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• I-35 bridge firm settles suits
  Paving contractor PCI reached a deal with the state and families of collapse survivors, but much litigation remains.
  Nov 6, 2009
• Curious case of a phantom intersection
  If an intersection goes away, should the stop signs go with it? It a question raised about a stretch of Valley Creek Road in Woodbury.
  Oct 26, 2009
• Remnants of the 35W bridge come home
  The NTSB had taken some 35W bridge parts to the East Coast for study, but those remnants have been returned for storage in a 5,000-square-foot warehouse in Oakdale.
  Oct 21, 2009
• A lesson in traveling in the dark
  Minnesotans who are deaf, blind or both are helping officials see the barriers that transportation poses for them.
  Oct 19, 2009
• 2-way streets: No crashes (yet), just a little confusion
  Hennepin and 1st Avenues were converted Sunday to two-way streets with new signs, new rules and an unusual parking set-up, but not everyone got the memo, resulting in ticketed cars, stuck drivers, blocked bike lanes and crunched pylons.
  Oct 15, 2009
• Driver who hit Mpls. cyclist is sought
  Minneapolis police are treating the case as an assault and are looking for the driver of a silver or gray Volvo wagon.
  Oct 3, 2009
• A new era in 35W commuting
  The MnPass lanes opened on I-35W, launching south metro commuters on a journey to faster rush-hour transportation.
  Sep 30, 2009
• A transportation transformation is coming at you
  Big changes -- new options from buses to trains to commuter lanes -- are coming to a rush hour near you.
  Sep 30, 2009
• New 35W commuter lanes flowing smoothly
  According to state transportation officials, the new lanes dedicated to carpoolers, buses and drivers who signed up to pay tolls were flowing at 50 miles an hour.
  Sep 30, 2009
• Drivers and their toys: Unsafe at any speed?
  Tech-driven dangers behind the wheel are now a national focus, but it'll take more to get drivers to put their toys down.
  Sep 30, 2009

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