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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$174,265,898

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

transportationactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2022 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2022-09-26·LATEST ACTION2026-04-02·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_693JJ22640000Y462MNI535005_069
Award description

PROJECT TITLE: BLATNIK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: I-535: OVER THE ST. LOUIS BAY BETWEEN DULUTH & SUPERIOR WISCONSIN- REPLACE BLATNIK BR #9030 WITH NEW BR #69913 (WI BR #B-16-0153) & CONSTRUCT WISDOT BR'S #B-16-0154 & B-16-0155, CONSTRUCTION OF RAMPS, ROUNDABOUTS, LOCAL STREETS, LIGHTING, RETAINING WALLS, ADA, ITS, RWIS, DMS, & UTILITIES (INCLUDES PE CONTRACTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED, FINAL DESIGN, ROW, RR AGREEMENTS & CE)

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

The latest obligation on Minnesota's Blatnik Bridge replacement project over St. Louis Bay, which began in 2022 and runs through 2036.

Sub-sectors
highway-infrastructurebridge-replacementfhwa-grant
Why this matters

Critical I-535 corridor infrastructure connecting Duluth and Superior; modernizes aging bridge and regional connectivity through 2036 completion.

Supply-chain signal

Sustained demand for structural steel, concrete, construction equipment, and engineering services across a 14-year project timeline.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-23. Cost: $0.002950.

Period of performance
Start
2022-09-26
End
2036-06-30
Status
activein 3640 days
Sources

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