The $60 million is part of bridge work awards through the new federal infrastructure law. The state will have to put up matching money for some projects.
What started as one student's seemingly far-fetched idea to remove Interstate 35 from downtown Duluth is picking up momentum. The plan is part of a growing nationwide movement to convert freeways into urban boulevards.
Having an emergency kit filled with first aid supplies, water and snacks is an important first step to keeping safe, and sane, if you find yourself stuck on the road. A well-maintained car helps, too.
A winter storm that started as rain — meaning roads couldn't be pretreated — followed by an unusually heavy snowfall and plunging temperatures resulted in the stranding of hundreds of motorists along a stretch of one of the nation's biggest interstate highways, Virginia officials said, as they defended their response to the gridlock.
Officials cleared a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia, south of the nation's capital, about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday that left travelers trapped in freezing temperatures after heavy snowfall contributed to spinouts and crashes 24 hours before.
New Mexico search and rescue crews used ropes and helicopters Saturday to rescue 21 people who were stranded overnight in two tram cars after an iced-over cable caused the cars to get stuck high up in the Sandia Mountains overlooking Albuquerque.
The new year is bringing more of the same old misery that air travelers in the United States have been enduring for more than a week. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport reported more than 60 canceled flights as of mid-afternoon Saturday.
Several airlines are reporting staff shortages from the spread of the coronavirus, leaving passengers with delayed or canceled flights. Bad weather also affected some flights.
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