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 The I-35W bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis collapsed during rush hour on August 1, 2007, plunging dozens of cars and their occupants into the river. The calamity disrupted transportation, aimed a spotlight on public infrastructure, and evoked an outpouring of public response. |
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More than 4,000 people have taken the official tours offered by the new 35W bridge's builders every Saturday.
(07/27/2008)
Construction workers have poured the final
batch of concrete to fill the remaining gap in the new Interstate
35W bridge.
(07/25/2008)
The new Interstate 35W bridge will probably be
finished before a lawsuit over the bidding process behind it goes
on trial in December.
(07/17/2008)
A U.S. House report says Minnesota was tied
for last in the percentage of federal bridge funds it actually spent on bridges over a five-year period.
(07/16/2008)
Three weeks out from the anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse, survivors and the public have yet to learn what the city and state have in store to mark the date.
(07/11/2008)
The road construction company facing scrutiny
and possible lawsuits over its role in the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge holds one of the biggest subcontracts on the replacement.
(07/09/2008)
The final section of the northbound lane of
the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis is in place, although
the new span won't be open until at least September.
(07/05/2008)
Responding to a harsh assessment over bridge
maintenance before the Interstate 35W failure, top Minnesota transportation managers defended their approach to that span at a legislative hearing this afternoon.
(06/24/2008)
Records from the state Department of
Transportation show that state bridge inspectors noted rusty gusset plates on the Winona Interstate Bridge as early as 2006, a
newspaper reported on Thursday.
(06/19/2008)
The rebuilding of the 35W bridge and recent bridge closings are part of a cautious approach to bridges in Minnesota in the wake of last summer's tragedy.
(06/16/2008)
The nation's top transportation official wants to make sure Minnesotans know that federal funding is on the way to relieve Twin Cities' congestion.
(06/12/2008)
One official at the NTSB says the agency will consider an academic report on the cause of the 35W bridge collapse. Another transportation organization says the findings are not complete and may not be totally accurate.
(06/04/2008)
The 35W bridge collapse forces the university's hand with giant, dusty particle accelerator.
(05/29/2008)
The new Interstate 35W bridge over the
Mississippi River is expected to start looking a little more like a
bridge over the next several weeks.
(05/25/2008)
Attorneys representing victims of the 35W bridge collapse say that a new state report is giving them addition ammunition against a company MnDOT hired five years ago to analyze the bridge.
(05/22/2008)
I-35W bridge reopening
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