transportation

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State and local inspections from last year show that about one in five railroad bridges that pass over Minnesota roadways are structurally deficient.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Olmsted County Public Works has secured 2016 federal funds for a reconstruction/preservation project on a 3.5 mile segment of County State Aid Highway 9, from CSAH 22 (East Circle Drive) to County Road 119 South.

MNDOT Mike Joins Tracy McCray and Andy Brownell Wednesday morning for the Rochester Today show on KROC-AM.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota Transportation Department held its annual Worker Memorial Day Tuesday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has staked out its position in a debate over long-term transportation funding with a plan that avoids a gas-tax increase.

Undated (KROC AM News) - The Minnesota Department of Transportation officially kicked off the 2015 road construction season this week by releasing a list of 290 projects that are scheduled to take place this year.

MNDOT Mike provided a preview of the major state highway and bridge projects that are scheduled this summer in the Rochester area during his monthly appearance on Rochester Today with Andy Brownell.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says he considers a $7 billion Republican plan for road construction a step forward in terms of scope, but he's less enthusiastic about how it would be paid for.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota House and Senate Republicans want to tap the state's budget surplus, reroute existing tax revenue and borrow toward a $7 billion upgrade goal for roads and bridges over the coming decade.

Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) -   A note to area truckdrivers - spring weight restrictions on state highways begin Wednesday in Minnesota's south, southeast and metro frost zones.

The Destination Medical Center Corporation Board spent most of its meeting Thursday discussing the transportation portion of the proposed plan.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says his transportation funding proposal would result in 600 road-and-bridge improvement projects across the state.

State Representative Duane Quam shared his thoughts on the brouhaha at the Capitol between the Governor, the Senate and those cabinet raises.

There was plenty to talk about today with Olmsted County Commissioner Paul Wilson on Rochester's Good Morning.