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Pavement Management Program (PMP)
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. In addition, 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.
Resources
- 2022 PMP Informational Meeting Video
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2022 PMP Informational PowerPoint.pdf - PMP Brochure
- PMP Residential Street Policies
Street Restoration Map
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| 2022 Street Reconstruct Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road Name | From | To |
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W 103rd Street |
Drew Avenue |
Abbott Avenue |
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Canterbury Drive |
Abbott Avenue |
Xerxes Avenue |
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Queen Avenue |
W Old Shakopee Road |
W 102nd Street |
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Pillsbury Avenue |
W Old Shakopee Road |
South Terminus |
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E 88th Street |
Nicollet Avenue |
Portland Avenue |
|
3rd Avenue |
E 90th Street |
E 88th Street |
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3rd Avenue |
E 81st Street |
E 79 ½ Street |
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10th Avenue |
E 94th Street |
E 92nd Street |
|
11th Avenue |
E 94th Street |
E 88th Street |
|
22nd Avenue |
E 86th Street |
North Terminus |
|
American Boulevard |
28th Avenue |
34th Avenue |
| 2022 Street Overlay Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road Name | From | To |
|
Veness Road |
Bloomington Ferry Road |
W Bush Lake Road |
|
W 93rd Street |
Veness Road |
Yukon Avenue |
|
W 93rd Street Circle |
W 93rd Street |
South Terminus |
|
Yukon Avenue |
Veness Road |
South Terminus |
|
Ensign Avenue |
Bloomington Ferry Road |
W 98th Street |
|
Woodbridge Drive |
Ensign Avenue |
Woodbridge Road |
|
Woodbridge Road |
North Terminus |
South Terminus |
|
Ensign Circle |
Ensign Avenue |
East Terminus |
|
W 97th Street |
Ensign Avenue |
Cavell Avenue |
|
W 97 ½ Street |
Ensign Avenue |
Cavell Avenue |
|
Cavell Avenue |
W 97th Street |
W 97 ½ Street |
|
W 97th Street Circle |
W 97th Street |
South Terminus |
|
Cavell Circle |
Cavell Avenue |
West Terminus |
|
W 98th Street |
Ensign Avenue |
Bloomington Ferry Road |
|
Zion Road |
Auto Club Road |
River Bluff Drive |
|
Zion Circle |
Zion Road |
East Terminus |
|
River Bluff Drive |
Zion Road |
Normandale Boulevard |
|
River Bluff Curve |
River Bluff Drive |
River Bluff Drive |
|
River Bluff Circle (1) |
River Bluff Drive |
Southeast Terminus |
|
River Bluff Circle (2) |
River Bluff Drive |
West Terminus |
|
Johnson Circle |
W Old Shakopee Road |
North Terminus |
|
Xerxes Avenue |
W 102nd Street |
W 98th Street |
|
Washburn Circle |
W 102nd Street |
South Terminus |
|
Xerxes Avenue |
W 90th Street |
W 84th Street |
|
Xerxes Circle (1) |
Xerxes Avenue |
North Terminus |
|
Xerxes Circle (2) |
Xerxes Avenue |
Southwest Terminus |
|
Xerxes Circle (3) |
Xerxes Avenue |
West Terminus |
|
Knox Avenue |
W 82nd Street |
W 81st Street |
|
W 89th Street |
Penn Avenue |
Knox Avenue |
|
Logan Avenue |
Knox Avenue |
W 88th Street |
|
Penn Glen Place |
Logan Avenue |
East Terminus |
|
Newton Avenue |
W 90th Street |
W 89th Street |
|
Morgan Avenue |
W 90th Street |
W 89th Street |
|
Logan Avenue |
W 90th Street |
W 89th Street |
|
Knox Avenue |
W 90th Street |
W 89th Street |
|
James Avenue |
W 89th Street |
W 88th Street |
|
Irving Avenue |
W 89th Street |
W 88th Street |
|
W 89th Street |
Knox Avenue |
Humboldt Avenue |
|
W 91st Street |
Oliver Avenue |
Logan Avenue |
|
W 91 ½ Street |
Penn Avenue |
Oliver Avenue |
|
W 92nd Street |
Oliver Avenue |
James Avenue |
|
Oliver Avenue |
W 92nd Street |
W 91st Street |
|
Newton Avenue |
W 92nd Street |
W 91st Street |
|
Morgan Avenue |
W 92nd Street |
W 91st Street |
| 2021 Street Reconstruct Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road Name | From | To |
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W. 108th Street |
Johnson Avenue |
France Avenue |
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Vincent Avenue |
Thomas Avenue |
W. 82nd Street |
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Upton Avenue |
Sheridan Place |
W. 82nd Street |
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Thomas Avenue |
W. 84th Street |
W. 82nd Street |
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Sheridan Avenue |
Sheridan Place |
W. 82nd Street |
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Russell Avenue |
W. 84th Street |
W. 82nd Street |
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Queen Avenue |
Penn Avenue (CSAH 32) |
W. 82nd Street |
|
Sheridan Place |
Thomas Avenue |
Russell Avenue |
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W. 82nd Street |
Xerxes Avenue |
Russell Avenue |
|
W. 86th Street |
Girard Avenue |
Lyndale Avenue |
|
Elliot Avenue |
E. Old Shakopee Road |
E. 94th Street |
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E. 96th Street |
Columbus Avenue |
Elliot Avenue |
|
E. 98th Street |
Chicago Avenue |
Dellridge Road |
|
Park Road |
12th Avenue |
15th Avenue |
|
E. 88th Street |
13th Avenue |
14th Avenue |
|
13th Avenue |
Park Road |
E. 88th Street |
|
14th Avenue |
E. 88th Street |
E. 86th Street |
| 2021 Street Overlay Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Road Name | From | To |
|
American Boulevard |
Green Valley Drive |
American Boulevard Bridge |
|
Normandale Lake Boulevard |
W. 84th Street |
American Boulevard |
|
Green Valley Drive |
American Boulevard |
South Terminus |
|
Norman Center Drive |
W. 84th Street |
American Boulevard |
|
W. 83rd Street |
Normandale Lake Boulevard |
Norman Center Drive |
|
American Boulevard |
Xerxes Avenue (CSAH 31) |
Penn Avenue (CSAH 32) |
|
American Boulevard |
Portland Avenue (CSAH 35) |
12th Avenue |
|
W. 106th Street |
Bloomington Ferry Road |
Decatur Avenue |
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W. 104th Street |
Decatur Avenue |
Xylon Road |
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W. 103rd Street |
Cavell Avenue |
Yukon Avenue |
|
W. 103rd Street |
Yukon Avenue |
Virginia Road |
|
W. 103rd Street Circle |
W. 103rd Street |
North Terminus |
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Decatur Avenue |
W. 106th Street |
W. 103rd Street |
|
Decatur Circle (South) |
Decatur Avenue |
East Terminus |
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Decatur Circle (North) |
Decatur Avenue |
East Terminus |
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Cavell Avenue |
W. 106th Street |
W. 104th Street |
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Cavell Avenue |
W. 103rd Street |
Cavell Circle |
|
Cavell Circle (West) |
Cavell Avenue |
West Terminus |
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Cavell Circle (East) |
Cavell Avenue |
East Terminus |
|
Aquila Avenue |
W. 106th Street |
W. 104th Street |
|
Aquila Circle (South) |
Aquila Avenue |
West Terminus |
|
Aquila Circle (North) |
Aquila Avenue |
West Terminus |
|
W. 104th Street Circle |
W. 104th Street |
North Terminus |
|
Xylon Road |
Aquila Avenue |
W. 103rd Street |
|
Zinran Avenue |
Xylon Road |
Bloomington Ferry Road |
|
Zinran Circle |
Zinran Avenue |
Northeast Terminus |
|
Yukon Avenue |
W. 104th Street |
Bloomington Ferry Road |
|
Wyoming Avenue |
W. 106th Street |
W. 103rd Street |
|
Virginia Road |
Countryside Drive |
W. 103rd Street |
|
Virginia Circle |
Countryside Drive |
South Terminus |
|
Countryside Drive |
Xylon Road |
W. 106th Street |
|
Utah Road |
Countryside Road |
Virginia Road |
|
Colorado Avenue |
W. 96th Street |
W. 94th Street |
|
Colorado Circle |
Colorado Avenue |
West Terminus |
|
W. 96th Street |
Edgewood Road |
Nesbitt Avenue |
|
Brunswick Circle |
W. 96th Street |
North Terminus |
|
Alabama Circle |
W. 96th Street |
North Terminus |
|
W. 97th Street |
Edgewood Road |
Colorado Road |
|
W. 98th Street |
Edgewood Road |
Colorado Road |
|
Edgewood Road |
W. 98th Street |
Dakota Road |
|
Edgewood Road |
W. 96th Street |
W. 97th Street |
|
Dakota Road |
W. 96th Street |
W. 99th Street |
|
Colorado Road |
W. 99th Street |
W. 97th Street |
|
Colorado Circle |
Colorado Road |
East Terminus |
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.
The next PMP trails project will include the reconstruction of the asphalt trails within the Dred Scott Park area. Also as part of this project, the Girard Lake Park Parking Lot will be reconstructed to include an asphalt parking lot with concrete curb and gutter. This work is anticipated to occur in Fall 2022.
Select the image below to view the Pavement Management Program story map
Every mile of Bloomington streets are entered into a computerized program designed to maximize the life of City Streets and to minimize costs by applying the most cost effective maintenance technique to the various roadways. The computer program lists the streets that are in need of maintenance. City staff analyzes the recommended streets and proceeds with the streets in a manner that "makes sense" and is within the funding provided. The goal of the program is to "do the right maintenance at the right time."
City staff brings the recommended seal coat and overlay program to the City Council for their information, approval and ordering of the improvements. Streets eligible for reconstruction are handled differently.
City staff provides a number of streets eligible for reconstruction to the City Council. Staff selects streets for reconstruction based on a variety of factors starting with the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of the pavement. City staff conducts a field survey of a third of the streets in the City every year. The PCI is a numeric reflection of the structural integrity of the pavement including potholes, cracking, rutting, etc.
Several other factors which will be considered in order to determine the best candidates for street reconstruction are, but not limited to, the following.
- Condition/effectiveness of existing surface drainage system.
- Condition of underground water and sewer system.
- Whether a street meets recommended standards for curb and gutter and street width.
- Opportunities to improve water quality of lakes downstream of street.
- Available State and City funding.
- Elimination of hazardous situations and to provide safety improvements.
- County construction projects on adjacent roadways.
- Reconstruction of adjacent City streets.
- Major redevelopment projects within City.
- Neighborhood petitions.
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.