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MnDOT still paying for 2011 shutdown
Costs of the July 2011 shutdown may go higher still, as MnDOT is still negotiating with an handful of contractors.
Four-year Lafayette Bridge project nearly finished
After more than four years of construction, the $130.4 million project is on track for completion this fall.
Legislative delay creates challenges for Highway 53 project
The Legislature’s failure to pony up funding has added another layer of drama for the planners of the $220 million Highway 53 relocation project in Minnesota mining country.
Rochester sets diversity mandates for public projects
Some say goal for women and minority contractors working on Destination Medical Center projects should be higher.
Rochester begins tackling diversity in downtown build-out
The city has set a 4 percent target for women and minority contractors working on state-backed projects, including public infrastructure upgrades tied to the Destination Medical Center.
Highway 14 expansion set to begin
Project supporters say the lack of a comprehensive transportation deal is slowing progress on additional fixes in the corridor.
Road bills could give private sector bigger role
Language in both the House and Senate bills would expand the role of the private sector in transportation projects through a “public-private partnership” pilot program.
Lawmakers approach fork in the road
The House and Senate advance two widely diverging transportation spending plans.
Scott County board delays sales tax decision
The county board was set to consider a half-cent sales tax and a $20 excise tax on motor vehicle sales within the county to raise $6 million annually for projects.
MnDOT details 2015 construction plan
The Minnesota Department of Transportation intends to spend $1 billion on roads and bridges in the upcoming construction season.
GOP budget squeezes economic development
House Republicans sketched out total spending for “jobs and economic development” at $330 million, $102 million less than the corresponding amount in the current budget.
Flood repairs set for Hwy. 210 in Jay Cooke State Park
MnDOT is getting closer to starting a project that will stabilize slopes and reopen the 2-mile road segment of the highway nearly three years after a devastating spring storm.
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