Lights out for the Blatnik Bridge?

The iconic lights that outline the Blatnik Bridge linking Duluth and Superior will go dark and come down later this year during maintenance on the bridge. Whether they return when the work is complete in 2013 is up in the air. Corroded, in the way and “failing at an alarming rate,” the more than 200 [...]

Minneapolis gets first money for Plymouth bridge repairs

An estimated funding gap of around $5 million remains and may hinge on state bonding prospects. Minneapolis has landed the first dollop of roughly $7 million it is seeking to repair the closed Plymouth Avenue bridge. The Minnesota Department of Transportation has awarded the project $2.145 million in state disaster money, department official Julie Skallman [...]