Thursday, January 17, 2013
While flattered to be named as a bidder, Loeffler Construction President and Co-Owner Doug Loeffler says the Lakeville firm hopes to be part of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium project only as a partner.
Loeffler Construction is growing—no doubt about that. And the Lakeville-based firm's President and Co-Owner Doug Loeffler acknowledges building the Minnesota Vikings Stadium would be pretty great. But recent media reports—including one found here on Lakeville Patch (published Jan. 15)—are a bit inaccurate, he said. "It's flattering—the reports, but we cannot build it, or portray to build it alone," Loeffler said. "What we are doing ... we’re teamed with Gilbane Building Companies out of Rhode Island. They’re a very large firm that's built other stadiums, and they reached out to us and asked to be a local partner." Loefller said his firm would be supporting Gilbane, helping them learn the marketplace and help work with the subcontractor …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Loeffler Construction of Lakeville is one of six contenders vying for the $975 million stadium deal.
A Lakeville construction company could become the lead contractor on the "People's Stadium," a controversial new venue for the Vikings in downtown Minneapolis. Lakeville's Loeffler Construction is one of six firms shortlisted for the project, which is expected to run from $675 million to $975 million. Two other Twin Cities companies are contending for the contract, Kraus-Anderson and Mortenson Construction. The project has also attracted three other firms from out of state: Gilbane Building Companies of Rhode Island, Skanska of New Jersey and Hunt Construction of Arizona. The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority released the list on Friday. The MSFA's final selection will be announced on Feb. 1. Construction of the stadium is expected to…
Saturday, September 29, 2012
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
Speeds have also been reduced in the construction zone.
Editor's Note: The following is a press release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. You may want to plan for some detours overnight next week as the ramps at Hwy. 77 and Hwy. 13 will close. Beginning 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4 southbound Hwy. 77 will have the right lane closed between the Minnesota River Bridge and 13. Along with this lane closure the ramp to westbound Hwy. 13 will also close for paving. On Wednesday night, the eastbound 13 ramp to southbound 77 will close at 7 p.m. Make sure to follow the signed detour using County Road 30/Diffley Road. The lane and ramps will open by 11 a.m. each day Sept. 5-6. For the holiday weekend- Northbound 77 will be open to two lanes starting Friday at noon but will drop back to a …
Monday, July 30, 2012
The county and city propose to put a roundabout at the intersection of Kenwood Trail (County Road 50) and 185th Street West (County Road 60).
An information meeting is set for tomorrow evening regarding the construction of a multi-lane roundabout at one of Lakeville's busiest intersections. Dakota County and Lakeville officials will discuss the proposed construction of a massive new roundabout at the intersection of Kenwood Trail (County Road 50) and 185th Street West (County Road 60). From 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, in the Lakeville South High School Commons area, officials from Dakota County and the city of Lakeville will be answering questions and discussing the project during a public informational meeting. The project as a whole, according to the county, comes following a study of the intersection that was performed in 2011 where a multi-lane roundabout was selected as …
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The state is also scheduled to start resurfacing work and other upgrades on Cedar/Hwy 77 between 138th Street and I-494 on Aug. 6.
Week of July 30 Construction on Cedar began in April 2011. The county project involves creating shoulders specifically for buses and widening Cedar Avenue to accommodate a bus rapid transit system, a station-to-station line that would have buses running from Lakeville to a park-and-ride near the Mall of America and back every 15 minutes during the week. The goal of bus rapid transit, which also is recommended or planned for other corridors besides Cedar, is to better and more quickly connect the southern suburbs with Minneapolis and St. Paul. It was announced this spring that the original November 2012 launch date would be pushed back to at least 2013 due to discrepancies over bus station designs. Dakota County has since OK'd the city of …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Crews have completed their second city-wide sweep to pick up brush, trees, and large branches from the storm damage.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
There also will be a two-hour closure at the intersection of Cedar and 147th on Thursday night.
Cedar Avenue is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday between 145th and 140th streets for water and sewer work, according to Dakota County. Recommended detours are to use 140th and 150th (County Road 42) streets to route around the closure. Construction on Cedar began in April 2011. The county project involves creating shoulders specifically for buses and widening Cedar Avenue to accommodate a bus rapid transit system, a station-to-station line that would have buses running from Lakeville to a park-and-ride near the Mall of America and back every 15 minutes during the week. The goal of bus rapid transit, which also is recommended or planned for other corridors besides Cedar, is to better and more quickly connect …
There also will be a two-hour closure at the intersection of Cedar and 147th on Thursday night.
Cedar Avenue is scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday between 145th and 140th streets for water and sewer work, according to Dakota County. Recommended detours are to use 140th and 150th (County Road 42) streets to route around the closure. Construction on Cedar began in April 2011. The county project involves creating shoulders specifically for buses and widening Cedar Avenue to accommodate a bus rapid transit system, a station-to-station line that would have buses running from Lakeville to a park-and-ride near the Mall of America and back every 15 minutes during the week. The goal of bus rapid transit, which also is recommended or planned for other corridors besides Cedar, is to better and more quickly connect …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Lakeville's Messages is a weekly newsletter published by the city.
Messages is a weekly newsletter published by the city of Lakeville. Lakeville Patch has it.
Doug Loeffler
4:51 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Thank you for the nice comments everyone! Doug read the article today on the patch and was flattered by the post in the local news. more ›