Engineering Staff:

  • City Engineer: Holly Wilson
  • Clerical: Janell Sommers
  • Records/Construction Manager: Lynden Wittman
  • Technician: Darrell Hoekstra
  • Survey Technician: Ryan Rausch

The City of Willmar consists of the following:

  • 13.52 square miles or 8654.7 acres
  • 121.8 miles of roads
  • 7.9 miles of sanitary forcemains
  • 51.8 miles of storm sewers
  • 102.8 miles of watermains

Department facts:

  • Responsible for design; construction, inspections, & management of city projects.
  • Maintain accurate records of projects completed
  • Provide information to the public regarding city infrastructure
  • Engineering department is networked with other city departments and is completely computerized

2010 Improvements Presentation (pdf)

2010 Street Improvements

Reconstruction (1.20 miles)

33rd Street NW – 7th Avenue NW to South end Year Built: 1981
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, storm sewer improvements, remove
& replace curb and gutter as needed, tile and tile services, grading,
gravel base, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

34th Street NW - 4th Avenue NW to 33rd Street NW Year Built: 1981
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, storm sewer improvements, remove
& replace curb and gutter as needed, tile and tile services, grading,
gravel base, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

4th Avenue NW – 33rd Street NW to 150' west of 34th Street NW Year Built: 1981
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed,
tile and tile services, grading, gravel base, turf establishment, and bituminous paving.

25th Avenue SW – 6th Street SW to cul-de-sac Year Built: 1980
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, remove & replace curb and gutter,
grading, gravel base, tile and tile services, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

26th Avenue SW cul-de-sac Year Built: 1990
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed,
grading, gravel base, tile and tile services, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

27th Avenue SW cul-de-sac Year Built: 1990
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed,
grading, gravel base, tile and tile services, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

12th Street SE – Willmar Avenue SE to Pleasant View Drive SE Year Built: 1981
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed,
tile and tile services, grading, gravel base, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

14th Avenue SE – 9th Street SE to 11th Street SE Year Built: 1973
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, replace water main, reconnect service lines,
remove & replace curb and gutter as needed, grading, gravel base, turf establishment,
and bituminous paving.

14th Avenue SE – 11th Street SE to 12th Street SE Year Built: 1994
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, replace water main, reconnect service lines,
remove & replace curb and gutter as needed, grading, gravel base, turf establishment,
and bituminous paving.

Pioneer Circle SE – 9th Street SE to west Year Built: 1976
Reconstruction: Remove bituminous, remove center island, remove & replace
curb and gutter as needed, grading, gravel base, turf establishment and bituminous paving.

Overlay (1.23 miles)

7th Street SW – Kandiyohi Avenue SW to Willmar Avenue SW Year Built: 1980
Mill and Overlay: Mill bituminous 1 ½”, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed,
correct damaged areas, pave 1 ½” bituminous.

23rd Street SE –Willmar Avenue SE to 10th Avenue SE Year Built: 1993
Mill and Overlay: Mill bituminous 1 ½”, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed, improve storm sewer, correct damaged areas, pave 1 ½” of bituminous.

23rd Street SE –10th Avenue SE to 100’ north of 7th Avenue SE Year Built: 1988
Mill and Overlay: Mill bituminous 1 ½”, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed, improve storm sewer, correct damaged areas, pave 1 ½” of bituminous.

11th Avenue NE – Lakeland Drive to 16th Street NE Year Built: 1977
Mill and Overlay: Mill bituminous 1 ½”, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed,
correct damaged areas, pave 1 ½” bituminous.

11th Avenue SE – 9th Street SE to 12th Street SE Year Built: 1992
Mill and Overlay: Mill bituminous 1 ½”, storm sewer improvements, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed, excavate damaged areas, pave 1 ½” of bituminous.


New Construction (0.39 miles)

Pleasant View Drive SE– 12th Street SE to 15th St SE
New Construction: Common excavation, gravel base, curb and gutter, turf establishment, and bituminous paving.

Roosevelt School Road - 15th Ave SW to existing parking lot
New Construction: Furnish and install storm sewer, construct storm pond, common excavation, gravel base, curb and gutter, turf establishment, sidewalk, and bituminous paving.


Water Main Replacement (0.50 miles)

7th Street SW –Willmar Avenue SW to 19th Avenue SW Year Built: 1967
Water Main Replacement: Replace existing water main, remove & replace curb and gutter as needed, correct damaged areas, pave base course over trench. (Note: This section is scheduled for Overlay in 2011.)


Street Lighting
Westwind Third Addition

Miscellaneous
Path Paving - CR 41 and CR 24
Intersection Improvements - Business 71/TH 294/CR 24 Intersection
1st Street Bridge - Deck Rehabilitation
Storm Water Improvements
Crack Sealing