Richard Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 10, 2019
Work Resumes on Red Wing, Minn., Bridge Project
Finally, after a two month lay-off caused by high river levels, iron workers recently returned to work raising a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River between the city of Red Wing, Minn., and the western shoreline of Wisconsin....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 26, 2019
Concrete Roadway Repairs on I-90 Begin
Started last summer, Ulland Brothers Inc. is looking to complete the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $17 million I-90 Westbound Concrete Overlay project between the cities of Manchester and Hayward in Freeborn County by mid-September....
MnDOT - Wed May 29, 2019
MnDOT Receives Award for Promoting Women-, Minority-Owned Business
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's Americans with Disability Act Small Business Opportunity pilot program received the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award April 25 from the Women's Transportation Symposium....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 01, 2019
Crews Gear Up to Finish Minnesota Highway Repair
Crews from PCi Roads LLC were busy last fall constructing temporary crossovers on U.S. Route 2 in Erskine, Minn., so they could hit the ground full-stride this spring to complete the Minnesota Department of Transportation's $12.5 million design-build upgrade and refurbishment of 5.5 mi....
Minnesota DOT - Wed April 17, 2019
University Honors MnDOT Engineer
District Engineer Jon Huseby of the Minnesota Department of Transportation is the 2019 recipient of the Center for Transportation Studies — Distinguished Public Leadership Award. According to the University of Minnesota, the award, which was established in 1998, recognizes public leaders who have influenced innovative transportation policy directions that benefit society through their vision, leadership, and knowledge....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 06, 2019
Crews Replace 'Half-Historic' Bridge at Border
Construction began in June 2018 on the three-year, $39.3 million Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge Replacement project at the U.S.-Canada border, a joint venture of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Transport–Ontario (MTO) headed up by Lunda Construction Co....
Minnesota DOT - Wed March 06, 2019
MnDOT Commissioner Announces Leadership Team for Strategic Plan
Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher recently announced 30 the leadership team that will assist her in serving Minnesotans and their transportation needs. "This team will be vital to executing MnDOT's strategic plan and meeting the needs of Minnesotans as we work to ensure a sustainable transportation system that supports Minnesota's economy and quality of life," said Anderson Kelliher....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 26, 2018
MnDOT Highway Project Aims at Defeating Floods
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $31.4 million New Ulm Gateway Project is replacing two bridges — the Minnesota River and Front Street Bridges north of New Ulm — and constructing a new one at an interchange being built at Highways 14 and 15 and Nicollet County Road 21....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Wed November 14, 2018
Minnesota Plans $10B in Highway Investment
The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to invest more than $10 billion over the next decade to improve the state's highway system. Despite its ambitious agenda, however, the DOT predicts that pavement and bridge conditions in the state will continue to worsen through 2028....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 22, 2018
Minneapolis Aims for Congestion-Free Travel
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $239 million, multi-year 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project reached its first year of construction in July as crews from a joint-venture, consisting of Ames Construction, Lunda Contracting Co....
