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
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 [...]
Published: October 13, 2009
Tags: Comstock Construction, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings, Office of Construction and Innovating Contracting, Seaton Beck & Peters
Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
St. Paul, MN — Bob Comstock has reason to believe that he has spent more time banging his head against walls than building walls in recent years.
The owner of Comstock Construction has been embroiled in a prolonged dispute with state officials over Minnesota’s prevailing-wage law, which requires contractors on projects paid for [...]
Published: October 12, 2009
Tags: Amtrak, Minn., Minnesota Department of Transportation, Mississippi River, Newport, Oconomowoc, ridership, steel consumption, steel production, University of Wisconsin System, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Waukesha, Wakota Bridge, Wildlife In Need Center, World Steel Association
Newport, Minn., neighbors can’t figure out shaking houses
Newport, MN (AP) — Owners of several homes in the St. Paul suburb of Newport say their houses regularly shake — and no one can figure out why.
Homeowner Crystal Oswald said that almost every day she and six of her neighbors feel tremors at their home at dinnertime, [...]
Published: September 14, 2009
Tags: Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Transportation, road construction, road repairs, The Road Information Program
Brian Johnson
Dolan Media Newswires
Minneapolis — Minnesota’s roads are deteriorating, congestion is getting worse, safety is an increasing concern, money is lacking and crumbling infrastructure is hitting state residents in the pocketbook, according to a new report from The Road Information Program.
TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based transportation research group, found that “many sorely needed transportation projects” in [...]
Published: August 4, 2009
Tags: bridge, collapse, Interstate 35W, lawsuit, Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Progressive Contractors Inc., URS Corp.
Comments: 1
Brian Bakst
AP Writer
St. Paul, MN — Two companies the state accuses of negligence that contributed to the Interstate 35W bridge collapse have won a combined $50 million in new highway and bridge contracts since the deadly disaster two years ago.
Minnesota’s continued reliance on engineering consultant URS Corp. and paving company Progressive Contractors Inc. is drawing [...]
Published: June 15, 2009
Tags: bridge, collapse, I-35, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Patrick Condon
AP Writer
Minneapolis — Nearly two years after the Interstate 35W bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River, much of its twisted steel remnants sit rusting on a long swath of a leafy park just a half-mile from where the span fell.
It’s a somber reminder of an accident that killed 13 people and unnerved the nation. [...]
