Highway 14 bids break the budget
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials experienced sticker shock this week when they opened bids for the long-anticipated U.S. Highway 14 project in the North Mankato area.
View ArticleMinnesota’s construction industry loses jobs in March (update)
Minnesota’s construction sector shed 500 jobs in March. But the industry is still up 3,000 jobs, or 4.1 percent, over the past 12 months — the largest annual growth rate for any industrial sector in...
View ArticleDuluth storm damage could exceed $100M
State transportation officials are assessing the horrific storm damage in Duluth and making preparations for repairs, a process that will most likely include emergency contracts with local road builders.
View ArticleMnDOT: $5.6M in claims paid so far
The payout tally, which covers 78 specific claims on Minnesota Department of Transportation projects throughout the state, is up from $3.7 million in April.
View ArticleCheese country beckons Minnesota road builders
Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin is going to be a busy place for construction in the next few years, but will it be enough to get Minnesota contractors to cross the river?
View ArticleState of Minnesota to pay more than expected to fix Hwy. 2
Crews will soon begin to reconstruct a half-mile stretch of flood-damaged Highway 2 in Duluth, even though construction bids for the work came in about 26 percent higher than expected.
View ArticleMnDOT will pick contractors’ brains for $42M Hwy. 101 job
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials want to hear from contractors who might bid for the estimated $42 million Highway 101 Minnesota River flood mitigation project.
View ArticleCayuga project team taking shape
The construction team is taking shape for the Interstate-35E Cayuga project, a colossal three-year effort to improve safety and traffic flow on a busy stretch of I-35E in the East Metro.
View ArticleWaiting for Minnesota construction to thaw (update)
Minnesota’s construction sector swung into negative jobs territory in April and has now lost 1,500 jobs over the past 12 months, state officials reported Thursday.
View ArticleMnDOT’s shutdown bill comes to $25,545,897 so far
Nearly two years after a budget impasse halted state government services for three weeks in July 2011, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has paid or is in the process of paying $25.5 million...
View ArticleHighway 14 bids break the budget
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials experienced sticker shock this week when they opened bids for the long-anticipated U.S. Highway 14 project in the North Mankato area.
View ArticleMinnesota’s construction industry loses jobs in March (update)
Minnesota’s construction sector shed 500 jobs in March. But the industry is still up 3,000 jobs, or 4.1 percent, over the past 12 months — the largest annual growth rate for any industrial sector in...
View ArticleDuluth storm damage could exceed $100M
State transportation officials are assessing the horrific storm damage in Duluth and making preparations for repairs, a process that will most likely include emergency contracts with local road builders.
View ArticleMnDOT: $5.6M in claims paid so far
The payout tally, which covers 78 specific claims on Minnesota Department of Transportation projects throughout the state, is up from $3.7 million in April.
View ArticleCheese country beckons Minnesota road builders
Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin is going to be a busy place for construction in the next few years, but will it be enough to get Minnesota contractors to cross the river?
View ArticleState of Minnesota to pay more than expected to fix Hwy. 2
Crews will soon begin to reconstruct a half-mile stretch of flood-damaged Highway 2 in Duluth, even though construction bids for the work came in about 26 percent higher than expected.
View ArticleMnDOT will pick contractors’ brains for $42M Hwy. 101 job
Minnesota Department of Transportation officials want to hear from contractors who might bid for the estimated $42 million Highway 101 Minnesota River flood mitigation project.
View ArticleCayuga project team taking shape
The construction team is taking shape for the Interstate-35E Cayuga project, a colossal three-year effort to improve safety and traffic flow on a busy stretch of I-35E in the East Metro.
View ArticleWaiting for Minnesota construction to thaw (update)
Minnesota’s construction sector swung into negative jobs territory in April and has now lost 1,500 jobs over the past 12 months, state officials reported Thursday.
View ArticleMnDOT’s shutdown bill comes to $25,545,897 so far
Nearly two years after a budget impasse halted state government services for three weeks in July 2011, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has paid or is in the process of paying $25.5 million...
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