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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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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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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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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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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Coming in well below the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s estimate, Waukesha-based Zenith Tech on Wednesday submitted the apparent low bid of $63.4 million for the Red Wing bridge project in southeast Minnesota.

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Amid calls from transportation policymakers for more “efficiencies,” the Minnesota Department of Transportation says in a new report that it’s finding innovative ways to save money on road and bridge projects.

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