Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: Hennepin County, left-turn signals, Minn., Minnesota Department of Transportation, TCF Stadium, University of Minnesota
By Bob Geiger
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — In an effort to ease traffic congestion on Minnesota roadways, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is rolling out solid and flashing yellow arrow turn signals, which let drivers make left turns after yielding to oncoming traffic.
Solid yellow arrows signal drivers to prepare to stop before making left-hand turns, while [...]
Published: June 12, 2010
Tags: bridge, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, St. Croix River, Stillwater Lift Bridge
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The Stillwater Lift Bridge over the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin is in the down position and will remain that way until repairs are made, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
That means nonemergency boats using the river near Stillwater won’t be able to pass beneath the bridge.
MnDOT advises [...]
Published: June 7, 2010
Tags: bridge, gusset plates, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Mississippi River Bridge, MnDOT
Winona, Minn. (AP) — Just two years after a bridge in southern Minnesota was closed for repairs, transportation officials found similar problems.
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials said corrosion was found in several gusset plates in the Mississippi River Bridge at Winona. Those are the same structural components that caused the bridge’s sudden close on June [...]
Published: April 16, 2010
Tags: Craig Thompson, Federal Highway Administration, Hraychuck, Jim Rickard, Michael Davis, Minnesota Department of Transportation, National Park Service, Sierra Club St. Croix Valley Interstate Group, Stillwater Bridge, Transportation Development Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Paul Snyder
Wisconsin lawmakers’ push to boost bonding authority for the Stillwater Bridge project is clashing with a group’s claim that the plan is too costly and threatens the environment.
“Replacing the bridge should be a priority,” said Jim Rickard, vice chairman of the Sierra Club’s St. Croix Valley Interstate Group. “But a $680 million replacement [...]
Published: March 27, 2010
Tags: bridge, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Croix, Stillwater, Stillwater Bridge
Comments: 1
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The Stillwater Lift Bridge was scheduled to reopen as the St. Croix River continues to fall.
According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, it reopened the bridge by 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The bridge had been closed since Tuesday because of high water and ice on the river, which forms part of the [...]
Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: bicyclists, Complete Streets, Complete Streets Coalition, Fresh Energy, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Legislature, pedestrians, traffic
By Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — A mundane sewer-upgrade project could provide the impetus for the city of Richfield to turn 76th Street into a Complete Street.
The traditional way of doing the work — tear up the street, do the underground repairs, then rebuild the roadway as it was — didn’t appeal to area residents, [...]
Published: March 10, 2010
Tags: Comstock Construction Inc., Minnesota Associated Builders and Contractors, Minnesota Department of Transportation, prevailing wage
By Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — A long-standing prevailing-wage dispute between Comstock Construction Inc. and the Minnesota Department of Transportation may be nearing a resolution.
During a recent administrative hearing at MnDOT’s headquarters in St. Paul, MnDOT deputy commissioner Khani Sahebjam heard arguments and said a ruling will be made “before 90 days.”
At issue is [...]
Published: February 19, 2010
Tags: bridge, Interstate 35W bridge, Metropolitan Freeway System 2009 Congestion Report, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, roadwork
By Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — Traffic congestion is up slightly in the metro area, according to a new report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
The newly released Metropolitan Freeway System 2009 Congestion Report found that 18.2 percent of roadway miles in the metro area were congested in 2009, up from 17.3 percent in 2008. [...]
Published: February 19, 2010
Tags: Kapanke, lawsuit, McFarland Brooks, Michael Davis, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, Rickard, Sierra Club, St. Croix River, St. Croix Valley Interstate Group, Stillwater Bridge, U.S. Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
By Paul Snyder
The Stillwater Bridge project, already in the shadow of an environmental lawsuit, missed out on $300 million in stimulus money that would have fueled a construction start this year.
Instead, the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation will continue planning for a 2013 start, said MnDOT spokeswoman Mary McFarland Brooks. The bridge spans the [...]
Published: November 19, 2009
Tags: Connections 2030, Eau Claire, Empire Builder, Empire Builder High Speed Rail Coalition, high-speed rail, Hill, Interstate 94 corridor, Kreitlow, La Crosse, Madison, Minnesota Department of Transportation, train, Twin Cities, Wisconsin Association of Railroad Passengers, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, WisDOT
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Eau Claire and La Crosse are competing to be first on the high-speed rail route between Madison and the Twin Cities.
The fact that Eau Claire is even in the discussion is a good sign, said Eau Claire route supporter and state Sen. Pat Kreitlow, D-Chippewa Falls.
Those such as Bob Fisher, secretary of the [...]
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