When the Minnesota and Wisconsin transportation departments needed an author to write the history of the venerable Stillwater Lift Bridge, Charlene Roise stood out as a the best candidate for the job.

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With expectations of more traffic coming to his restaurant, Joe Kohler has waited for years for the St. Croix Crossing to open between Oak Park Heights, Minn., and St. Joseph.

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Temporary repairs have been made to a historic lift bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Plain-based Kraemer North America is the apparent low bidder for a project that will convert the Stillwater Lift Bridge into a bicycle and pedestrian crossing, the last leg of the $646 million St. Croix River Crossing project.

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The new bridge across the St. Croix River looks increasingly like a finished product from afar, but it’s not quite done yet.

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Terry Zoller has a unique perspective for a Minnesota Department of Transportation employee working on the new St. Croix River bridge: He can see it from his backyard.

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation on Friday said a series of “project complexities” have forced it to delay the opening of the new mile-long bridge over the St. Croix River, part of the $626 million St. Croix Crossing project.

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With help from a European import, the $626 million St. Croix Crossing project is making steady progress over the sparkling blue river between Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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While workers make progress on the future St. Croix River bridge at the project site near Oak Park Heights, Minn., other construction activities are occurring about 30 miles away — on a different river.

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The autumn construction season’s warm, dry weather is being kind to the St. Croix Crossing project, which is rising amid a backdrop of vivid colors.

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