The new I-35W bridge opened to traffic today at 5 a.m. By sunrise, cars and trucks were already using the new bridge. (MPR Photo/Bill Alkofer)
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The I-35W bridge reopens
The new I-35W bridge is open to traffic, just 13 months after the old one collapsed into the Mississippi River.The I-35W bridge reopens
Now that the 35W bridge is reopened, Metro Transit funds are drying up
by Tom Crann, Minnesota Public RadioSeptember 18, 2008
St. Paul, Minn. — Now that the 35W Bridge has re-opened, emergency transportation funds are drying up for Metro Transit.
The Metropolitan Council received $5 million from the federal government after the bridge collapsed. The money was dedicated to help cope with increased transit demands.
With commuters expected to return to their pre-collapse habits, we wondered how that might impact the transit system.
Bob Gibbons of Metro Transit, the transportation service of the Metropolitan Council, spoke to us about those issues.
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