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Transportation

Transportation projects top the list, but is there enough money?

Transportation projects top the list, but is there enough money?

The new stimulus agreement sends $46 billion to transportation projects such as highway, bridge and mass transit construction. While Minnesota's share of that is not known, the federal funds are sure to be another factor as lawmakers figure out how much to spend on road projects.
by Sen. Julianne Ortman

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The list of bridges

The list of bridges

The Minnesota Department of Transportation announced a bridge improvement plan that includes replacements for the 11 highway and freeway bridges listed here.

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Minn. officials to replace 11 major bridges by 2018

Minn. officials to replace 11 major bridges by 2018

Minnesota transportation officials outlined a $2.5 billion draft bridge improvement plan that would replace 11 major highway and freeway spans over the next decade -- a top priority set by lawmakers after last year's Interstate 35W bridge collapse.
by Martiga Lohn and Tom Weber

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U of M to make its case for alternate LRT route

U of M to make its case for alternate LRT route

University of Minnesota officials disagree with the Metropolitan Council over the Central Corridor route through the U of M campus, as the clock ticks on the application for funding.
by Dan Olson

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Pawlenty names new MnDOT chief

Pawlenty names new MnDOT chief

Gov. Tim Pawlenty has named Tom Sorel, an official with the Federal Highway Administration, as the state's next transportation comissioner.
by Tom Scheck

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Anoka, Ramsey counties approve transit sales tax; Carver says 'no'

Anoka, Ramsey counties approve transit sales tax; Carver says 'no'

The recently-enacted transportation bill raises the gas tax for all Minnesotans, and it also includes a metro-area sales tax. State lawmakers gave metro area counties the power to raise a 0.25 percent sales tax to pay for transit projects.
by Tom Weber

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