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Oct. 18: Did heat, rusted plates doom bridge?
Federal investigators are trying to determine whether 91-degree heat caused expansion that put too much pressure on the corroded gusset plates that held the I-35W span together.
Updated: January 15, 2008, - 12:38 PM
Hastings bridge needs immediate repairs, report warns
MnDOT has released its previously suppressed 2007 inspection report on the Hastings bridge -- the state's busiest two-lane trunk highway bridge -- and it shows that the bridge needs immediate attention because of continued deterioration.
Updated: January 15, 2008, - 12:04 AM
State's tab for steps at 35W bridge site: $1,311 per tread
The steps were built in three days after the collapse; the contractor charged for basic builder's tools and $7 for paper cups.
Updated: January 12, 2008, - 08:49 PM
Landowners oppose deer hunt
A group of landowners in northwestern Minnesota is planning to sue if necessary to stop the DNR from staging a 16-day hunt -- scheduled to start Saturday in Permit Area 101, near Skime -- meant to slow the spread of bovine TB.
Updated: December 24, 2007, - 09:18 AM
Conflict claimed in MnDOT inquiry
A law firm hired by a bipartisan panel to investigate the I-35W bridge failure also represents three people suing the agency on an unrelated matter.
Updated: December 22, 2007, - 09:54 PM
Nov. 10: MnDOT official fired over improper trips
An investigation also found that the former emergency chief overcharged the state for expenses and sullied the agency's reputation.
Updated: November 28, 2007, - 10:51 AM
MnDOT may not have cash for 2nd Wakota Bridge span
Legislators are told "We'll cross that bridge when we get there" if bids to finish the troubled project exceed budget.
Updated: October 04, 2007, - 08:52 PM
Board faults Molnau on Wakota Bridge
MnDOT said it was proper to seek new bids to save state money, but an independent mediation board found breach of contract.
Updated: October 03, 2007, - 10:31 PM
MnDOT official's travel probed
When the I-35W bridge collapsed, the department official in charge of emergency response was at a conference; she didn't return for 10 days.
Updated: September 19, 2007, - 12:00 AM
Sept. 15: MnDOT official's travel costs questioned
Sonia Kay Morphew Pitt, in charge of emergency management, has traveled extensively at taxpayer expense.
Updated: September 18, 2007, - 10:17 PM
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