Thursday, July 17, 2025

 

PMT: Construction amok

 


Minnesota, generally, is pretty well-run. There are some bumps and mistakes, but I do get the idea that most people in government are genuinely trying to get something good done (something that can't be said of all government jurisdictions).

That said, the plan for road construction here is getting people upset. Sure, there is a lot of construction going on, and in a way that is good-- stuff is getting fixed. But what's happening now is that they are undertaking projects on both a primary highway and the most logical alternative to that highway at the same time, shutting down most of your options going in the same direction.

I find it hard to believe that both routes had to be done immediately, and now there is some pushback on what is happening.

A local issue? Sure. But in the end, they all are.

# posted by Mark Osler @ 1:00 AM
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Count me as one of the angry ones who thinks MNDOT dropped the ball.

I live in Golden Valley and work in Minneapolis. 55 is my backup when there’s a problem on 394. Now neither is really an option - the commute’s gonna be brutal regardless.

The state didn’t think this through at all.
# posted by Anonymous Campbell : 6:40 AM
 
MN is the fraud capital of the US. MN used to work, not so much now. If MN GOP had a brain they could capitalize on this. Sadly, they do not.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 7:19 AM
 
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