The Gateway Corridor Commission says there isn't enough space on the Interstate 94 bridge overlooking the St. Croix River for a light rail transit crossing.
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Gov. Walz has extended the Stay at Home order to May 4.
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The governor is speaking at 2 p.m.
Applicants will begin seeing the $600 in their bank accounts.
The ongoing closure of dine-in service at bars and restaurant will also continue.
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Calipari spoke on Facebook Live earlier this week.
Rep. Ryan Winkler said he was frustrated over Republicans' comments about a bipartisan insulin affordability deal.
University leaders were discussing the challenges they're facing on Tuesday.
Andy Gannon had not been on the Interstate 35W bridge since the day it fell. After years of emotional healing and on the five-year anniversary of the collapse, he was determined to finish the journey he had started, the Star Tribune reports.
The bridge will close at 10 p.m. Friday because of light rail construction. The closure will last throughout the weekend. Officials said the bridge is expected to be reopened by 5 a.m. Monday, in time for the morning commute.
The Metropolitan Council has decided not to award a nearly $100 million contract to URS Corp. Instead, the Star Tribune reports the agency divided engineering work for the $1.25 billion Southwest Corridor light-rail line into four separate contracts. San Francisco-based URS will still be allowed to bid on the smaller contracts, despite its involvement with the Sabo pedestrian bridge and the Interstate 35W bridge before it collapsed in August 2007.
The Minnesota Twins are negotiating a deal with Hennepin County to get a stake in a new light-rail transit hub near Target Field that connects the Hiawatha, Northstar and future Central Corridor lines, the Pioneer Press reports. The $79 million project also includes an entertainment plaza on the north side of the ballpark.
Road construction may snarl traffic this weekend, as all eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 close for crews to lay pavement between Highway 55/Hiawatha Avenue and Highway 280 in Minneapolis. Interstate 35W in Arden Hills is closed in both directions between Interstate 694 and Highway 10 so crews can demolish the old County 10 Bridge. The closures continue through early Monday morning.
Two people are confirmed dead in a crash involving a semi and a car on Interstate 94 in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Eastbound traffic was diverted off the Interstate to allow emergency vehicles and helicopters access to the scene.
The State Patrol closed down Interstate 94 after at least four semi trucks slid on the icy road, causing traffic backups for miles. The Forum reports at least 100 motorists were temporarily stranded by the interstate closure.
Nearly 150 bars, restaurants and a variety of other businesses have borrowed more than $2 million from a "forgivable" loan fund as they try to stay afloat during disruptive construction of the 11-mile Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line, the Pioneer Press reports. The line will connect the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul by 2014.
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