The last few weeks have been momentous for Margaret Anderson Kelliher and the state department she oversees.
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The last few weeks have been momentous for Margaret Anderson Kelliher and the state department she oversees.
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Read More »November 22, 2021 10:38 am Leave a comment
The Blueberry Hill prairie south of Bayport is secure — at least for the next five years.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation is prepping for the Twin Cities metro area's next major freeway upgrade: Interstate 494 through Eden Prairie, Bloomington and Richfield.
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A big chunk of the old Red Wing bridge, spanning the Mississippi River between Wisconsin and Minnesota, is going down this week as part of a $63.4 million project to demolish the structure and build a replacement.
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More disadvantaged businesses worked on Minnesota Department of Transportation projects in the second half of fiscal year 2018 than in the first half, but the department still fell short of its goal for enlisting disadvantaged business enterprises.
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By BRIAN JOHNSON BridgeTower Media Newswires Contractors on Minnesota state highway and small mass-transit projects that receive federal money may have to stretch a little farther in the next few years to meet goals meant to ensure women- and minority-owned companies ...
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Read More »November 7, 2017 12:21 pm Leave a comment
State and local traffic engineers have long believed that roundabouts can improve safety at busy intersections — and now they have more data to back up those claims.
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Read More »May 17, 2017 8:46 am Leave a comment
A deal on transportation funding hit a bump in the road in Minnesota when Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed what he described as a “wholly inadequate” Republican-backed bill that focuses largely on road and bridge improvements.
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A St. Cloud-based trucking company has filed a lawsuit to stop the Minnesota Department of Transportation from enforcing a new prevailing-wage mandate that requires contractors on MnDOT projects to reimburse workers for food, lodging and travel costs beyond their basic wage and benefit rates.
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation wants to improve the anti-icing system on the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, but the federally funded project has hit a snag after a contractor bid came in over budget.
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