Shakopee Snapshot: Summer 2024

PUBLIC WORKS

CONSTRUCTION CORNER Stay up-to-date on City of Shakopee construction projects

Each year, the City of Shakopee conducts a variety of improvement projects on City streets, ranging from crack sealing and bituminous overlay to full-depth road and underground utility reconstruction. These projects are done as part of the City’s pavement preservation program to ensure our public infrastructure is well-maintained and safe. This year’s street projects include the following: BITUMINOUS OVERLAYS

Sealcoating is expected to begin by June 7, with crack sealing scheduled to begin the week of June 10. Pavement maintenance processes can be a messy and dusty operation. If you live near a project area, the City recommends closing windows to avoid extra dust col lection. Please also be aware that some rock chips will continue to release from the freshly sealed road over time, which is normal. Community members are asked to please avoid turning a vehicle’s front tires while stopped on pavement that has been seal coated. This can peel off the sealcoat rock and damage the repaired area of the road.

Minnesota Street, Dakota Street, Prairie and Naumkaeg Streets, and Marschall Road north of County Road 101. Work on this project has already begun in some areas, with others slated to begin in early June. These projects may include tempo rary road closures, of which adjacent property owners will be notified in advance by the City. PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE Pavement maintenance projects include seal ing pavement cracks, repainting road lines and crosswalks, and sealcoating and chip seal ing streets and parking lots. To view maps of the various project areas, visit www.ShakopeeMN.gov/roadprojects and select “2024 Pavement Maintenance.”

Bituminous overlay projects include mill ing the pavement surface, crack sealing and patching, conducting spot repairs on sidewalks and curbs, upgrading pedes trian curb ramps and applying bituminous asphalt pavement overlay on the street. What even is bituminous overlay? A bitu minous road surface is made with a spe cial kind of material called “bitumen”—a thick, black, sticky substance that comes from petroleum—mixed with small stones, sand and other materials. A bitu minous overlay is a type of road mainte nance in which a layer of bitumen, mixed with materials like gravel and sand, is placed over the existing road surface. This helps repair cracks, potholes and other road damage. The 2024 project includes several City streets. For a full list, visit www.Shako peeMN.gov/roadprojects and select“2024 Bituminous Overlays.” Roads in these impacted areas may be closed for short durations with tempo rary overnight parking. Residents that live in the project areas will receive mailed up dates from the City as the project unfolds. PAVEMENT REHABILITATION Pavement rehabilitation projects include crack sealing and repair, minor concrete repairs, partial and full-depth spot patch ing and pavement repair, utility repairs and chip seal coat of the bituminous surface. The 2024 project areas include: the Gla cier Estates neighborhood, Foothill Trail from County Road 16 to Crossings Bou levard, Spring Lake Drive west of Foot hill Trail, Bluff Avenue and Main Street,

Visit www.ShakopeeMN.gov/roadprojects for more information on this summer’s City road construction.

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