Pavement Management Program (PMP)
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The City of Bloomington maintains around 342 miles of city streets. This includes snow removal, crack sealing, street patching, sweeping as well as structural maintenance.
Three construction techniques are used as part of the PMP program:
- Sealcoat involves spraying a bituminous adhesive on the existing surface. The surface is then topped with small, graded aggregate rock. Excess aggregate is swept off and recycled. This helps protect pavement from oxidation and the effects of moisture. Street segments are typically crack sealed the year prior to sealcoating.
- Mill and Overlay involves grinding off the top layer of surface and installing a new top layer of pavement. This extends the life cycle of the original pavement. Additionally, street segments are typically crack sealed within a year or two of completing a mill and overlay to extend the life of the pavement.
- Reconstruction removes and replaces existing asphalt pavement and aggregate base. Curbs and gutters are installed if necessary.
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PMP candidates
| STREET NAME | START | END |
|---|---|---|
| West 105th Street | Thomas Avenue | Sheridan Avenue |
| Towne Terrace | James Road | Humboldt Avenue |
| Fremont Avenue | West 82nd Street | West 80 1/2 Street |
| West 80 1/2 Street | Fremont Avenue | Emerson Avenue |
| Emerson Avenue | West 82nd Street | West 80 1/2 Street |
| Oakland Avenue | East 86th Street | East 84th Street |
| East 84th Street | Portland Avenue | Old Cedar Avenue |
| 15th Avenue | East 86th Street | East 84th Street |
| Elliot Avenue | East 90th Street | East 88th Street |
| East 90th Street | Old Cedar Avenue | East Terminus |
| 12th Avenue | East 94th Street | East 92nd Street |
| East 99th Street | Elliot Avenue | 11th Avenue |
| 10th Avenue | East 100th Street | East 98th Street |
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PMP trails
The PMP trails program addresses the design, construction, and maintenance of the City’s 25 miles of street trails and 13 miles of park trails.
Trail segments selected for rehabilitation are designed to meet modern standards, including minimum trail widths and proper geometry. The construction techniques used include crack sealing, fog sealing, or completing reconstruction.
Trails projects do not occur every year. Annual funding amounts are saved until they meet budgeted project amounts.
FAQs
Project Scope:
The 2022-401 portion of the project includes the reconstruction of the Girard Lake Park Parking Lot at 3701 W 84th Street, the existing gravel parking lot will be replaced with concrete curb and gutter and asphalt pavement. The parking lot will remain closed during the duration of the project.
The 2022-402 portion consists of the reconstruction of all the trail segments connecting the Dred Scott ball fields at 10820 Bloomington Ferry Road. This work will also include ADA upgrades of the pedestrian ramps at the connection of the trails with the parking lots. The project will be capped off with the seal coating and re-stripping of the parking lots adjacent to the playfields. The playfields will remain closed during construction.
Project Funding:
The Project will be funded with a combination of American Rescue Fund (ARP Funds), Park Trail Reconstruction Funds and Park Maintenance Funds. Property assessments are not included as part of the funding for this project.
Project Schedule:
Construction is scheduled to begin in early fall 2022 and is anticipated to be completed late in 2022.
Updates:
October 21, 2022
The contractor is currently working on seeding the disturbed areas and tree planting. This work will conclude the portion of the project scheduled for this year. The Contractor will be back in the spring of 2023 to seal coat and install striping on all the parking lots part of the complex.
October 14, 2022
The contractor finished paving all the trails on October 11. They will be working on restoring pedestrian ramp and installing topsoil on the disturbed areas through the week of October 17. Also, in the week of October 17 they will work on restoring the green spaces and other clean up items.
October 7, 2022
2022-401 Girard Lake Park Parking Lot
The Contractor completed all the restoration work the week of October 3. The parking lot will reopen on October 7.
2022-402 Dred Scott Trails
All the trail removals are completed. The contractor plans on proceeding with the restoration in three phases. Phase one which includes all the trails on the southwest portion of the complex was completed on October 5. Phase two which includes the trails on the northwest part of the complex is scheduled for October 7. Phase three which is composed of the remaining segments is scheduled for the week of October 10
September 30, 2022
2022-401 Girard Lake Park Parking Lot
The Contractor finished paving the final layer of asphalt on Friday September 29. They will be working on restoring all the disturbed green spaces along with striping the new parking lot pavement through the week of October 2.
2022-402 Dred Scott Trails
The Contractor completed concrete removals earlier this week. They are currently working on removing the bituminous trails and upgrading the concrete pedestrian ramps. They will begin paving the base layer of bituminous materials for the trails the week of October 2.
September 23, 2022
2022-401 Girard Lake Park Parking Lot
The Contractor finished the installation of the new curb and gutter the week of September 19, the have also completed all the scheduled storm utility work. They are currently working on topsoil restoration. They will begin grading and tolerancing the parking early to week of September 23, with the paving of the base course and final layer of bituminous material scheduled for later that week.
2022-402 Dred Scott Trails
The Contractor will begin removals of concrete curb and gutter the week of September 26.
September 16, 2022
2022-401 Girard Lake Park Parking Lot
The Contractor is working on removing the existing gravel lot through the week of September 12. Once this work is completed they will begin grading the parking lot with the new fill material in preparation for curb installation. The installation of concrete curb and gutter is scheduled for later in the week of September 19. Utility crews will also be present on site during the week of September 19 to work on rehabilitating an existing storm sewer outlet that is adjacent to the westerly border of the parking lot.
September 9, 2022
2022-401 Girard Lake Park Parking Lot
The Contractor will begin work at the gravel parking lot located at 3701 W 84th Street the week of September 12. This project will replace the existing gravel parking lot with concrete curb and gutter and asphalt pavement. The parking lot will be closed beginning late in the week of September 12 and will remain closed for the duration of the project.
Sealcoat
City's General Fund
Overlay
Infrastructure Replacement Fund
Distributed by the State of Minnesota from fuel sales tax and license tab fees along with General Fund augmentation.
Reconstruction
General Fund and assessments
Single and two-family residences pay 25 percent of their portion of the project through assessments; commercial, industrial or multi-family residences pay 50 percent of the cost through assessments.
The area in front of your home which is occupied by street, public utilities (sanitary sewer, water and storm sewer), private utilities (electric power, telecommunication and gas) and other necessary items such as street signing, snow storage and lights is public right-of-way.
A typical right-of-way width in residential areas in Bloomington is 60 feet. (Not all the right-of-way widths are the same and yours may vary from this width. The project engineer can confirm the width for you.) Since a typical residential street width in Bloomington from 32 feet to 36 feet and is centered in the right-of-way approximately 12 feet to 14 feet of public right-of-way exists on either side of the existing streets.
The actual disturbed area will vary, but a good assumption would be that the 12 feet to 14 feet of public right-of-way will be disturbed. For actual limits please contact the project engineer.
Signs will be posted allowing local traffic only on the streets under construction. Residents who live on these streets will have access to the street throughout construction.
The overlay project is anticipated to start in May with the reconstruction project following shortly thereafter in late May-early June. Both projects are anticipated to be substantially complete and open to all traffic in the fall.
The City Council has approved a number of policies in conjunction with the Pavement Management Policy. One policy is: All new street construction and street reconstruction in Bloomington will include concrete curb and gutter. This is for a number of reasons:
- Provide a stable maintenance edge for plowing and sweeping operations.
- Reduce plow damage to yards and mailboxes.
- Protect the edge of the bituminous surface from deteriorating.
- Channel storm water runoff away from street.
- Reduce erosion from boulevards/lawns.
- Define roadway limits.
Council also has approved street width with the standard residential street width being 32' face of curb to face of curb. The policy allows deviation from the standard considering factors such as traffic volumes, emergency vehicle access, drainage and special situations. Other policies include that streets without curb and gutter are not eligible for overlay. The City Council and Staff schedule neighborhood meetings with the impacted properties to begin discussion about construction issues, identify additional concerns and propose possible solutions.
After the Public Hearing and discussion, the City Council approves streets for reconstruction and orders the improvement.