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Roadbuilding
Man steals Minnesota DOT truck from work zone, leads police on a 14-mile chase
A 35-year-oldĀ man was arrested Monday for stealing a Minnesota Department of Transportation truck from a construction zone, but not before he took a 14-mile joyride with police in pursuit. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the man walked into the Highway 61 work zone and tookĀ a MnDOT inspectorās Ford F-150Ā early Monday. The Inver Grove Heights [ā¦]
August 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Minneapolis residents arenāt happy about all of the road work
When departments of transportation get complaints, itās usually about some road or another needing work done. But the Minnesota Department of Transportation has been getting complaints that they are simply doing too much road work. KARE 11 reported that MnDOT has seen a spike in complaints from drivers in the Minneapolis area asking why the [ā¦]
July 17, 2015
Roadbuilding
Minnesota gas tax would increase 16 cents a gallon under Senate bill
The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that would increase the stateās gas tax by 16 cents per gallon and raise vehicle registration fees to provide an estimated $11 billion for transportation project funding by 2025, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The bill began as House Bill HF4, was approved by [ā¦]
April 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
APA announces 7 state DOTs as winners for 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA), in coordination with the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) have selected seven transportation agencies to receive the 2014 Perpetual Pavement Awards, honoring these departments for their work in successful ālong-lifeā asphalt roads. NCAT engineers evaluate āwell-performing asphalt pavementsā that are 35 years old or older, have had no structural [ā¦]
April 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Minnesota DOT to tackle 290 statewide construction projects this season
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has begun work on 290 transportation construction projects for this season, many of which will focus on preserving and maintaining the stateās aging roads and bridges with short-term fixes. Half of the states roads and roughly 40 percent of the bridges are more than 50 years old, according to Transportation [ā¦]
April 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Minnesota DOT creates bridge deck deterioration timelines to predict needed repairs
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) researchers are using a database of historical bridge deck inspection and construction reports to help determine estimated times when current bridges need to be repaired. MnDOT researchers reviewed 2,601 reports dating back ādecadesā. After analyzing the reports, they were able to create predictable curves that showed when bridge conditions degraded [ā¦]
March 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Update: MnDOT mine expansion will result in stateās tallest bridge
In late October Aggregates Manager reported that theĀ Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) was facing a tough decision over a mine expansion. MnDOT was being has to act quickly in coming up with a solution to reroute a busy four-lane highway. At the time, we reported on of MnDOTās options was to build one of [ā¦]
November 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
MnDOT paying farmers for standing corn stalks
Minnesota transportation officials are offering to pay farms whoĀ leave corn stalks standing along highways this winter. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says standing corn stalks will help keep snow from drifting by breakingĀ the windās force and limiting snow from blowing onto roads. Farmers have an opportunity to earn money on a per-acre basis if [ā¦]
November 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
MnDOT up a creek without a paddle due to mine expansion
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is now paying for a decision it made nearly a half century ago. Back then, MnDOT decided to save some time and money byĀ cutting a deal with the local mining companies to lease the stretch of land leading into Virginia instead of buying it outright. For five decades [ā¦]
October 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
Should more DOTs use a āzipper mergeā?
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be the latest to try out the zipper merge system. MDOT hopes the system will help traffic move through construction areas at a faster pace. With the current system, the delays caused by traffic jams has become almost unbearable for drivers. The zipper system is supposed to encourage drivers [ā¦]
September 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Vehicles covered in oil and grime after construction project gone wrong
Drivers headed west on Highway 19 near Northfield, Minnesota, found an unpleasant surprise on their vehicles. Commuters saw signs warning of road construction, but didnāt think anything of it until they exited their vehicles after reaching their destination. Thatās when they found their vehicles covered in oil and grime. It was the result of aĀ simple [ā¦]
August 28, 2014
Construction Equipment
Driver loses control of pickup, survives 40-foot plunge onto a frozen pond
The Ranger was discontinued back in 2011, but after seeing just how āBuilt Ford Toughā this 2001 model turned out to be there might be a renewed interest in the midsize pickup. Anne Spiess, 54, of Maplewood, Minnesota was driving on Interstate 694 in St. Paul when she lost control of her Ford Ranger, according [ā¦]
January 23, 2014
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