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Transportation

Highways across southwest Minnesota reopen after overnight closures due to drifting snow

Highways across southwest Minnesota reopen after overnight closures due to drifting snow

A long stretch of Interstate 90 and many other highways across southwest Minnesota reopened Friday morning, after overnight closures due to drifting snow and whiteout conditions.
by Andrew Krueger

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The secret to making snowplowing more efficient? Let a computer figure it out

The secret to making snowplowing more efficient? Let a computer figure it out

As straightforward as the work of snowplowing may seem, however, figuring out an efficient route is anything but. Joris Kinable, a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon, who helped Pittsburgh optimize their snowplowing, thinks it’s time cities hand the job over to a computer.
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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Auditor's report finds Southwest Light Rail project has governance issues

Auditor's report finds Southwest Light Rail project has governance issues

A new report on the Southwest Light Rail project has identified a host of governance issues, and suggests that the Minnesota Legislature fundamentally reorganize how such major transit projects are planned, paid for and built.
by Tim Nelson

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‘This is an emergency’: Public transit riders talk sustainability, social issues

‘This is an emergency’: Public transit riders talk sustainability, social issues

Public transit in the Twin Cities has fewer riders but more drug use, weapons complaints and uncivil behavior. MPR News Host Angela Davis talked with transit leaders, including the new Metro Transit Police Chief Ernest Morales III, about how to restore safety and rebuild the system.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Roundabout row: MnDOT's plan for London Road in Duluth riles residents

State transportation officials are moving ahead with a plan to remake a stretch of London Road in Duluth — the gateway to the North Shore — despite many residents’ objections to one of three proposed roundabouts.
by Dan Kraker

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