Published: May 29, 2011
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, bridge, John Muir Chapter, National Park Service, Scott Walker, Shahla Werner, Sierra Club, St. Croix River, St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act, Stillwater Lift Bridge, U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
By Jack Zemlicka A new legislative plan to build an approximately $700 million, four-lane bridge across the St. Croix River could set a dangerous precedent for future developments in other protected areas, environmental advocates say. The recently introduced St. Croix River Crossing Project Authorization Act is the latest in a series of proposals to replace [...]
Published: May 3, 2011
Tags: Bachmann, bridge, Harycki, National Park Service, Ron Kind, St. Croix River, Stillwater, Stillwater Lift Bridge, U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A bill that would allow for construction of a four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River south of Stillwater gets its first congressional hearing Wednesday. The $700 million bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin to replace the aging Stillwater Lift Bridge has long been a source of conflict because of environmental concerns. [...]
Published: March 2, 2011
Tags: bridge, National Park Service, St. Croix River, Stillwater Lift Bridge, U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
By Jack Zemlicka Legislators in Wisconsin and Minnesota revived plans this week to construct a four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River, despite ongoing environmental concerns tied to the project. Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., introduced a bill Tuesday that would allow the $700 million bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin to be built, despite a [...]
Published: December 4, 2010
Tags: bridge, Gaylord Nelson, MnDOT, National Park Service, Park Service, St. Croix, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, St. Croix River, Stillwater, Stillwater Bridge Coalition, Stillwater Lift Bridge, U.S. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, Walter Mondale
By MARY DIVINE St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Alaska had its Bridge to Nowhere. It’s starting to look as though Minnesota and Wisconsin might be planning the bridge to never. Progress on building a $668 million bridge across the St. Croix River stalled in October when the National Park Service — [...]
