Minnesota road crews to build overpass near Glenwood this summer
This two-year project includes construction of the overpass at the junction of Highway 29 and Highway 55. It also includes highway realignment and two roundabouts. Written By: Al Edenloff | ×
Work on an overpass at the junction of Highway 29 and Highway 55 near Glenwood will start this summer. (Map courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation)
More than 200 construction projects that will help maintain Minnesota’s roads and bridges, improve safety and support thousands of construction jobs across the state will be worked on this year, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced Thursday, April 8.
MINNEAPOLIS – The next time it snows, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will dispatch Plowy McPlowFace to clear the roads. Darth Blader and Plow Bunyan will be out there, too. They are among the winning names in MnDOT's "Name a Snowplow" contest in which the agency sought witty monikers for the large orange vehicles dispatched to clear snow and ice from the roads. MnDOT in December .
Minnesota, meet your newly-named snowplows led by Plowy McPlowface
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The next time it snows, the Minnesota Department of Transportation will dispatch Plowy McPlowFace to clear the roads. Darth Blader and Plow Bunyan will be out there, too.
They are among the winning names in MnDOT s Name a Snowplow contest in which the agency sought witty monikers for the large orange vehicles dispatched to clear snow and ice from the roads.
MnDOT in December solicited suggestions for naming one plow in each of its eight districts and received more than 22,000 ideas. Staff winnowed the list to 50 finalists and put them to a vote.
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