Minnesota Department of Transportation

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 13, 2018

Shafer Contracting Continues I-35 Resurfacing

Started in October 2017, crews from Shafer Contracting Co. have completed 15 percent of the work for the two-year Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $60 million resurfacing of the I-35 North Metro Split (I-35E/I-35W and I-35)....

Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 18, 2018

Long-Awaited 'Eagles Nest' Work Soon to Be Complete

Perseverance and patience paid off for a grass roots effort to bring a new and safer alignment to a busy, far northern Minnesota highway filled with a higher percentage of crashes than other, similar roads in the state highway system....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 24, 2018

MnDOT, NDDOT Partner to Repair Connecting Span

The Highway 2 Kennedy Bridge, connecting Minnesota and North Dakota, is undergoing a rebuild via the joint-venture of the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT, with the work being undertaken by Zenith Tech Inc....

CEG - Wed October 18, 2017

U.S. 169 Project Opens Ahead of Schedule

In the early morning darkness and damp cold of a Minnesota winter, crews closed off a 3,000 ft. long bridge deck of U.S. 169 carrying 90,000 daily motorists over an expansive wetland and small creek in the city of Edina....

CEG - Wed August 23, 2017

Contractor Finishes Hwy 371 Ahead of Schedule

Minnesota is the state of 10,000 lakes and millions of water enthusiasts. In the heart of the state's north central lake country, one of its more popular lake recreational areas, road crews of Mathiowetz Construction have brought new life to a very crowded and active lake country highway....

Fri August 04, 2017

Lunda Construction Announces $239M Joint Venture Project

Tutor Perini Corporation, a civil, building and specialty construction company, announced Aug. 4, that a joint venture team comprised of its subsidiary, Lunda Construction Co., together with Ames Construction and Shafer Contracting Co., is being awarded a contract valued at approximately $239 million by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the 35W & Lake Street Project....

Fri June 09, 2017

Human Remains Found During Highway Project

The discovery of possible human remains has halted MNDot's Highway 23 project in Duluth's Fond du Lac neighborhood. Late Wednesday (June 7) afternoon, the city confirmed the area of concern did hold human remains....

Wed May 17, 2017

Lano Equipment Inc. Shows Customers Its Appreciation

Lano Equipment Inc. held a customer appreciation event at its Shakopee location on April 21. The event kicked off with a MnDOT seminar during which a Minnesota state patrol commercial vehicle section representative presented new regulations and answered questions....

Dick Rohland - Mon April 24, 2017

MnDOT Adds New HOV Lane to Its Metro System

With miles of wider pavement stretching out before them, the 100,000-plus drivers wheeling through I35E north of St. Paul, Minn., should soon reap the benefits of a recently completed yet painful, two-year road improvement project....

Mon February 27, 2017

Drones Tested for Minnesota Bridge Inspections

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is testing the use of drones to inspect bridges. Transportation officials expect the technology will save money and provide another perspective on how the state's bridges are holding up, KARE-TV reports....