Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 2007
METRO TRANSIT PRAISES BITUMINOUS ROADWAYS INC.
MINNEAPOLIS – (Dec. 17) – With temperatures dropping and asphalt plants preparing to shutdown for the season, Metro Transit had a problem.
The Minneapolis/St. Paul transit agency wanted to build a new park-and-ride lot to help commuters dealing with north metro congestion caused by the collapse of the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River.
The state transportation department had vacated the land at I-35W and Industrial Boulevard, and Metro TransitÕs contractor had prepared the site for paving.
But could asphalt be mixed and delivered in advance of an on-coming snow storm?
Thanks to Bituminous Roadways Inc. of Minneapolis the answer was yes. The company kept its plant open beyond its scheduled closing and brought on extra staff to make the asphalt.
And best of all Bituminous Roadways shouldered the extra cost at no charge as a community service.
In recognition, Metro Transit General Manager Brian Lamb said: "We were able to complete the park-and-ride project just one day before the Dec. 1 snowfall thanks to the commitment of Bituminous Roadways and your staff."
Lamb praised the company for "demonstrating corporate citizenship at a time of community need . . . We very much appreciate your efforts and your donation of more than $6,700 in services."
Metro Transit now has begun marketing efforts to attract riders to the new 225-space lot from which it offers nonstop service to downtown Minneapolis.
Bituminous Roadways Inc. is a 61-year-old company with offices and operations in Minneapolis, Inver Grove Heights and Shakopee. It employs nearly 100 men and women who design, construct, maintain and seal coat about 900 pavement projects a year.
Metro Transit is a service of the Metropolitan Council. Customers boarded its buses and trains 73.4 million times in 2006.
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(Editors: For information contact Bob Gibbons, Metro Transit director of customer services at 612-349-7509 or robert.gibbons@metc.state.mn.us. Or contact Tom Haller, Bituminous Roadways corporate secretary, at 612-721-2451)
