http://www.startribune.com/r?19=960&32=4491&7=-1&40=BridgeProject Articles related to the 35W bridge collapse. en-us en-us http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11756651&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11756651.html Construction zone in the hours before the collapse Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:32:16 GMT 33f2e0e8ddb3bc10bd48b8ec0bea01d6 2007-08-08T22:32:16Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11572961&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11572961.html In the opening act of the Crosstown reconstruction project, crews will close Interstate Hwy. 35W for the weekend through south Minneapolis to tear down the Diamond Lake Road bridge and make way for a wider freeway. From 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, traffic will be detoured to Hwy. 100 through the western suburbs, a 13-mile reroute. Builders will close I-35W and use the same detour nine times during the four-year, $288 million project. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:49:20 GMT fc36332903ca375c9865a99c2b78e8df 2007-05-30T20:49:20Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11544796&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11544796.html The new design of the $234 million I-35W bridge includes many features of contemporary urban design: aesthetics, accent lighting, observation platforms and monuments. Here's a look at some of the details: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:08:03 GMT cd837095ca82e5160aa083f1ccafab86 Star Tribune 2007-10-10T17:08:03Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11558136&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11558136.html A consultant urged new plates for the aging I-35W bridge, the same plates that are now the focus of a federal inquiry, records show. Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:24:26 GMT eb37c012390a508fd9f18ab530a343c0 Mike Kaszuba and Pat Doyle 2007-11-11T02:24:26Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11552986&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11552986.html Funding for the I-35W bridge passed another hurdle in Congress on Thursday night as House and Senate negotiators approved a $50.9 billion transportation bill, which includes $195 million in emergency relief funds for Minnesota. Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:28:39 GMT 92c5e28a385a12be90a6e54aab02d0d7 2007-11-10T02:28:39Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11552981&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11552981.html Legislators struggled with how and whether to do something extra for victims' families and survivors of the I-35W bridge collapse. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:09:54 GMT e15bc37fd52457f462b37ec1a386afa9 Pam Louwagie 2007-11-09T14:09:54Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11638176&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11638176.html This is how the automatic de-icing system on the bridge worked when it was installed in 1999. MnDOT said Wednesday that the chemical used, liquid potassium acetate, is "environmentally friendly, less corrosive to steel and concrete and has a low freeze point." Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:55:13 GMT bd8b9c906fdc6c624ad9eac13f64416a Star Tribune 2007-08-23T01:55:13Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11594411&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11594411.html Unfamiliar lights will appear and the unfamiliar noises will echo about starting next week along the Mississippi River near downtown Minneapolis. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT 182a78297744b1b7e249c320362222fb PAUL WALSH 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11590236&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11590236.html An investigation also found that the former emergency chief overcharged the state for expenses and sullied the agency's reputation. Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:01:46 GMT 01f24fd22f4c76e3e75bb5429a4cb0f3 Tony Kennedy and Paul McEnroe 2007-11-09T03:01:46Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11594406&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11594406.html U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said that investigators have a "working theory" of why the I-35W bridge collapsed: a poorly designed gusset plate and excessive weight on the bridge that day. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 03:10:55 GMT f61a0414d7f5b8d3754e54b642744958 Mike Kaszuba and Kevin Diaz 2007-11-02T03:10:55Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11594401&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11594401.html AFTER THE COLLAPSE The federal government is now committed to funding nearly all the costs to replace the Interstate 35W bridge that failed on Aug. 1, doling out another $123.5 million. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:54:58 GMT 036dea23c8fc957bec817724f324f9b6 Kevin Diaz and Patricia Lopez 2007-11-01T20:54:58Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11593896&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11593896.html A flurry of 911 calls capture the moments of concern, panic and fear after the I-35W bridge collapse. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:39:09 GMT 2923a4948761251d5157523a0e1333cf Matt McKinney and Mary Jane Smetanka 2007-08-25T03:39:09Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11573566&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11573566.html Cass Street bridge Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:12:03 GMT cada180042bc5430574494875c478739 2007-10-01T15:12:03Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11573521&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11573521.html Bridge closing for inspections Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:46:15 GMT e1fe30a49006009d103b1beca7f42ce0 Jim Freitag 2007-09-17T17:46:15Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11573151&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11573151.html A reconfigured 10th Avenue bridge will reopen sometime on Friday. It will have not only bus and car lanes, but bicycle and walking lanes with a new observation lane facing the 35W bridge collapse site. Here's a look at the new design. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:52:11 GMT 602579d541b13b3b27f564ccb49abd31 Star Tribune 2007-08-29T18:52:11Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252691&44=11573026&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Fgraphics%2F11573026.html Construction of the high-tech greenway bridge over Hiawatha Avenue began last fall and is scheduled to be completed this fall. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:10:25 GMT ad2d6d92bf1ed1f4d9677a3809014120 2007-08-01T16:10:25Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252666&44=11558306&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Faudio%2F11558306.html Lt. Gov. and transportation commissioner Carol Molnau talks about visiting the collapsed bridge site for the first time, and the stress the MnDOT staff has faced in the last week and a half. Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:35:15 GMT dd46814261c6b5cfe7782e254dc4a3f2 Rochelle Olson 2007-08-12T03:35:15Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11558126&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11558126.html Lawyers, legislators -- even a judge -- are annoyed by MnDOT's tight control of inspectors and others who have details on the 35W bridge. Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:54:08 GMT 1e31640251f78fcd5ccefec541cfb9c7 Mike Kaszuba 2007-11-07T02:54:08Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11558116&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11558116.html Helen and Peter fell for each other in Africa and built their life in Minnesota. Since his death in the bridge collapse, she relies on that love each day. Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:52:52 GMT 5da1a42f400adf7edb1ca4eff4189c98 Pam Louwagie 2007-11-04T01:52:52Z http://www.startribune.com/r?19=961&43=252381&44=11551016&32=4491&7=272891&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startribune.com%2Flocal%2F11551016.html Frank's Plumbing becomes the latest I-35W business casualty. Tons of porcelain fixtures must go to make way for contractors. Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:24:04 GMT d0cdc9f8611b413dbeed86b4acb517c8 Jon Tevlin 2007-11-11T02:24:04Z