Those big styrofoam blocks are called geofoam. Basically it's lightweight fill, a lot a road and bridge projects use it where you have poor soils.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geofoam
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- May 27th, 2016, 3:48 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Stadium LRT Station, Ped Bridge & Plaza (MSFA block)
- Replies: 466
- Views: 77723
- October 29th, 2015, 6:18 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line LRT
- Replies: 1297
- Views: 94746
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
^^^On a wb train that made Fairview, Prior, Cleveland, Vandalia, hampden, raymond, Franklin and both 280 lights. It can be done!
Interesting article regarding St. Paul
http://www.roadsbridges.com/going-green
- October 21st, 2015, 5:36 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - North, Northeast, and Southeast / University of Minnesota
- Topic: Alia Tower - 200 Central - 483' / 40 Stories
- Replies: 897
- Views: 194324
Re: Alatus St. Anthony Tower (Washburn-McReavy Site)
Nice! I like it. The beginning of a second skyline in Minneapolis.
- February 26th, 2015, 3:27 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: I'm on a Boat!
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6964
Re: I'm on a Boat!
Stillwater wants in on this as well
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_ ... ury-cruise
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_ ... ury-cruise
- July 9th, 2014, 8:14 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Tower crane count
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7856
Re: Tower crane count
Just thought I'd give this thread a bump. There's so much construction in MPLS right now. I've never seen so much stuff going up at the same time. It's cool to see...
- June 21st, 2014, 11:04 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line LRT
- Replies: 1297
- Views: 94746
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Ridership figures from the weekend -- 61,000 on the Green Line on Saturday (14 hours), nearly 46k on Sunday, for a total of 107k. https://www.metrotransit.org/107000-rides-taken-on-metro-green-line-trains-during-opening-weekend Saturday had around 93000 rides on light rail. That's gotta be the reco...
- May 17th, 2014, 8:23 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 178557
- May 13th, 2014, 5:17 pm
- Forum: Minneapolis - Downtown
- Topic: Target Field Station (the Hotel) & Target Field Station (the Station)
- Replies: 1016
- Views: 178557
Re: Target Field Station
Grabbed a picture of the sign yesterday evening from 5th & Washington. I actually think it looks pretty cool- people will definitely be able to find the station. http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-frc/t51.2885-15/10296838_1450812178492590_1932365722_n.jpg Does anyone know if it will be ...
- January 21st, 2014, 5:31 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Urbanized Area Boundary
- Replies: 1
- Views: 754
Re: Urbanized Area Boundary
St. Joseph Township is where the new St. Croix river crossing is going to connect to Wisconsin.
- March 2nd, 2013, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line LRT
- Replies: 629
- Views: 255339
Re: Blue Line (Hiawatha)
It looks like Hiawatha will get more pedestrian friendly. Bumpouts in many places too.
http://www.minnehaha-hiawatha.com/crossings
http://www.minnehaha-hiawatha.com/crossings
- November 29th, 2012, 7:07 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: MN Highway 36
- Replies: 47
- Views: 5490
Re: HWY 36 walkway????
The area around Rosedale is a lot better than it used to be pedestrian wise. There are fairly new trails along both county rd B2 and county rd C in the area. I walked to Rosedale on my lunch break yesterday, took me 5 minutes.
- November 20th, 2012, 5:35 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Park and Portland Avenues
- Replies: 103
- Views: 26246
Re: Park and Portland
From where to where?Park has been restriped to 2 car lanes and a buffered bike lane, Portland is next.
The Park/Portland bridges over 94/35W will be redecked next summer and I know they will remain 3 lanes each way at that location, with the bike lanes on the outside if remember correctly.
- November 9th, 2012, 11:34 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: I-35W/I-94 Commons
- Replies: 78
- Views: 23551
Re: I-35W/I-94 Commons
I still have to laugh to see five lanes in the tunnel. Not gunna happen. Not. Gunna. Each tunnel is roughly 44' wide. A standard traffic lane is 12'. 3 lanes each way is 36' with a 4' shoulder on the inside and outside for a total of 44'. Even going down to 4 11' lanes would mean there would be zer...
- November 9th, 2012, 8:37 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Green Line / Central Corridor construction thread (archive)
- Replies: 1597
- Views: 359726
- October 29th, 2012, 7:02 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: I-35W/I-94 Commons
- Replies: 78
- Views: 23551
Re: I-35W/I-94 Commons-
There are no plans to widen the tunnel. It would be way too expensive.
I heard it would cost over a billion dollars or some insanely expensive number to do that.
I heard it would cost over a billion dollars or some insanely expensive number to do that.
- October 25th, 2012, 8:58 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Lowry Avenue Bridge
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10513
- October 21st, 2012, 7:05 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Tower crane count
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7856
- October 9th, 2012, 3:52 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Type II LRVs - Siemens S70
- Replies: 153
- Views: 32105
- September 16th, 2012, 3:08 am
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line LRT
- Replies: 629
- Views: 255339
Re: Blue Line (Hiawatha)
The new LRT vehicle is sitting just inside the south maintenace doors at the Franklin storage and maintenace facility. The front changeable sign read Green Line an had a green square to the left of the text. Couldn't posibly snap a photo from my seat on a southbound blue line seat. Cool...we're gro...
- September 11th, 2012, 7:27 pm
- Forum: Transportation
- Topic: Blue Line LRT
- Replies: 629
- Views: 255339
Re: Blue Line (Hiawatha)
Thank you Mulad for the pics...I wonder what they look like without the blue wrapping?