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Shot entirely with an iPhone by Bruce Holdhusen from MnDOT Research Services. -rfilipczak on YouTube.
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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The social, economic, and environmental climate of Minnesota is rapidly changing, and it is critical that our state’s transportation system adapt. This Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan for Minnesota takes into account the state’s ever-evolving landscape. It is based on the adopted Minnesota GO 50-year Vision, which places unprecedented emphasis on building and maintaining a transportation system that complements and strengthens the unique social, natural, and economic features of Minnesota.
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This is the twenty-fourth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States. What: Our responsibilities to the natural and built environments converge in wildlife crossings which are sprouting up all over the United States, making sure infrastructure serves not only people, but also animals. When: The first documented wildlife crossings were [...]
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The 1,300-ton bridge, built alongside I-35E, was moved into place using new construction technology The Minnesota Department of Transportation used a giant automated machine called a Self-Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT) to move a finished bridge into position. A first for MnDOT, the move took place Aug. 18, 2012 over I-35E in St. Paul at the [...]
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An update on the St. Croix Crossing construction this week has concrete mixers floating across the river on barges. – rfilipczak on YouTube
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Hennepin County’s Lowry Avenue Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will open in the Fall of 2012. Shot over two days in October 2011, this time lapse video is composed of 11,000+ photos. The precast edge girders were built on site, moved by barge, and lifted into place. Each girder is approximately 155 [...]
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