Minnesota Department of Transportation

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....

Irwin Rapoport - Mon February 27, 2017

Lunda Finishes Fifth, Final Step of Hwy. 610

Scheduled to be fully completed in the spring of 2017, crews from Lunda Construction Company are working on the fifth and final section of the Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) Highway 610 design-build project that is extending the well-travelled road to Interstate 94 from the County Road 81 and Elm Creek Boulevard area in Maple Grove....

Fri January 13, 2017

Investigation Underway After McNeilus Explosion Seriously Injures 4

An investigation is underway after four people were seriously injured in an explosion at McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing in Dodge Center Wednesday morning. Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose said emergency crews were called to the facility at 520 Highway Street East at 10:32 a.m....

Dick Rohland - Thu November 03, 2016

MnDOT Opens Mississippi River Crossing

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) opened a new Mississippi River crossing on schedule to the eager residents of a southern, Minnesota community using for the first time a new construction procurement process to speed up design and construction on a new bridge— the Winona Bridge, Highway 43 Mississippi River Crossing....