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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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Read More »Demolition of Red Wing Bridge over Mississippi River ramps up 
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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Read More »MnDOT falls short of DBE goal for projects
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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Read More »MnDOT seeks to raise bar for diversity on public projects
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 »MnDOT study: Roundabouts significantly reduce fatal accidents
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 »Minn. Gov. vetoes road-funding bill, calling it ‘inadequate’
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.
Read More »MnDOT wage rule draws lawsuit from trucking company
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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Read More »Bid comes in high for I-35W bridge anti-icing fix
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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Read More »MnDOT plans 211 road projects in 2017
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has announced plans for spending about $1 billion this construction season on more than 200 new and ongoing road and bridge projects statewide.
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Read More »Debate over earmarks looms in Minn. transportation funding fight
There's another debate brewing in the fight for road and bridge repairs beyond its final size and funding mechanism: Who should pick which projects get the money?
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