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Friday, November 16, 2012

Minnesota Receives Final 35W Bridge Payment, Winkler Reacts

Rep. Ryan Winkler said that the "saga is over."

Minnesota received its final payment in its $8.9 million settlement with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. over the collapsed I-35W bridge. This settlement and similar past settlements went to substantially reimbursing taxpayers for the Survivor Compensation Fund. State Representative Ryan Winkler (DFL – Golden Valley) released the following statement: “After five years, this saga is over. I want to thank Attorney General Swanson and Minnesota taxpayers for their work and patience during this process, and thank the legislators and many others who worked on the I-35W Survivor Compensation Fund. Without it, people would have waited far more than five years for compensation. Thanks to that action, victims weren’t held hostage to the legal process…

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

How Safe Are The Bridges in Your Patch?

Immediately after the I-35W bridge collapse, bridge safety was listed as a high priority. Has the initial sense of urgency made a difference five years later?

When the I-35W bridge collapsed on Aug. 1, 2007, elected officials were stunned and appalled. They were angry and so were the residents of the state where the collapse occurred. All said they wanted immediate action. In the aftermath, transportation workers across the nation inspect bridges, and officials pledged increased funding for infrastructure. Five years later, have the pledges for money and the anger about bridge safety resulted in enough repairs? A story published July 30 in the Star Tribune says "bridge safety still lacks urgency." The Pioneer Press, however, ran a report on the same day saying bridge repairs in Minnesota are on schedule, according to a Minnesota Department of Transportation timeline.  What do you think? Answer …

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