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Carver County approves $86.6 million contract for Highway 5 Arboretum-area project
Summary
The Carver County Board voted to award an $86,617,274.89 construction contract to CS McCrossan Inc. for the Highway 5 Arboretum-area work; staff described a ~$117 million total project with 80% federal construction funding and a pending $25 million DOT grant, and outlined a 2026–2027 construction schedule with closures and staging plans.
The Carver County Board voted to award a construction contract to CS McCrossan Inc. for the Highway 5 Arboretum-area project, approving the county engineer's authority to order the $86,617,274.89 contract contingent on execution of a cooperative construction agreement with the state and final contract review.
County project staff presented a broad overview of the multi-year project — work in Victoria, Chaska and Chanhassen that includes roundabouts, multiple pedestrian underpasses, trail improvements and a long stabilized causeway over the Lake Minnewashita area. Staff said low bids reduced the originally estimated construction cost, and the total assembled…
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