BRIDGE
Bachmann plans to continue bridge work
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will continue efforts to build a new bridge linking Minnesota and Wisconsin even though newly drawn congressional districts mean she would no longer represent the a...
Posted on 2/22/12 at 12:50 PM
Brown's Creek, the Trail and the Waterhshed District
It was recently announced that the State of Minnesota, with the participation of Washington County, was acquiring the right of way for the Minnesota Zephyr to create an extension to the Gateway Trail...
Posted on 12/22/11 at 12:17 PM
Afton council updated on county road projects
Although work on Afton’s city roads may be stalling for lack of funds, the news is brighter on the county front.By Amber Kispert-Smith , September 24, 2008
Viewpoint: New laws help create safer communities
The involvement of so many local residents in National Night Out events represents our strong commitment to making our neighborhoods safer.By Kathy Saltzman, Viewpoint Writer , August 06, 2008
I-35W bridge growing together
Minnesota State NewsMINNEAPOLIS – North and south ends of the new Interstate 35W bridge rapidly grow toward each other over the Mississippi River.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , June 25, 2008
Afton’s Putnam Blvd. bridge to be reopened for emergency vehicles
The Putnam Boulevard bridge in Afton will be reopened — but only to emergency vehicles while construction work takes place on the County Road 18 bridge this summer.By Amber Kispert-Smith , June 19, 2008
Truck drops Caterpillar off Duluth bridge, damages I-35
Minnesota State NewsDULUTH, Minn. -- A Caterpillar earth scraper fell off a flatbed trailer coming down U.S. Highway 53 and plunged more than 40 feet to the ground below Wednesday morning, clipping an elevated section of northbound Interstate 35 during its fall.
June 19, 2008
Collapsed bridge’s successor may be complete by September
Minnesota State NewsMINNEAPOLIS — Two halves of a new Interstate 35W freeway bridge stretch toward each other over the Mississippi River, separated by a gap of about 200 feet that shrinks with each day as workers toil around the clock.
By Patrick Condon , June 19, 2008
Letter: Let’s keep the swing bridge
Regarding the Rock Island/Swing Bridge in St. Paul Park (“Counties haggle over swing bridge,” May 28) I think the loss of any part of the structure would be a tragedy.June 11, 2008
County Road 18 bridge work
Washington County will be replacing the County Road 18 bridge over Valley Branch Creek, north of downtown Afton, this summer.June 04, 2008
Hastings bridge will close over two weekends
Minnesota NewsConsider this fair warning: the Hastings bridge will be closed June 13-15 and June 20-22. Both lanes. All weekend long.
By Keith Grauman , June 02, 2008
Counties haggle over swing bridge
Call it a tale of two counties. Officials in Washington and Dakota counties are in a sort of tug of war over the swing bridge that spans the Mississippi River between St. Paul Park and Inver Grove Heights.May 30, 2008
Counties haggle over fate of swing bridge
Call it a tale of two counties.May 27, 2008
Report critical of MnDOT’s decisions relating to Interstate 35W bridge prior to its collapse
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL — Transportation officials called the Minneapolis bridge a “budget buster,” so expensive to fix or replace that decisions were put off, for years, until it collapsed last August.
By Brian Bakst and Joshua Freed , May 22, 2008
Single lane on Hastings bridge extended by an hour through May 9
Construction crews reduced traffic on the Hastings bridge to one lane for most of the past two weeks as they worked to install a platform beneath the deck to support equipment and workers during the project.May 09, 2008
Agreement reached on bridge survivors' compensation
Minnesota State NewsST. PAUL – Minnesota lawmakers approved a plan Monday to pay survivors of last year’s Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
By Scott Wente, Minn. Capitol Bureau , May 06, 2008
McCain blames federal earmarks for I-35 bridge collapse
State NewsPresidential candidate John McCain’s blaming of federal earmarks as causing the Interstate 35W bridge to collapse in Minneapolis upset the Minnesota Senate’s transportation chairman.
By Don Davis, Minn. State Capitol Bureau Chief , May 02, 2008
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