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Treacherous Commute For Some, Snow Day For Others

It wasn’t so much the amount of snow covering metro roadways Friday morning – but the timing of it. The storm that moved across Minnesota overnight spared the metro from the heaviest amounts.

2013/02/22

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Good Question: How Does MnDOT Decide What Toll To Charge?

The signs are often changing: Is it worth 75 cents to jump in the carpool lane? Would you pay $3? $4?

2013/02/21

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MnDOT Working Ahead Of Winter Storm

A winter storm that is causing huge problems across the Midwest moved into Minnesota Thursday night.

2013/02/21

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A Busy Valentine’s Day For MnDOT, State Patrol

There is nothing lovely about this Valentine’s Day for the folks who plow and patrol the roads, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, nor the week leading up to it.

2013/02/14

First Snowfall Of The Season

MnDOT Closes Interstate 94 In Western Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol are closing highways in western Minnesota due to hazardous road conditions.

2013/02/10

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I-694′s Major Reconstruction Begins In June

It’s among the oldest stretches of interstate in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and at 124,000 vehicles traveling the beltway each day, Interstate 694 is also among the area’s most heavily traveled.

2013/01/29

Tips To Survive A Snowstorm

MnDOT: Near White-Out Conditions In W. Central MN

Wind gusts and blowing snow in west central Minnesota has the Minnesota Department of Transportation urging drivers to slow down and use their headlights.

2013/01/19

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Iowa Officials To Shut Down Part Of Interstate 35

Southbound I-35 has been closed from Exit 11 near Albert Lea to the Iowa border due to multiple accidents, and the request of the Iowa Department of Transportation.

2012/12/20

Road, Sand

Good Question: Why Don’t We Use Sand On The Roads Anymore?

Let’s hope the roads are better after Wednesday night’s snowstorm than they were after the last one.

2012/12/19

slush

Drivers, Street Crews Dealing With Weekend Wintry Mix

The Department of Transportation (MnDOT) says the rain that fell early Saturday might have washed away the chemicals used to pre-treat Minnesota roads against ice.

2012/12/15

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MnDOT Prepares For Another Weekend Storm

MnDOT officials say they are ready for the freezing rain and two to four inches of snow expected to fall between Friday night and late Saturday in the metro area. They want drivers to be prepared for the conditions by practicing safe winter driving habits.

2012/12/14

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Why Are The Roads So Bumpy In The Metro?

Officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation say that bumpy “wash board” effect on metro roads is caused by a number of factors.

2012/12/11

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654 Crashes Statewide Since Friday Due To Snow

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is urging motorists to drive with extreme caution as they hit the roads for the Monday morning commute.

2012/12/10

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Winter Makes Grand Re-Entrance Into Minnesota

At least this time the Metrodome roof stayed up. A slow-moving storm dumped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Upper Midwest, making roads treacherous or impassable and leading to at least one fatal crash.

2012/12/10

Traffic, Snow, Roads, Snowy road

MnDOT Warns Of Difficult Driving Conditions

The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports difficult driving conditions across much of the southern two-thirds of the state, with no travel advised in the Willmar area of west-central Minnesota.

2012/12/09

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