in this market
sector.
WHO: General contractors and subcontractors, including concrete,
demolition, excavation, masonry, utility contractors & more.
WHEN: Wednesday, January 13, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM including lunch
WHERE: Radisson, 2540 North Cleveland Ave., Roseville, MN 55113
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
OPPORTUNITIES
WORKSHOP AND NETWORKING LUNCH
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
$1.7 BILLION
APPROVED
BY VOTERS
IN 2015!
AGENDA: Presentations from leading consulting firms, construction
managers and more.
Sponsored by Minnesota LECET
PLEASE RSVP at (651) 429-1600 or online at mnlecet.org
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Train Up THE POWER TO EXCEL
Training Calendar
Week of January 11, 2016
Asbestos Supervisor Initial
Concrete Practices/Insulated Forms
Hazardous Waste Initial
Highway Heavy Skills/Flagging/SWPP
Duluth, MN
Pipeline Technology/MnDot Flagging
Safety Week/OSHA 30/Msha 24/CPRFA
Virginia, MN
Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid
Bismarck, ND
Excavation Confined Space
Excavation Confined Space - Virginia, MN
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program
Grand Rapids, MN
CPR/First Aid - Virginia, MN
Flagging/MnDot - Duluth, MN
Hazardous Waste Refresher
Asbestos Worker Refresher - Superior, WI
Mine Safety & Health Admin - Virginia, MN
(651) 653-6710
Jan 11-15
Jan 11-15
Jan 11-15
Jan 11-15
Jan 11-15
Jan 11-15
Jan 11-15
Jan 13-14
Jan 14
Jan 14
Jan 15
Jan 15
Jan 15
Jan 16
Jan 16
Week of January 18, 2016
Asbestos Worker Initial
Jan 18-21
CPR/First Aid
Jan 18-19
Foreman Preparedness
Jan 18-22
General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10
Jan 18-22
Hazardous Waste Initial - Duluth, MN
Jan 18-22
Hazardous Waste Refresher
Jan 18
Mason Tending
Jan 18-22
Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid
Jan 18-22
Excavation Confined Space
Jan 19
General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10 Jan 20-Feb 04
Pro-10
Jan 20
Flagging/MnDot
Jan 21
Intro to Union & Apprenticeship Program
Jan 21
Plumbing Code
Jan 21
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher - Hudson, WI
Jan 22
Asbestos Worker Refresher
Jan 22
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher - Superior, WI
Jan 23
Hazardous Waste Refresher - Duluth, MN
Jan 23
Week of January 25, 2016
Excavation Confined Space - Rochester, MN
Jan 25
General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10
Bismarck, ND
Highway Heavy Skills/Flagging/SWPP
Lead Worker Initial
Line & Grade
Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid
Torch Cutting Demo Safety
Hazardous Waste Refresher - Rochester, MN
CPR/First Aid - Rochester, MN
Plumbing Code - Rochester, MN
Rigging & Signaling Qualified - 24 Hr
Lead Worker Refresher
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher
Asbestos Worker Refresher
Flagging/MnDot - Bismarck, ND Asbestos Worker Refresher - Superior, WI
Week of February 01, 2016
General Construction/Flagging/Pro-10
Hazardous Waste Refresher
Pipelaying 1
Plaster Tending
Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid
Scaffold Erecting Competent Person
Flagging/MnDot
Lead Supervisor Refresher
Asbestos Supervisor Refresher
Mine Safety & Health Admin - Virginia, MN
Week of February 08, 2016
Asbestos Supervisor Initial
Blueprint Reading - Bismarck, ND
Blueprint Reading (Evenings: 5pm)
Concrete Practices/Insulated Forms
Hazardous Waste Refresher
Line & Grade
Pipeline Technology/MnDot Flagging
Safety Week/OSHA 30/CPR First Aid
Welding/Torch Cutting Air Arc
Excavation Confined Space
CPR/First Aid
Excavation Confined Space
Hazardous Waste Refresher
Jan 25-29
Jan 25-29
Jan 25-27
Jan 25-29
Jan 25-29
Jan 25-26
Jan 26
Jan 27
Jan 27
Jan 27-29
Jan 28
Jan 29
Jan 29
Jan 29
Jan 30
Feb 01-05
Feb 01
Feb 01-05
Feb 01-05
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Feb 04
Feb 04
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Feb 06
Feb 08-12
Feb 08-12
Feb 08-23
Feb 08-12
Feb 08
Feb 08-12
Feb 08-12
Feb 08-12
Feb 08-Mar 11
Feb 09
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 12
Apprentice of the
Month Awards
September
Matthew Mears
October
Philip Ruelle Jr.
November
Donald Schmidt
ATTENTION APPRENTICES
Mandatory Apprentice Orientation
meetings are held the third
Thursday of every month at 6 PM at
the Laborers Training Center,
Lino Lakes, MN. Learn about your
Union, your training requirements,
Union benefits and much more.
www.ltcmn.org
‘Showcase of Training’ Open House Draws 150
The Laborers Training Center and LECET
hosted their 4th Annual Fall Construction
Industry Open House at the LTC on Oct.
9, 2015 with contractor representatives and
public officials from all over Minnesota
attending. The event showcased the
high-valued training available to current
Minnesota Laborers Union members and
new Apprentices and how the joint efforts
of labor and management are working to
ensure a vibrant construction industry
with training as the cornerstone.
The open house included a tradeshow
with industry professionals representing
these organizations: Associated General
Contractors of MN, Fair Contracting
Foundation of MN, Minnesota
Building
&
Construction
Trades Council, Minnesota
Concrete
&
Masonry
Contractors
Association,
Minneapolis Urban League and
the Minnesota Transportation
Alliance.
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“We want to thank all those who attended
our annual open house – a showcase
of training,” said Dean Mills, Director
of Training for the LTC. “The training
we provide through this 44,000 square
foot facility gives LIUNA members the
knowledge and skills to go forward and
make a difference in the construction
industry.”
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Opportunity Gateway: County 101 Bridge opens in Southwest Metro
The Minnesota Laborers Union
and Signatory Contractors Ames
Construction
and
other
Union
subcontractors recently participated in
the official opening of a significant new
bridge located in the southwest metro
region of the Twin Cities. The Union
built County Highway 101 Bridge is
an elevated four lane, 4,225 foot long
structure replacing the previous river
crossing that had closed a minimum of 11
times. “Thank you to the men and women
of the Union Trades for your dedication
to job quality and giving the taxpayers
a bridge for today and the future. Well
done,” said Randy Maluchnik, Carver
County Commissioner, in his address at
the event. Carver and Scott County commuters:
Your New Opportunity Gateway
The new County
Highway 101 bridge!
Partial listing of
Union Contractors:
Ames Construction
(General Contractor)
Cedar Ridge Landscaping
Hardrives
Interstate Improvement
The Minnesota Laborers Union and Signatory Contractors are proud to have built this bridge for the communities of Carver and Scott Counties
UNION BUILT: Better • Faster • Safer
“Thank you to the men and women of the Union Trades for your dedication to job
quality and giving the taxpayers a bridge for today and for the future. Well done!”
—Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner
Brought to you by Union Contractors and Union Workers • Paid for by Minnesota LECET • LaborersBuildMN.org
Minnesota State
Curb & Gutter
PCI Roads LLC
Rainbow Inc.
Terra Services
Warning Lites
Interested in a Construction Career?
Contact Minnesota LECET (651) 429-1600 for info.
Bridge Facts: The 101 bridge is a four lane,
4,225 foot long, $54 million bridge over the
Minnesota River floodplain • Just 16 months to
completion • Structure design is a concrete girder
span bridge • The bridge slab concrete area is
333,456 sq. ft. • There are 41 spans and 369
prestressed concrete girders • Approximately 320
Skilled Union workers and 400,000 work hours
• The project includes a bike trail, roundabout
and other improvements • In its history, the 101
causeway had previously closed 11 times in the
past 80 years due to flooding.
Minnesota LECET placed advertisements in local newspapers celebrating the opening of the
new County Hwy 101 Bridge.