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 [...]

Plymouth Avenue bridge closed until next year

There’s good news and bad news for traffic users of the Plymouth Avenue Bridge. The good news is that city officials appear to have found the money needed to repair the bridge. The bad news is that it will probably be a year or more before the bridge is open to motor vehicle traffic. Minneapolis [...]

Good Question: Are Our Pipelines Safe?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When flames shot out of a natural gas pipeline in Minneapolis, a lot of us started to wonder about the pipelines beneath our own homes. Is it safe? How do we know? “Our pipeline system is generally safe, that doesn’t mean there aren’t risk in running our pipeline system,” said Oliver Moghissi, [...]