A Minneapolis hospital parking ramp entrance, restored end-to-end. RSI removed failed concrete and curbing, replaced the damaged embedded glycol snow-melt heat system below, and placed new concrete and curb — returning structural integrity and year-round, ice-free access in 6 weeks.
Request a Project Consultation →A Minneapolis hospital parking ramp entrance, restored end-to-end — with structural integrity and year-round, ice-free access returned to a facility that can’t afford to be closed.
Restoration Systems was contracted by a Minneapolis hospital to remove the existing concrete parking ramp entrance and curbing, which had deteriorated under years of Twin Cities freeze-thaw cycling.
The existing glycol system that provides heat for snow melt beneath the ramp entrance had also become damaged, requiring full replacement alongside the deteriorated concrete above it. Because the PEX tubing is embedded in the slab, the two scopes were inseparable — one mobilization, one continuous sequence of work.
RSI removed the failed concrete, installed a new glycol heat system, and replaced the deteriorated concrete and curbing with new placement — combining concrete demolition and placement with curb work and embedded snow-melt replacement in a single coordinated program.
The restoration returned both the structural integrity of the parking ramp entrance and the snow-melt functionality critical to safe, year-round hospital access for ambulances, patients, and visitors.
At an active hospital, a parking ramp entrance isn’t just access — it’s a clinical safety control. The Local MN Hospital restoration was executed against RSI’s three published values: Safety First, Craftsmanship Lasts, and Integrity Is Everything.
RSI consistently maintains an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) well below the national average and is a repeat recipient of the LECET MN & ND Contractor Award of Excellence. Working at a hospital entrance, that commitment showed up in site protocols that protected our crew, hospital staff, patients, and visitor traffic throughout the 6-week ramp closure.
Led by principals averaging more than 25 years of experience each, the RSI team sequenced concrete demolition, glycol snow-melt system replacement, and new concrete and curb placement as one continuous program — eliminating the second demolition that two separate mobilizations would have required.
The Twin Cities cycle through 80–100+ freeze-thaw events per year — the failure mode that took down the original slab. The new concrete, curb, and embedded glycol loop were detailed and finished to stand up to that climate and keep the ramp entrance ice-free year after year.
The Local MN Hospital parking ramp restoration is another example of the concrete, curb, and embedded-system work RSI delivers for institutional and commercial properties across the Midwest — expert craftsmanship that preserves and protects the places and spaces that fuel the future.
Founded in 1997 and led by principals averaging more than 25 years of experience, Restoration Systems is the Midwest’s leading concrete and parking-structure restoration company. If your facility is showing the same warning signs we addressed at this Minneapolis hospital, let’s talk about a plan to preserve it.