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Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

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.

Acting MnDOT Commissioner Bob McFarlin. (MPR Photo/Sea Stachura)

McFarlin on Minnesota's top transportation issues

Broadcast: Midday, 03/26/2008, 11:00 a.m.

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Acting Transportation Commissioner Bob McFarlin joins Midday to discuss the condition of Minnesota's roads and bridges and the transportation priorities of the Pawlenty administration.

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Bob McFarlin: Acting Transportation Commissioner.

For most of Minnesota's 150 years, transportation had emissions much more tangible, and pungent, than greenhouse gasses. A wagon train is celebrating that history. (1:53 p.m.)