The price tag for the new St. Croix River bridge could hit $676 million -almost triple the $234 million spent to replace the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Department of Transportation engineer Jon Chiglo is used to taking on big projects. He's about to tackle another one, now that President Barack Obama has signed a bill that will allow the St. Croix River Crossing project to move forward.
President Barack Obama has signed the bill clearing the way for construction of a new four-lane bridge spanning the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin.
A new St. Croix River crossing is inching closer to reality, as transportation officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin iron out design, construction and scheduling details for the long-anticipated project.
Capping decades of squabbling and legislative maneuvering, the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that will allow a new St. Croix River bridge to be built connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Gov. Mark Dayton says he wants federal approval for a new St. Croix bridge by mid-March or he will ask that state money for its construction be diverted to other projects.
A plan to build a bridge over the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota took a step forward after the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bill clearing the way for the new span.
A plan to build a bridge over the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota cleared the final committee hurdle Thursday and now awaits votes in both houses of Congress.