Transportation

The government shutdown is snarling air travel. Officials say it could get worse
A dozen facilities saw air traffic control shortages on Monday, delaying flights at several airports. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed “a slight tick-up in sick calls” due to the shutdown.
Massive Duluth freeway interchange project nearly finished, replacing 'Can of Worms'
A $435 million, 5-year project that redesigned the interchange known to Duluth drivers as the “Can of Worms,” where three major highways come together, is expected to open later this month.
Long-term closure of John Ireland Bridge over I-94 begins Monday
The John Ireland Boulevard bridge, which carries traffic over Interstate 94 and links the state Capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul, will close for nearly a year starting Monday. MnDOT says it’ll be disassembled and rebuilt within the same footprint.
The driver of a pickup truck died Tuesday morning after colliding head-on with a school bus in the city of Andover. A student on the bus and the bus driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.