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Minneapolis Bridge Reconstruction Halfway Done (USA Today)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:27:07 GMT

June 25 - Workers slid the 60th of 120 pre-cast concrete sections into place on the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, keeping them on course for completion months ahead of schedule.

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Workers set blistering pace on Minneapolis bridge (Houston Chronicle)

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:30:00 GMT

Two halves of a sparkling new Interstate 35W freeway bridge stretch toward each other over the Mississippi River, separated by a gap of about 200 feet that shrinks each day as workers toil around the clock.

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Builders' bonus puts Minneapolis bridge on track to open barely a year after deadly collapse (Star Tribune)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:13:09 GMT

The main contractors, the team of Flatiron Constructors of Colorado and Manson Construction of Florida, submitted a bid of $234 million with a timetable of 437 days. The bid was the most expensive and lengthiest of the four submitted, but scored higher than the others on factors such as quality and aesthetics.

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More Levees Break (The Nattering Nabob)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:20:00 GMT

In this day and age, when we have the greatest technology ever known to humanity - even AFTER the disaster in New Orleans; even AFTER the collapse of the Minneapolis bridge - they still HAVEN'T learned. The TINIEST portion of the money we are PISSING AWAY in Iraq - the TINIEST portion of the money that is going to enrich Dick Cheney's bloated, fattened, gluttonous, greedy buddies - could...

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Big City Mayors and the Minneapolis Bridge (Rock The Truth)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:31:00 GMT

... of trouble signs in its gusset plates - the same component blamed in part for the collapse of a Minneapolis interstate bridge last summer.... Detours to the nearest working bridges add about 70 miles to get from one side of the closed bridge to the other. All right, given the safety factor, the extra 70 MILES is acceptable, right? Keep reading... The closure wasn't just an inconvenience...

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Minneapolis Bridge's Rise Draws Crowd (Tampa Bay Online)

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

On a sunny Saturday, more than 300 people stood in clusters squinting out at the gurgling Mississippi River and the spot where one of the state's most-traveled bridges fell down one evening last August, killing 13 people and injuring many more.

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Yikes! (The Happy Circumstance)

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:02:00 GMT

There was a period of time when I crossed this bridge twice every Friday afternoon. The Minnesota Department of Transportation is closing the Highway 43 bridge over the Mississippi River at Winona after an inspection of its gusset plates — the parts suspected in last year’s Minneapolis bridge collapse.

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That Curious Minneapolis Bridge (raging universe)

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:54:00 GMT

Once again Minneapolis is in the news, or neighboring St. Paul, and one can't think of Minneapolis these days without thinking of her collapsed bridge now being rebuilt. Is it cosmic? Wouldn't surprise me. Senator Obama has decided to acknowledge his nomination right there, in the exact spot the Republicans are holding their own nominating convention. Hmmmm. The nerve of the upstart...

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Three Deaths: The Iraq War, Murderdelphia and the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse (My left wing)

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:33:40 GMT

In Memory of Joseph Barnaba Over the past week three deaths have had a great impact on me, so that it has taken awhile to write about them without letting all those things death does to you overcome your ability to write coherently. The Minneapolis Bridge Disaster Report The first one that hit me was not a single death but many and it hit me particularly hard because it came not in the...

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Pawlenty of blame to go around (Greg Prince's Blog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:08:38 GMT

Reports suggest neglected maintenance was a contributing factor to the I-35W bridge collapse. Transportation officials’ concerns that fixing or replacing a Minneapolis bridge would be a “budget buster” may have led to bad maintenance decisions before its deadly collapse in August, a report released Wednesday concluded. Duh, ya think?

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Budget concerns played role in deadly bridge collapse, report concludes (kansascity.com)

Thu, 22 May 2008 02:49:00 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. | Transportation officials’ concerns that fixing or replacing a Minneapolis bridge would be a “budget buster” may have led to maintenance decisions before its deadly collapse, a report concluded Wednesday.

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Money cited in bridge collapse (The Eagle Nation)

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:14:00 GMT

By BRIAN BAKST Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Transportation officials' concerns that fixing or replacing a Minneapolis bridge would be ...

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Report cites lapses in Minn. bridge upkeep (The Washington Times)

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:09:46 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Transportation officials concerns that fixing or replacing a Minneapolis bridge would be...

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Money woes may have led to Minn. bridge collapse (Houston Chronicle)

Wed, 21 May 2008 19:19:51 GMT

Money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed 13 people last August, a report released today concluded.

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Report: Money woes may have led to bridge collapse (AP) (Get Mash)

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:30:54 GMT

AP - A new report says money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed 13 people last August. Read the full story

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Report: Money woes may have led to bridge collapse (USA Today)

Wed, 21 May 2008 16:06:35 GMT

A new report says money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed ...

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Report: Money woes may have led to bridge collapse (ABC 13)

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:50:52 GMT

A new report says money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed 13 people last August.

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Report: Money woes may have led to bridge collapse (Examiner)

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:34:25 GMT

A new report says money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed 13 people last August.

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Report: Money woes may have led to bridge collapse (kansascity.com)

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:33:00 GMT

A new report says money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed 13 people last August.

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Report: Money woes may have led to bridge collapse (Seattle Times)

Wed, 21 May 2008 15:30:11 GMT

A new report says money worries may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed and killed 13 people last August.

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