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Transportation

Major freeway closures planned in Twin Cities this weekend

Major freeway closures planned in Twin Cities this weekend

If you’ll be driving in the Twin Cities this weekend — be warned: Several planned freeway closures may make for challenging travel in the metro.
by MPR News Staff

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Stretch of I-94 in Twin Cities will be closed this weekend

Stretch of I-94 in Twin Cities will be closed this weekend

An already-challenging summer of construction along Interstate 94 between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul will get even tougher this weekend, as the freeway closes in both directions.
by MPR News Staff

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New rapid transit bus line connecting the Twin Cities is set to open Saturday

New rapid transit bus line connecting the Twin Cities is set to open Saturday

The Metro B Line essentially replaces Metro Transit’s slowest bus, Route 21. The 13-mile line is expected to run faster and stop less between Union Depot in St. Paul and Lake and France streets in Minneapolis
by Regina Medina

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Land of 10,000 road closures? Answering your questions on maintenance season

Land of 10,000 road closures? Answering your questions on maintenance season

We solicited your questions about road and highway maintenance and construction in Minnesota and asked the state’s Department of Transportation for the answers. Here’s what they said.
by Nicole Ki

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Ramsey County unexpectedly closes St. Paul bridge after inspection

Ramsey County unexpectedly closes St. Paul bridge after inspection

The two-lane, 1930s-era bridge sits between Empire Drive and Acker Street, north of Pennsylvania Avenue and carries an estimated 3,500 vehicles daily over multiple railroad lines.
by Jaylan Sims

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‘No more floppy disks’: Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles

‘No more floppy disks’: Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles

The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes.
by Joel Rose

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