Kraus-Anderson completed a new public works facility for Blue Earth County located on a 40-acre greenfield site in Mankato Township, Minnesota.
Designed by ISG Architects, the $29.8 million facility features a 89,363-square-foot main building with office space, exercise room, shop areas, locker rooms, parking garage, three overhead cranes and a multi-purpose room for county and public use.
The project also includes a 30,000-square-foot vehicle storage building, an 1,100-square-foot fuel island and a 14,000-square-foot salt and sand storage building with a 90,000-gallon water tank to supplement the fire suppression system for the campus. Sewer and water mains for the project were run approximately one mile to the site.
An amenity area off the existing bike trail includes a shelter with picnic benches, a drinking fountain and restrooms.
Construction began in October of 2024.
