House Republicans are proposing a $120 million cut over the next two years to transit services. Senate Republicans would cut $32 million.
(04/21/2011)
MnDOT is recruiting 500 drivers in Hennepin and Wright counties to travel with GPS-enabled smart phones for a "Minnesota Road Fee Test."
(04/19/2011)
At the state Capitol today, a joint House-Senate committee heard suggestions for possible additional laws against cell phone use in cars and measures to prevent distracted driving.
(03/03/2010)
State and local transportation officials meet Thursday to discuss the long list of bridge and highway projects that are waiting for funding. But they know that the wish list is much longer -- and more expensive -- than the state can afford. That means many highway improvements that should be done, won't be.
(01/28/2010)
A member of the state Senate Transportation Committee says Minnesota will have to raise its gasoline tax to help pay for roads and bridges.
(09/10/2009)
State transportation officials announced a long list of highway and bridge construction projects that will get underway shortly in Minnesota.
(04/08/2009)
State officials say Minnesota is working on a pilot program to test the idea of charging drivers for each mile they drive. Other states around the country are considering a vehicle mileage tax, as revenues from the gas tax are expected to decline.
(03/18/2009)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced $180 million worth of new road and bridge projects in greater Minnesota today. The projects will be funded by federal stimulus dollars.
(02/25/2009)
The new stimulus agreement sends $46 billion to transportation projects such as highway, bridge and mass transit construction. While Minnesota's share of that is not known, the federal funds are sure to be another factor as lawmakers figure out how much to spend on road projects.
(Midmorning,
02/12/2009)
With the state treasury facing projected $4.8 billion budget deficit, lawmakers must decide whether to make up some of that gap with additional revenue.
(Midday,
01/14/2009)
While most every area of state government faces trims, bridge and road funding can't be touched.
(01/07/2009)
Minnesota transportation officials outlined a
$2.5 billion draft bridge improvement plan that would replace 11 major highway and freeway spans over the next decade -- a top priority set by lawmakers after last year's Interstate 35W bridge
collapse.
(06/16/2008)
Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin will chair a board that will decide how to spend about $1 billion over the next 10 years.
(05/07/2008)
University of Minnesota officials disagree with the Metropolitan Council over the Central Corridor route through the U of M campus, as the clock ticks on the application for funding.
(04/30/2008)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has named Tom Sorel, an official with the Federal Highway Administration, as the state's next transportation comissioner.
(04/21/2008)
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