Minnesota Lawyer

Dozens of people commented on North Dakota Pipeline Co.’s proposed pipeline that would cut through nine Minnesota counties to deliver Bakken oil to Superior, Wisconsin.

Rehabilitation of the historic Franklin Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis will cost significantly more than expected, as construction bids for the project came in about 53 percent higher than the estimate.

Zoo officials are working with a construction and design team on plans for the $20 million second phase of construction, which includes a new home for snow monkeys, a meerkat exhibit, plaza improvements, and updated lobbies, restrooms and retail space.

The potential change would allow the museum to put more of the budget toward “enhanced exhibits and other ‘visitor experience’ interpretive components,” without increasing the project budget.

Two lawmakers--both supporters of a bird-safe stadium design--said they are optimistic a plan will be worked out to protect migratory birds using innovative materials from 3M .

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials opened bids for more than a dozen highway projects, including a costlier-than-expected upgrade of Old Highway 14 near Owatonna.

A request for proposal seeks a development team to “finance, design, construct and operate” a full-service hotel on a site along the inbound/outbound roadway at the airport’s Terminal 1.

The city of Rochester is seeking construction bids for the $79 million Mayo Civic Center expansion project.

The $272.2 million restoration of the Minnesota State Capitol has been quite an adventure for the project team, with multiple design and construction challenges.

School construction projects fared well at the polls Tuesday.